Species Inventory
The FTCCIS Species Inventory is an ongoing effort to collect an "as exhaustive as possible" list of the species that call the Children's Forest home.
It was initiated as part of our mandate for stewardship; uniquely positioned in the northern wilds of Cortes Island, the ~600 acres (~243 hectares) of forest lands we seek to protect are of real ecologically significance and contain noteworthy biologically diversity.
The report, available below, is a working list consolidating data collected in the Children’s Forest during four BioBlitz events (April 16/17, 2016 & April 29/30, 2017 & May 5/6, 2018 & May 4/5, 2019), monthly Nature Study Days (2014 - 2020), and inventories prepared by local and visiting expertise (2010-2020).
We fortunate and grateful to have had the expertise of these professional researchers and naturalists in the identification of species:
- Avis, Libby & Rick - Citizen Scientists/ Moths of BC
- Baron-Preston, Liam - Naturalist/ Ecology
- Bennett, Rob - Arachnologist/ Associate RBCM
- Bjork, Curtis - Botanist/ Beaty Biodiversity Center
- Boas, Frank - Bryologist/ retired UBC Botany
- Bohart, Laurel - Taxidermist/ CIMAS
- Copley, Claudia - Entomology Collections Manager/ RBCM
- Copley, Darren - Mammals & Bird Preparator/ RBCM
- Dombrowski, Connie - Naturalist/ Mycology
- Elliot, Peter - Zoologist/ retired UBC Okanogan
- Ewert, Dave - Fisheries Biologist/ retired DFO
- Govindarajulu, Purnima - Small Mammals & Herpetofauna Specialist/ BC MOE
- Goward, Trevor - Lichenologist/ UBC Botany
- Gronau, Christian - Naturalist/ Zoology
- Harvey, Tosh - Naturalist/ Botany
- Jumean, Zaid - Entomologist/ BC MOE
- Kellhammer, Oliver - Naturalist/ Ecology
- Kendall, Nancy & Ray - Naturalists/ Ornithology
- Leader Mense, Sabina - Naturalist/Ecology
- Mackinnon, Andy - Forester & Mycologist/ retired BC MFLNRO
- Milton, Jill - Naturalist/ Mycology
- Nettle, Tamias & Dera - Naturalists/ Botany & Entomology
- Newton, Mike - Conservation Officer/ COS NVI
- Nursall, Ralph - Zoologist/ retired UA Zoology
- Ochsenbein, Anna - Naturalist/ Botany
- Richardson, Liz - Naturalist/ Botany
- Sirk, George - Naturalist/ Ornithology
- Stamets, Paul - Mycologist/ Fungi Imperfecti
- Tremblay-Loiseau, Luna - Naturalist/ Lepidopteran Entomology
- Weyler, Rex - Naturalist/ Ecology
- Wood, Charlene - Entomologist/ LGL
- Zwickle, Fred - Ornithologist/ retired UA Zoology
The report is arranged in files by kingdom; with kingdom, phyla, class and genera arranged alphabetically. Provincially designated species at risk (red, blue and yellow) are highlighted in their respective colours.
FTCCIS Children’s Forest Species Inventory 2020 was collated by Sabina Leader Mense with assistance from Cortes youth:
- Liam Baron-Preston/Arthropoda
- Laara Huuskonen/Plantae
- Katie Wheeler/Aves.