Environmental Overview Photos - 9 Erskine Lane

Photos

Photo 1. South Corner: Multi-age mixed canopy of young and mature Douglas-fir, bigleaf maple and grand fir.

Photo 2. South Corner: Multi-age mixed canopy of young and mature Douglas-fir, bigleaf maple and grand fir.

Photo 3. Southeast Corner: Some larger Douglas-fir trees, relatively sparse understorey, and some abandoned wood and metal waste.

Photo 4. Southeast Corner: Understorey of Oregon grape, trailing blackberry and bracken.

Photo 5. Southeast Corner: Understorey of salal and Oregon grape.

Photo 6. Northeast Edge: Northwest view of the Garry oak woodland.

Photo 7. Northeast Edge: Southeast view of the Garry oak woodland (Victoria General Hospital in the background on the left).

Photo 8. Northeast Edge: Northwest view of the Garry oak woodland.

Photo 9. Northeast Edge: Northeast view towards the Garry oak woodland from the Douglas-fir—arbutus transition.

Photo 10. Southwest Edge (Rural): Southeast view of the existing rural residential land use, with the house, landscaped area, driveway and parking area surrounded by mature Douglas-fir trees, taken from the right of way.

Photo 11. North Central: Douglas-fir—salal and arbutus mature forest.

Photo 12. Northwest Corner: Garry oak and Douglas-fir—arbutus woodland.

Photo 13. Northwest Corner: Garry oak and Douglas-fir—arbutus woodland.

Photo 14. North Corner: Douglas-fir—salal and arbutus mature forest.

Photo 15. North Central: Douglas-fir—salal and arbutus mature forest, with some remnants of a constructed mountain bike trail feature.

Photo 16. Northwest Corner: Northeast view of the Garry oak and mixed woodland from Erskine Lane.

Photo 17. Northwest Corner: Southeast view of the Garry oak and Douglas-fir—arbutus woodland from Watkiss Way.

Photo 18. Southwest Edge (Rural): Southeast view of the existing rural residential land use, with the house, landscaped area, driveway and parking area surrounded by mature Douglas-fir trees, taken from Erskine Lane.

Photo 19. One of the larger Douglas-fir trees (~97 cm DBH).

Photo 20. Wildlife snag #1 in the south corner.

Photo 21. Extensive growth of English ivy on many of the trees in the S corner.

Photo 22. One of the larger Douglas-fir trees in the southeast corner.

Photo 23. Northwest view of the Garry oak woodland from the right of way.

Photo 24. Southwest view of the right of way, adjacent to the Garry oak woodland.

Photo 25. Southeast view of the Garry oak woodland.

Photo 26. Representative view of the Garry oak woodland.

Photo 27. Douglas-fir—arbutus edge around the Garry oak woodland.

Photo 28. Northwest view of the Garry oak woodland.

Photo 29. North view of the Garry oak woodland to the north of the property.

Photo 30. Douglas-fir—arbutus edge around the Garry oak woodland.

Photo 31. Representative view of the mixed woodland at the northwest corner.

Photo 32. East view of the Garry oak woodland and wildlife snag at the northwest corner by Erskine Ln.

Photo 33. Northeast view of the right of way from Erskine Lane.

Photo 34. Representative view of the mixed woodland at the northwest corner.

Photo 35. East view of the NW corner mixed woodland opening from Watkiss Way.

Photo 36. Wildlife snag in the north central forest.

Photo 37. Representative view of the Douglas-fir—arbutus forest.

Photo 38. East view of the existing rural residential land use from Erskine Ln.

Photo 39. Representative view of the Douglas-fir—arbutus forest.

Photo 40. Representative view of the Douglas-fir—arbutus forest.

Photo 41. Southwest view of the ditch along the east side of Watkiss Way.

Photo 42. Northeast view of the ditch along the east side of Watkiss Way.

Photo 43. Common Raven nest in the southern portion of the property.

Photo 44. Stick nest (possibly Common Raven or Cooper’s Hawk) in the northern portion of the property.