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The map and accompanying table show the location of sites that meet the criteria for inclusion in the Heron Network and details on the location, area, and protected status of all potential foraging and nesting sites in the Heron Network. Many of the foraging sites and nesting sites do not have complete protection. 

Tofino Mud Flats Nanaimo Chemainus Cowichan Sidney Island Beacon Hill Park Chilliwack Coquitlam Sturgeon Banks South Arm Marshes Roberts Bank Boundary Bay Birch Bay March Point Davis Slough Black River

Table 1. Location of eelgrass meadows and marshes that potentially could support 100 or more herons in the Strait of Georgia and Puget Sound. Map numbers correspond to location on the map. Protected status refers to legislated designations that protect the eelgrass meadows for the use of herons and other wildlife.

Map Number

Boundary bay, bc

Estimated number of herons

Area of foraging habitat (ha)

% Protected

Protected Status

Area of nesting habitat (ha)

% Protected

Status of nesting habitat

1

Boundary bay, bc

100

 

 

BC wildlife management area

 

0

none

 

 

 

 

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Map Number

Roberts bank, WA

Estimated number of herons

Area of foraging habitat (ha)

% Protected

Protected Status

Area of nesting habitat (ha)

% Protected

Status of nesting habitat

2

Roberts bank, WA

1000

 

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Map Number

South Arm  marshes, BC

Estimated number of herons

Area of foraging habitat (ha)

% Protected

Protected Status

Area of nesting habitat (ha)

% Protected

Status of nesting habitat

3

South Arm  marshes, BC

100

 

 

BC wildlife management area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Map Number

Sturgeon bank, BC

Estimated number of herons

Area of foraging habitat (ha)

% Protected

Protected Status

Area of nesting habitat (ha)

% Protected

Status of nesting habitat

4

Sturgeon bank, BC

500

 

 

BC wildlife management areas

 

 

Greater Vancouver Regional District Park

 

 

 

 

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Map Number

Nanaimo River estuary

Estimated number of herons

Area of foraging habitat (ha)

% Protected

Protected Status

Area of nesting habitat (ha)

% Protected

Status of nesting habitat

5

Nanaimo River estuary

 

200

 

 

none

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Map Number

Chemainus River Estuary

Estimated number of herons

Area of foraging habitat (ha)

% Protected

Protected Status

Area of nesting habitat (ha)

% Protected

Status of nesting habitat

6

 

240

 

 

none

 

 

Islands Trust Fund

 

 

 

 

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Map Number

Cowichan River estuary, BC

Estimated number of herons

Area of foraging habitat (ha)

% Protected

Protected Status

Area of nesting habitat (ha)

% Protected

Status of nesting habitat

7

Cowichan River estuary, BC

100

 

 

BC Wildlife Branch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Map Number

Sidney Island Lagoon, BC

Estimated number of herons

Area of foraging habitat (ha)

% Protected

Protected Status

Area of nesting habitat (ha)

% Protected

Status of nesting habitat

8

Sidney Island Lagoon, BC

200

60

 

National Park

 

 

National Park

 

 

 

 

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Map Number

Beacon Hill Park, BC

Estimated number of herons

Area of foraging habitat (ha)

% Protected

Protected Status

Area of nesting habitat (ha)

% Protected

Status of nesting habitat

9

Beacon Hill Park, BC

120

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Park

 

 

 

 

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Map Number

Tofino Mudflats, BC

Estimated number of herons

Area of foraging habitat (ha)

% Protected

Protected Status

Area of nesting habitat (ha)

% Protected

Status of nesting habitat

10

Tofino Mudflats, BC

100

 

 

BC Wildlife Management Area

 

 

Clayoquot Biosphere Site

 

 

 

 

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Map Number

Pitt Meadows, BC

Estimated number of herons

Area of foraging habitat (ha)

% Protected

Protected Status

Area of nesting habitat (ha)

% Protected

Status of nesting habitat

11

Pitt Meadows, BC

120

 

 

BC Wildlife Management Area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Map Number

Coquitlam River, BC

Estimated number of herons

Area of foraging habitat (ha)

% Protected

Protected Status

Area of nesting habitat (ha)

% Protected

Status of nesting habitat

12

Coquitlam River, BC

200

 

 

 

 

 

BC Wildlife Management Area

 

 

 

 

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Map Number

Chilliwack, BC

Estimated number of herons

Area of foraging habitat (ha)

% Protected

Protected Status

Area of nesting habitat (ha)

% Protected

Status of nesting habitat

13

Chilliwack, BC

200

Unknown

 

 

 

 

Municipal Nature Reserve

 

 

 

 

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Map Number

Birch Bay, WA

Estimated number of herons

Area of foraging habitat (ha)

% Protected

Protected Status

Area of nesting habitat (ha)

% Protected

Status of nesting habitat

14

Birch Bay, WA

500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Map Number

March Point, WA

Estimated number of herons

Area of foraging habitat (ha)

% Protected

Protected Status

Area of nesting habitat (ha)

% Protected

Status of nesting habitat

15

March Point, WA

1000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Map Number

Davis Slough

Estimated number of herons

Area of foraging habitat (ha)

% Protected

Protected Status

Area of nesting habitat (ha)

% Protected

Status of nesting habitat

16

Davis Slough

400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Map Number

BLACK RIVER, WA

Estimated number of herons

Area of foraging habitat (ha)

% Protected

Protected Status

Area of nesting habitat (ha)

% Protected

Status of nesting habitat

17

BLACK RIVER, WA

270

 38

 

 Municipal Park

 

 

 At risk

The Black River heron colony is located in a 93-acre (38 ha) park in Renton, Washington. The site contains about 135 nesting pairs of herons.  The herons forage in the the Black River Riparian Forest(P-1 Pond and an adjacent large unnamed wetland), along the Cedar River, Green-Duwamish River, Lake Washington shoreline, and in a small wetland behind Columbia Distributing/Sid Eland Inc. The colony is at risk to disturbance if a proposed nearby housing development proceeds. An application is expected mid-January 2004 with a final decision by Renton's hearing examiner expected by June 2004. To learn more, see http://heronsforever.org/ or contact szkrom@juno.com.

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