Planning to go around Race Rocks in a boat, or organizing a fishing trip in the area? Make sure to familiarize yourself with the ecological reserve perimeter, regulations and fishing guidelines. Click to see a comprehensive map of the area.
Pearson College UWC has been the Ecological Guardian of Race Rocks since 1997. The biodiversity and unique location make it the perfect hands-on classroom for Pearson’s Marine Science students as well. Watch this video to learn more about Pearson College UWC and Race Rocks.
The lighthouse island is not open to visitors to reduce any human disturbance on the ecosystem, and to help protect the mammals and birds that use this area as a resting and nesting spot.
A Video Tribute – A Celebration of B.C.’s Ecological Reserves
On April 2, 1971, the Government of British Columbia became the first jurisdiction in Canada to pass legislation to protect Ecological Reserves, places set aside primarily for ecological research and education, not recreation. The Ecological Reserve Act led to an Order in Council that established the first 29 ecological reserves on May 4, 1971. Fifty years later, British Columbia has 148 ecological reserves across the entire province, including Race Rocks.
This video features just a few of the Ecological Reserves on Vancouver Island and was posted to the Friends of Ecological Reserves website. Created over several months in 2021, with the support of B.C. Parks, by former Pearson Faculty member Garry Fletcher and videographer Jamie Frith from the Friends of Ecological Reserves, it is a fitting tribute to mark the B.C. government April 2, 2021 proclamation of Ecological Reserves Day to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the passing of the Ecological Reserve Act.
The section about Race Rocks Ecological Reserve in the video below starts at 25:03. Thank you Garry, Jamie and Friends of Ecological Reserves!
© Pearson College UWC 2018
Race Rocks is a BC Parks protected Ecological Reserve