Surveys for Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris) in the Harrison Lake Area, British Columbia, July 2009 Report Citation: Parkinson, L., S.A. Blanchette, J. Heron. 2009. Surveys for Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris) in the Harrison Lake Area, British Columbia, July 2009. B.C. Ministry of Environment, Ecosystems Branch, Wildlife Science Section, Vancouver, B.C. 51 pp. Cover illustration: Euphyes vestris, taken 2007, lower Fraser Valley, photo by Denis Knopp. Photographs may be used without permission for non-monetary and educational purposes, with credit to this report and photographer as the source. The cover photograph is credited to Denis Knopp. Contact Information for report: Jennifer Heron, Invertebrate Specialist, B.C. Ministry of Environment, Ecosystems Branch, Wildlife Science Section, 316 – 2202 Main Mall, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V6T 1Z1. Phone: 604-222-6759. Email:
[email protected] Acknowledgements Fieldwork was conducted by Laura Parkinson and Sophie-Anne Blanchette, B.C. Conservation Corps Invertebrate Species at Risk Crew. Jennifer Heron (B.C. Ministry of Environment) provided maps, planning and guidance for this project. The B.C. Invertebrate Species at Risk Inventory project was administered by the British Columbia Conservation Foundation (Joanne Neilson). Funding was provided by the B.C. Ministry of Environment through the B.C. Conservation Corp program (Ben Finkelstein, Manager and Bianka Sawicz, Program Coordinator), the B.C. Ministry of Environment Wildlife Science Section (Alec Dale, Manager) and Conservation Framework Funding (James Quayle, Manager). Joanne Neilson (B.C. Conservation Foundation) was a tremendous support to this project. This project links with concurrent invertebrate stewardship projects funded by the federal Habitat Stewardship Program for species at risk.