It was years ago, back when I was in the Recreation Administration program at then […]
Year: 2010
Cottonwood Snow in June
Along the rivers on the east coast of Vancouver Island Black Cottonwood (Populus balsamifera ssp. […]
Cedar Waxwings Along the Courtenay River
Over the last couple of days I’ve noticed cedar waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) along the Courtenay […]
Grass Workshop at the Courtenay Airpark
A couple of Fridays ago I had the opportunity to join an impromptu grass workshop […]
Top Five Birding Spots in the Alberni Valley
I recently ran across a couple at Victoria Quay in Port Alberni. They had the […]
Birdwatching in the South Okanagan
As often as we can Jocie and I love getting out to the Okanagan and […]
Pacific Sideband Snails
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve noticed Pacific Sideband (Monadenia fidelis) snails crossing the […]
Dunes at Goose Spit
Often the reason a destination is popular has little to do with the superb natural […]
A Good Bloom of Bare-stem Desert-parsley
I’ve been noticing lately that Bare-stem Desert-parsley (Lomatium nudicaule) is in bloom everywhere on the […]
Coastal Naturalists on BC Ferries this Summer
Have you ever wondered why Orcas are called ‘Killer Whales’ or what an eelgrass meadow […]