Satinflower (Olsynium douglasii) blooms for a very short time in early spring on Vancouver Island. […]
Category: Botany
Spring Wildflowers at Schooner Cove
Spring is an ideal time of year to search for wildflowers in British Columbia. The relatively […]
Signs of Spring … Gold
One of the most beautiful early blooming spring flowers on the east coast of Vancouver […]
Ecosystems In Peril: The Coastal Douglas-fir forests of British Columbia
Guest post by Vijay Somalinga Forests in British Columbia appear to stretch forever. To someone […]
Coast Boykinia on the the Rainforest Trail in Pacific Rim National Park
While walking the Rainforest Trail in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve the tendency is to […]
Valley of the Devil’s Club
Maple-like leaves the size of a giant’s plate, clusters of bright red berries, thick twisted […]
Spring Hiking Conditions at Paradise Meadows
This weekend Jocie and I decided to venture into the snow and look for early […]
Cloudberry Bog Surprise
My father and my uncle always talked about the “bakeapples” they used to pick in […]
Wildflowers at Comox Lake Bluffs Ecological Reserve
In my previous post about the Comox Lake Bluffs Ecological Reserve I hinted that I […]