Shrubs Archives - Island Nature

Sitka Alder: A Subalpine Survivor

Sitka alder (Alnus alnobetula ssp. sinuata) is a hardy shrub that is found at higher elevations in […]

Maple-like leaves the size of a giant’s plate, clusters of bright red berries, thick twisted […]

Guest Post by Jocie Brooks On my daily morning stroll with the kids, something bright […]

Guest post by Chris Carter If I had been asked for a list of photogenic […]

A number of years ago when I worked at Strathcona Provincial Park as a naturalist […]

In my last post I wrote about Arrow-leaved Balsamroot, the most obvious flower in bloom […]

It was years ago, back when I was in the Recreation Administration program at then […]

The thing that I love about nature walks is that the more often you visit […]

There are several signs of spring that I watch for as February rolls into March […]

Earlier this week while at Buttertubs Marsh in Nanaimo I was captivated by festive colours […]