Sitka alder (Alnus alnobetula ssp. sinuata) is a hardy shrub that is found at higher elevations in […]
Category: Shrubs
Valley of the Devil’s Club
Maple-like leaves the size of a giant’s plate, clusters of bright red berries, thick twisted […]
Wild Berries, Wildly Delicious!
Guest Post by Jocie Brooks On my daily morning stroll with the kids, something bright […]
Salal, a Visual Symphony
Guest post by Chris Carter If I had been asked for a list of photogenic […]
Gorgeous Gummy Gooseberry!
A number of years ago when I worked at Strathcona Provincial Park as a naturalist […]
August Lake Flowers
In my last post I wrote about Arrow-leaved Balsamroot, the most obvious flower in bloom […]
Rough Road to Rhododendron Lake
It was years ago, back when I was in the Recreation Administration program at then […]
Black Twinberry
The thing that I love about nature walks is that the more often you visit […]
Signs of Spring – Salmonberry and Red-flowering Currant in Bloom
There are several signs of spring that I watch for as February rolls into March […]
Nature’s Ornaments
Earlier this week while at Buttertubs Marsh in Nanaimo I was captivated by festive colours […]