For those interested in botany and unusual plants it is often necessary to get off […]
Tag: Vancouver Island
Madrona Point Nudibranchs
On windy days when the Mud Bone is grounded (our converted river boat doesn’t take […]
Sandy Island Marine Provincial Park
When is an island not an island? When you can walk to it – at […]
Rough Road to Rhododendron Lake
It was years ago, back when I was in the Recreation Administration program at then […]
Cottonwood Snow in June
Along the rivers on the east coast of Vancouver Island Black Cottonwood (Populus balsamifera ssp. […]
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 […]
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 […]