Category Archives: Field Trips

Kitty Coleman fungi (fall 2023)

From an email by Jocie to the Botany/Mycology Group on January 4. Catching up from our November 23 outing to Kitty Coleman Provincial Park…. We found a wealth of fungi — it was quite a treasure hunt. Joy said that the excitement level … Continue reading

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Mushrooms at Paradise Meadows in October

From an email by Jocie to the Botany/Mycology Group on November 16. Click a photo to enlarge it. One of the highlights from our fungi trip to Paradise Meadows on October 20 was the handsome Admirable bolete (Aureoboletus mirabilis). The … Continue reading

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Merville Woods fungi

From an email by Jocie to the Botany/Mycology Group on October 18. Click a photo to enlarge it. We had a great time looking at a bonanza of fungi at Merville Woods on October 12! I got a bit carried … Continue reading

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Plants of Miracle Beach Park, part 2

From an email by Jocie to the Botsny/Mycology Group on September 19. Click a photo to enlarge it. Here’s “Part 2” of the September 15 walk, featuring plants from the Black Creek gravel flats (accessed just upstream from the bridge … Continue reading

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Plants of Miracle Beach Park, part 1

From an email by Jocie to the Botany/Mycology Group on September 19. Click a photo to enlarge it. On September 15 we took advantage of a sunny day to check out Miracle Beach Park, visiting the Black Creek estuary and … Continue reading

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Tidepooling at Willow Point Reef with Sandra Milligan

This is a belated posting of the report from the Shoreline Group on their July field trip. On July 4 the CVN Shoreline Group enjoyed another excellent field trip. Making a return as guest leader, Sandra Milligan provided her usual … Continue reading

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Botany on the Trent River trail (part 2)

From an email by Jocie to the Botany/Mycology Group on June 21. Click a photo to enlarge it. Here are some more of Véronique’s lovely photos of seeds (first 6) and flowers (last 6) from our visit to the Trent … Continue reading

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Tidepooling at Point Holmes with Rick Harbo

On June 4, 2023, the Shoreline Group enjoyed an excellent outing at Point Holmes with special guest leader Rick Harbo. You can download the full trip report and a list of species observed. Below are photos of a few of … Continue reading

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Botany on the Trent River trail (part 1)

From an email by Jocie to the Botany/Mycology Group on June 21. Click a photo to enlarge it. On Monday we enjoyed a leisurely ramble along the ridge above the Trent River, accessing the trail from the end of Hatton … Continue reading

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Cumberland Marsh botany highlights

From an email by Jocie to the Botany/Mycology Group on May 17. Click a photo to enlarge it. Last week we took a walk along Cumberland Marsh from Jumbo’s cabin to the coal hills above the old Japanese townsite. Many … Continue reading

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