Author Archives: Botany

Oct 1, Sunday: Battleship Lake Mushroom Walk, Mount Washington This is an easy Public Walk that starts with the boardwalks at Paradise meadows, and then climbs an easy 70 meters to Battleship Lake. The total round trip distance is about … Continue reading →

Sept 23, Myra Falls, Buttle Lake Todays’ walk is along Myra Creek, to the Myra Falls near Buttle Lake. This walk is a joint one between Strathcona Wilderness Institute and CVN and is being led by Alicia Korpach from SWI. … Continue reading →

Sept 16, Saturday: Elk Falls Regional Park and Salmon Run, Campbell River Meet at Courtenay Country Market 5352 North Island Highway to car pool. Campbell River is famous for its salmon runs, and at today’s visit we will be seeing … Continue reading →

Sept. 9th, Saturday, Upper Trent River This walk is explores a stretch of the upper Trent River, from the bottom of the Trent River Canyon. We will be accessing the river from the Inland Highway at a pull-off just north … Continue reading →

Sept 2nd, Saturday; Pub to Pub Walk is on! The planned Pub to Pub walk will proceed, albeit in the reverse direction. We will start at the Salmon Point Pub end , and take the trail to Oyster River. We … Continue reading →

Aug 26th, Saturday: Public Walk Rosewall Creek Provincial Park Rosewall Creek is a little used day park south of Fanny Bay. The forest is mostly western hemlock and big leaf maple, and the creek supports a run of Coho salmon.  … Continue reading →

Aug 20, Sunday; Joint CVN/SWI Hike to McKenzie Meadows An easy, 3 km. one-way hike from the trailhead into McKenzie and Douglas Lakes, and on to McKenzie Meadows,  with biologist Loys Maingon.  The trailhead starts halfway up Mt. Washington,  not … Continue reading →

Sunday, July 30,  SWI Hike to Hairtrigger Lake This is a long, Level 2 Hike of about 16 kilometers return, and will take about 8 hours, but well worth the effort. Loys will lead this walk, which will feature the … Continue reading →