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Plants from the Elk River and Landslide and Berg Lakes

From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on August 19. Another mountain hike (and looking at plants of course) in Strathcona Park….here are a few pics from a recent backpack trip I did with my kids up the … Continue reading

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Mountain plants/flowers

From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on August 17. Continuing on the mountain theme…here are some photos from John B., who like many of us wishes he had “more time and and spare legs.” These are all … Continue reading

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Lichen project for Strathcona Park

Another belated post from earlier Botany Group communications – Jocie’s email to the group on July 1. Below is a message from Randal about a lichen project for iNatuarlist happening this summer. I hope this will inspire all of you … Continue reading

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Plants from Kings Peak

From an email by Jocie to the Botany group on August 16. It’s mid-August, and a great time for mountain hikes and botanizing! It’s also a great time to relax in the garden with a tall glass of lemonade. If you are … Continue reading

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Unusual view of twinflower, etc.

From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on July 7. Here are a few more of John B’s photos (click to enlarge): 1. An usual view of a twinflower (Linnaea borealis). 2. Clusters of purple flowers in the … Continue reading

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Rare white-lip rein orchid and more

From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on August 6. Here are a few interesting flower photos and notes from John B. As a side note, there is some marsh cinquefoil at Cumberland Marsh, and I’ve also seen … Continue reading

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Bird DNA sampling started

From an email by Kelly to the Birding Group on August 6. Weekly eDNA sampling has begun and will continue till end of November. The sampling is being done at the Airpark Lagoon. This is to assist Bettina Thalinger (University … Continue reading

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Frilly flowers

From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on July 31. The last day of July….sigh…what a great month it is for plants! Here are some fun photos from John B: “Plants which like to show off their frilly … Continue reading

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Invasive green crab

From an email by Randal to the Shoreline Group on July 25. This story of the European green crab has been in the news lately because it is sneaking up through the Salish Sea area. According to the DFO: “The … Continue reading

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Plants of Forbidden Plateau

From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on July 25. I recently hiked the plateau traverse (from Wood Mountain to Paradise Meadows: 28 km) with Mandy and Krista, spending one night at Mackenzie Lake. We had a great … Continue reading

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