Category Archives: Plants and fungi

Upcoming Botany Walk: Miracle Beach, June 1st 2015

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Botany

Botany walk – June 1 – 10:0O am – Miracle Beach – Leader, Betty Brooks Betty will lead an easy walk in Miracle Beach Park – Meet at the main Beach Parking Lot at 10:00 am or car pool from … Continue reading →

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Botany Outing Report: along the Puntledge, May 25th 2015

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Botany

On Monday 6 botany group members went on a beautiful walk along the dry open area of the water pipes, then veered off towards the Puntledge river. After a windy path we had a short lunch break at the beach. … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Botany Walk: along the Puntledge, May 25th 2015

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Botany

I’ll lead a walk along the Puntledge next Monday (May 25th). We can meet at 10:15, at the North end of Powerhouse Rd, at the yellow barrier just before the pipeline. Lots of parking there. We’ll walk along the pipeline … Continue reading →

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Botany Outing Report: K’omoks Estuary, May 18, 2015

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Krista

Special Plants seen: Henderson’s Checker Mallow (rare, not yet in bloom), Seaside plantain, Indian paint brush, Pretty shooting star, Meadow and straight beaked buttercup, Northern rice root, and western St. Johns wort Trees: huge Sitka spruce, alder, Red Cedar, Crabapple, … Continue reading →

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Botany Outing Report: Harewood Plains, May 11, 2015

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Krista

Plants seen on the Harewood Plains outing on May 11: Indian Plum, bitter cherry, Saskatoon berry , sea blush, ocean spray, salal, orange honeysuckle, vetch – common and hairy, common forget me not, arbutus, creeping blackberry, big leaf maple, rose … Continue reading →

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Botany Outing Report: Helliwell Park – Hornby Island, April 29, 2015

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Botany

We enjoyed a cool but dry trip to Helliwell Park – the following plants were observed – Bluff ecosystem plants : Dwarf owl clover, camus, flax flower (rare), spring gold, sea blush, monkey flower, yerba Buena, poverty clover, tomcat clover, white … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Botany Walk: Harewood Plains in Nanaimo, May 11th 2015

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Botany

The next botany walk will be to Harewood Park in Nanaimo on May 11th.

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Botany Group Report: Mack Laing Park, April 13, 2015

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Botany

BOTANY GROUP REPORT The Botany group met at Kate’s house on Orchard Park Drive on Monday April 13th. Helen circulated the preliminary version of the Comox Valley Plant List with its illustrated cover pages. Only a couple of additions remain before … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Botany Walk: Kin Beach Provincial Park, April 8th

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Botany

I will lead a walk at Kin Beach Provincial Park at 1:30 PM on Wednesday, April 8. The weather forecast sounds very good. We will meet at the picnic tables beside the main parking area. Sincerely, Helen Robinson

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Upcoming Botany Outing: Nettle Soup at Kate’s, and Mack Laing Park Plant Inventories Comparison from now to 1980 and 2005, on April 13th

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Botany

Our next Botany group meeting will take place on Monday April 13th at the house of Kate 11.30 am. Kate has kindly offered to make Nettle Soup since urtica sp. is in season!! The focus of the meeting will be … Continue reading →

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