Category Archives: Field Trips

Upcoming Walk: Saturday April 21st 2018, Helliwell Park, Hornby Island

Posted on April 14, 2018 by Botany

Saturday April 21st, Helliwell Park, Hornby Island, meet at the Ferry lot Today’s walk is on Hornby Island, two short BC ferry rides away. If you have never been to Hornby or Helliwell Park, now is your chance. The park … Continue reading →

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Botany Outing Report: Kin Beach, April 9th, 2018

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Botany

Kin Beach It was a  cool blustery spring day, but that did not deter two dozen of us spending a productive two hours in the Park under Helen’s guidance.   Kin Beach Park has an amazing array of plants with TINY … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Walk: Saturday April 14th 2018, Campbell River Estuary

Posted on April 7, 2018 by Botany

Saturday April 14, Campbell River Estuary The Campbell River Estuary is known world-wide for its  Tyee Pool, where monster salmon have been caught, but  there is more than that. Like most of the estuaries near industrial sites, it suffered from … Continue reading →

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Ucoming Walk: Saturday, April 7th 2018 South Side, Puntledge River from Comox Dam

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Botany

Saturday, April 7th South Side, Puntledge River from Comox Dam Today’s walk explores the south side of the Puntledge River downstream for about 2 km. This side of the river is much less visited then the north side, which BC … Continue reading →

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Botany Outing Report: Seal Bay, March 5th, 2018

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Botany

Greetings, Members of the Botany Group As Spring advances lots of plants are coming into bloom: coltsfoot, salmonberry, yellow stream violet, blue-eyed mary and more.  Attached are photos of  Petasites palmatus (coltsfoot) on the Tsolum floodplain and Erythronium oregonum (white fawn lily) seen … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Walk: Saturday, March 31st 2018, Cumberland Marsh; Jumbo’s Cabin

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Botany

Saturday March 31st, Cumberland Marsh;  Jumbo’s Cabin Loys will be leading a Public walk through the Cumberland Marsh today. The Marsh drains into Perseverance (aka Coal) Creek, and is home to a number of interesting plant species as well as … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Walk: Saturday, March 24th 2018, Ripple Rock

Posted on March 17, 2018 by Botany

Saturday March 24th, Ripple Rock, On April 5th, 1958, the largest non-nuclear man-made explosion to date occurred at Seymour Narrows, just north of Campbell River. The 1270 metric tons of Nitramex 2H explosives was loaded into tunnels coming from Maud … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Walk: Saturday, March 10th 2018, Macy Woodlot Walk Mt. Washington

Posted on March 3, 2018 by Botany

Saturday March 10th, Macy Woodlot Walk Mt. Washington Fred Newhouse spoke at our AGM in February, and we are fortunate to have him leading a walk through the Harold Macy Woodlot today. Fred has spent most of his life in … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Walk: Saturday, March 3rd 2018, Union Bay (Coal Hills)

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Botany

Saturday, March 3rd, Union Bay (Coal Hills) This easy walk starts at the Union Bay Boat ramp and explores the remains of Dunsmuir’s Coal terminal, located on both sides of Hart (Washer) Creek. In 1887 Robert Dunsmuir had a deep … Continue reading →

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Botany Outing Report: Palaeobotany, Jan 8th, 2018

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Botany

Happy New Year! Presentation on January 8th  On January  8th  we were treated to a fascinating presentation  by Randal Mindell on the palaeobotany of our back yard, the Comox Valley; we learnt about the importance of the fossil plant record … Continue reading →

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