Comox Valley Nature members and the general public are invited to attend the following free online lecture presented by the Strathcona Wilderness Institute:
Title: Notable Flora of Strathcona Park
Speaker: Eva Ullstrom
Date: Sunday, September 12, 2021
Time: 7:00 p.m. PDT
This webinar is facilitated by the Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists (see the registration link below).
The vascular plants of Strathcona Provincial Park have long been the centre of floristic surveys and botanizing excursions. Despite Strathcona Park being subject to floristic surveys since the 1880s and now having many popular backcountry trails, the gaps in understanding species occurrences and distribution are still large. Biodiversity surveys across Strathcona Park this past summer revealed some of the lesser-known flora species of the park. Ranging from species never recorded in the park to unexpected oddities, Eva will present some of these notable flora and why they stand out from the 300+ species of vascular plants observed this summer.
Eva Ullstrom is one of the summer students engaged as research assistants by Strathcona Wilderness Institute through the Canada Summer Jobs program this year. The students have now completed their work out on the trails in the Park documenting flora and fauna for the SWI Data Collection project on iNaturalist. Their last assignment is to deliver a webinar to the public on a project of their choice.
“Seating capacity” for the talk is limited, and you will need to register in advance. You can check the computer requirements for attendees here.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions for joining the webinar.
For information about SWI, see their website here. If you are new to Comox Valley Nature, find out more about us here.
