Thank-you to Doug Smith for submitting these photos from a recent trip he took to the Wells Gray region. We are on the cusp of the fall mushroom fruiting season so be on the lookout wherever you are hiking. Even though we are still in the dry season, mushrooms will be emerging at higher elevations and on North slopes or near water at lower levels.
Continue reading →From time to time, we may feature a video from Wildsafe B.C. Wild Wednesday – Season 2 – Episode 29 – Bear communication from WildSafeBC on Vimeo.
Continue reading →Lynne Borle is keeping up with happenings at McArthur Island.
Continue reading →Submitted by Gary Hunt I took a hike above the Squitto Lake Forest Service Road wetland. In response to our recent rains, a number of mushroom species are fruiting, most are ones we don’t generally see until later in summer or fall.
Continue reading →Submitted by Margaret Graham. Photos by Adele Stapleton More than 20 people showed up for our field trip to Greenstone Mountain on Sunday, July 8. This trip has been taken during the Sunday closest to July 1 for about 25 years and it is a favourite of club members. The weather couldn’t have been more perfect.
Continue reading →A few days ago club member Lyn MacDonald was at the McArthur Island butterfly garden when she heard a commotion in the slough. She witnessed a river otter attacking an adult Canada goose. It killed the goose and carried it away to eat! Right now the geese are molting. It’s an annual occurrence where they drop all their feathers at once and will be flightless for 4-5 weeks. By September they’ll be flying again and have sturdy new feathers for fall migration. Unfortunately (for them) they are vulnerable to predation … Continue reading →