Mystery amidst a Sylvan Pool

Mystery amidst a Sylvan Pool

Mystery amidst a Sylvan Pool Outside the rain is pouring, reminding me of a certain ephemeral pool that exists only during the wetter time of year. Surrounded by cedar, this seasonal wetland lies beneath the canopy of a grove of trembling aspen, rising up from the...
Mount Sutil

Mount Sutil

Mount Sutil Galiano Island, British Columbia Mount Sutil’s Biodiversity Last updated June 2021   Presented below is a working list of species known to Mount Sutil, Galiano Island, BC: a mount which rises 290 m above the Trincomali Channel. A broad spectrum...
Of rare butterflies and mosses rarer still

Of rare butterflies and mosses rarer still

Of rare butterflies and mosses rarer still Last May Galiano Island was visited by a couple of bryologists and an entomologist—all in one day! How often do you get serious students of mosses and liverworts together with those who study insects? Present on island were...