Unidentified moth, west of Waiporous, Alberta
Old shack on the Cartwright family's land
Red Tree Brain fungus
Fungi by the front door, Jude Cartwright's
Western Wood Lily
Lichen-covered tree stump
Wild Orchid
On the way to the Cartwright's land
Fungi family
Fungi in the forest
Greenish wintergreen
Large Aspen bolete
Cladonia lichen and others
Lichens
Two of a kind
Moss
Lichen
Mushroom
Part of a huge display of Round-leaved Orchids
Aspen bolete
Fungi cluster
Red Tree Brain fungus
Memories of years gone by
Yay, it's mushroom time!
Happy Canada Day
Swainson's Hawk take-off
Baby Mountain Bluebird being banded
Baby Mountain Bluebirds
Tree Swallow nest
A Savannah Sparrow ... of course
Just another cow
Three distant Coyotes
Blue Himalayan Poppy
Cooper's Hawk
Columbine
Bamboo means happy Panda
Colour!
Victoria Water Lily / Victoria amazonica
Brown-headed Cowbird male
Bow Lake
Bog-laurel (Kalmia microphylla?)
Clark's Nutcracker / Nucifraga columbiana
Bow Lake, Alberta
Orange Peel Fungus, Peyto Lake
Peyto Lake from the Lookout
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Bio-blitz at the Cartwright property, 30 June 2018
Bio-blitz at the Cartwright property, 30 June 2018
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The start of a great day
Friends and I had such a great day yesterday, 30 June 2018, travelling westward into the mountains for a bio-blitz on the land belonging to such a delightful family. I hardly know where to begin - and I won't do so until I have had (late) breakfast and a mug of coffee. Sometime soon, I will be getting a link or two in connection with this large family and I will add these links to my photos taken on their land.
Each of the adult brothers and sisters live elsewhere, but share this precious land and return whenever they want some good old nature therapy and family time. After spending a few hours strolling through their forest and exploring their wetland, I can completely understand why they love returning to this precious spot. Not only are all these siblings such friendly, welcoming people, the family has also generously placed this huge area into a trust, to make sure that it is forever left the way it is. "Property acquired by parents 50 years ago (1968?). An easement was placed on the land preventing any family member from disposing of their 'share', thus disallowing the fragmentation of this biologically rich area." Information from Gus Yaki.
It is always puzzling to me how our Naturalist leader meets so many people who live on ranches or acreages. It was a very different story two days ago, when we learned that he had offered a free bio-blitz (mind you, our bio-blitzes are always free!) at a Silent Auction : ) This family had won this "prize", and we couldn't have asked for a more appreciative group of family members to offer our help to. As always, the landowners 'win' by being given a very detailed list of every plant, etc. that is growing on their land. We also 'win' because we get to meet so many great people and see so many places that we would otherwise never get the chance to see.
Each of the adult brothers and sisters live elsewhere, but share this precious land and return whenever they want some good old nature therapy and family time. After spending a few hours strolling through their forest and exploring their wetland, I can completely understand why they love returning to this precious spot. Not only are all these siblings such friendly, welcoming people, the family has also generously placed this huge area into a trust, to make sure that it is forever left the way it is. "Property acquired by parents 50 years ago (1968?). An easement was placed on the land preventing any family member from disposing of their 'share', thus disallowing the fragmentation of this biologically rich area." Information from Gus Yaki.
It is always puzzling to me how our Naturalist leader meets so many people who live on ranches or acreages. It was a very different story two days ago, when we learned that he had offered a free bio-blitz (mind you, our bio-blitzes are always free!) at a Silent Auction : ) This family had won this "prize", and we couldn't have asked for a more appreciative group of family members to offer our help to. As always, the landowners 'win' by being given a very detailed list of every plant, etc. that is growing on their land. We also 'win' because we get to meet so many great people and see so many places that we would otherwise never get the chance to see.
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