Presented by Abkhazi Garden Head Gardener, Jacqui Paulson, and Abkhazi Volunteers Visit Abkhazi Garden during its most spectacular season! Captivate your senses with fragrant and vibrant blooms as you promenade among the garden’s 100+ year old rhododenderons, azaleas, magnolia trees, and other unique f lorals. ‘Rhodo’ month is the perfect time to capture the picturesque [...]
I’m writing to you as I prepare for the first of our two 2023 Deertrails Naturalist Program sessions. Next week I’ll be with aspiring naturalists at TLC’s 57 hectares (141 acres) of wetlands and wildlife corridors in the Clearwater River Valley; the following week I’ll be headed to Cortes Island to share the beauty of [...]
Presented by Paul Grieve, TLC’s 2021 Student Technician Registration Required Often in the shadows of bigger more boisterous mega-flora, moss is usually out of focus as a green background. Learn more about some of the 16,000 species of moss, their anatomy, where you might find them, their roles in ecosystems and medicine! Please register for [...]
Presented by Torrey Archer, TLC’s Biologist & Land Manager Registration Required Join Torrey in exploring the magical world of fungus. Learn about the role of fungi in forests, how to identify common species, how fungi influence the human world and interesting applications of fungi in habitat restoration. Please register for the virtual Passport to Nature [...]
Presented by Karen Iwachow, TLC’s Environmental Technician & Land Manager Registration Required Fort Shepherd Conservancy Area is TLC’s gem of the west Kootenays. This historically and culturally rich 2200 acre habitat is home to 29 rare species. Fort Shepherd has seen and experienced many impacts from human use in the area and yet continues to [...]
Presented by Lisa Cross, TLC’s Donor Relations Manager & Grants Coordinator Registration Required Are you interested in the healing properties of common plants? The natural world is full of beneficial and medicinal flora. Join Lisa to create a simple herbal recipe from seasonal plants that may be growing in your own backyard or neighbourhood! Please [...]
Presented by Karen Iwachow, TLC’s Environmental Technician & Land Manager Registration Required This three part lecture series will feature Karen’s wonderful watercolour illustrations, and teach you more about the history, methods, and techniques JUNE 23: Part 1: Natural History of Nature Journaling What is nature journaling? Learn more about this tradition that naturalists have used [...]
Presented by Paul Grieve, TLC’s 2021 Student Technician Registration Required Not just for botanists! A plant press is an essential tool for the preservation of plant species and dates back to the early 1500’s. Pressing plants is a beautiful and fun activity that can be applied to many projects. We will show you how to [...]
Presented by Karen Iwachow, TLC’s Environmental Technician & Land Manager Registration Required Invasive plants are one of the top threats to natural ecosystems across the globe. Join Karen as she goes on a journey to find out where these invasive plants are coming from, what makes them destructive in natural ecosystems, how to identify them [...]
Registration Required Presented by Juliet Pendray. Juliet is an avid naturalist, acquiring and sharing knowledge about coastal B.C. life forms and their ecologies for over 15 years. Lichenthusiasm - A Talk on Lichen. Partnerships and Learning Local Lichens. To add a bit of “hands-on” to the virtual environment, we invite you to collect a few [...]