See the write up by Stephen Ruttan on the trip to the Galiano Bog Ecological Reserve.
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- The group meets at the south end of the Galiano Bog for the visit to the reserve. Ken Mallard on the right accompanies us.
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- Walking down the road which parallels the bog
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- Mike Fenger
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- View of the marsh from the north end.
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- South end drainage channel
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- Stephen photographs the invasive iris.
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- The invasive Yellow Flag Iris
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- Yellow Flag Iris
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- The open water of the bog
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- The yellow flowered water lily
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- Reflections
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- Bog water
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- Louise views bog
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- Fungus on decaying tree
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- unidentified marsh grass
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- Marsh grass
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- Equisetum fertile and sterile fronds
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- Sedge
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- A rush
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- A tiger swallowtail
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- Stinging Nettle- a favourite of butterflies
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- Hardhack
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- A floewering branch of Salal
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- Reflection in bog
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- Nuphar lutea, yellow water lily
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- ,i>Lonicera ciliosa,/b>Honeysuckle
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- Stephen and two beaver-cut trees
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- Evidence of beaver
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- Beaver Dam at the south end of the bog
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- Mike takes a photo of the bog
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- Skunk Cabbage
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- widlife tree at south end of pond
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- Flycatcher atop the wildlife tree
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- The hill on the North east end provides a differnt f=dry forest ecosystem
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- Indian Paintbrush
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- Moss covered log
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- Goodyera oblongifoliaratllesnake plantain
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- Moss capsules on the dry slopes
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- Foliose Lichen on ground
Photos by Garry Fletcher –