An excellent
Centennial Event today up at Paradise Meadows - the day included the talk & walk by
Andy MacKinnon, Research Ecologist & co-author of
Plants of Coastal BC; socializing before & after; along with some audience participation, numerous questions & stories, and book-signing. Andy MacKinnon is one of the
top botanists in BC, and along with his tremendous depth & breadth of knowledge, is also an extremely engaging nature interpreter.
The audience happily participated in some creative enactments of symbiotic natural relationships.
After the social, Andy signed several books and answered numerous questions.
Refreshments provided as part of the
Parks 100 Conservation Events were supplemented by some home-made muffins & greatly appreciated strawberry tarts. Participants came from as far afield as
Qualicum, Merville &
Toronto! (a visitor with the Merville contingent)
Among the trees, lichens & fungi highlighted on the outing were many of the spring flowers of the meadows.
Western bog-laurel
Alpine white marsh marigold
Jeffrey's shootingstar
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