Recent iNaturalist Observations

Listed below are some of the most recent observations of species in Strathcona Provincial Park using iNaturalist. Species are recorded by SWI Directors and Summer Students. The data from our own SWI Data Collection project has been incorporated into the statistics of the BC Parks iNaturalist Project.

Latest Newsletter

SWI NEWS LATE SEPTEMBER

2nd highest Pond, Paradise Meadows, Sept. 10th, 2025 This is a brief Newsletter drawing attention to the grand finale of our Summer Season, the Chris Carter Memorial Hike and Tea. For a third year we Read...

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Summer Season Hours

Wilderness Centers operate during the summer from June (once the snow melts) to Thanksgiving Weekend.

Strathcona Park Wilderness Centre

Open: 7 Days/Week
Hours: 9am – 4pm
Location: Paradise Meadows

Hours subject to volunteer availability. 

Buttle Lake Wilderness Centre

Open: Friday/Saturday/Sunday
Hours: 9am – 4pm
Location: Westmin Road

Hours subject to volunteer availability.

SWI Wilderness Centre Locations

Latest Research Article & Presentations

More Research Articles or Presentation can be found on our website for FREE regarding Strathcona Provincial Park.

How Biologically Rich is Strathcona Provincial Park?

Loys Maingon, Strathcona Wilderness Institute
– with thanks to Tyson Ehlers and Zeke Gilmour
August 16, 2025

This first, Lamproderma acanthospora, was found on a hike to monitor a population of yellow glacier lilies (Erythronium grandiflorum). This species of lilies begins development below the snow and emerges just as the snow recedes. So a large part of the hike was on rotting snow that was still in many places three to four feet deep. This is an ideal time and environment for “nivicolous” (“snow-loving”) myxomycetes…

Lamproderma acanthosporum A species of slime mould new to the Canadian record found in Strathcona Provincial Park 22 June 2025

Slime Moulds of Strathcona Provincial Park 2025

Presentation From: Zeke Gilmore
Date: September 29th, 2025

This presentation will focus on the progress made in 2025 on studying and cataloging the slime moulds in strathcona park, including select species of interest and diversity projections for the future.