Panorama from Mt Drabble, courtesy Tim Penney In this Issue: GENERAL NEWS SEPTEMBER SCHEDULE UPCOMING EVENTS GENERAL NEWS: Conditions: in two words – dry and dusty, in spite of the rain 10 days ago. We Read...
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OPEN - Paradise Meadows and Buttle Lake Information Centres
Paradise Meadows Wilderness Centre open 7 days a week, Butte Lake Wilderness Centre open Weekends.
Upcoming Events
For all upcoming events please visit our Events Page for more details and how to participate!
Guided Hike: Mariwood Lake
Date: Saturday September 6th, 2025
Time: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Interpretive Walk - “Fall in the Subalpine”
Date: Saturday September 13th, 2025
Time: 9:30AM to 12:00PM
7th Annual Subalpine Mycology Workshop (FULL)
Date: Saturday September 20th & Sunday 21st, 2025
Time: Day 1 (9am – 5pm), Day 2 (9am – 4pm)
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.
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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
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…
