Steel-grey cloud threatening rain over Elkhorn and Kings Peak, May 24 In this Issue: GENERAL NEWS & UPDATE ON CONDITIONS IN THE PARK NOTICE OF IMPORTANT EVENTS THIS SUMMER SPWC opening on Friday June 27th Volunteer Appreciation Tea: Saturday June 28th SWI 30th Anniversary: Saturday July 19th THREE FURTHER EVENTS Read more…
Somatochlora minor – courtesy Loys Maingon In this issue: A new look at the SPWC Conditions on the Plateau August Schedule of Events Brief Report on July Events BC Parks Visitor Satisfaction Survey SWI Mycology Workshop, September 21 and 22 A NEW LOOK AT THE SPWC As mentioned in an Read more…
Paradise Meadows swathed in fresh spring snow, March 14, courtesy G. Gustafson In this Issue: CONDITIONS IN THE PARK UPCOMING EVENTS VIMFF Friday March 22 View from my Backyard Saturday April 20 AGM & Denali Presentation Wednesday April 24 WORK WITH US CONDITIONS IN THE PARK View to Albert Edward Read more…
BELATEDLY WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY 2024 Mist remnants over Buttle Lake, February 12th In this Issue: WINTER CONDITIONS IN THE PARK UPCOMING EVENTS WORK WITH US THREE NEW ADDITIONS TO OUR COLLECTION OF RESEARCH ARTICLES WINTER CONDITIONS IN THE PARK Piggott Creek freely running mid February- courtesy Tim Penney Read more…
The snow continues to melt rapidly – the Plateau area trails up to Circlet have only patches left. The Plateau Traverse from Paradise Meadows to Wood Mountain
Somehow two months have slipped by since the last Newsletter and the snow has all but disappeared from the Boardwalk in Paradise Meadows and the ski slopes of Mt Washington above. Trails below 1000 m asl, such as to Divers or McKenzie Lakes, are free of snow and over in the Buttle area…
As of July 1st we have opened the Wilderness Centre at Paradise Meadows and the Buttle Hut over on Buttle Lake. Volunteers will be staffing both “Huts” during the summer, mostly at weekends, and some weekdays. Read more about our TrailRider Events, Nature Walks and much more.
More photos from Easter weekend were received from SWI volunteer Jana Tomanek who visited Upper & Lower Myra Falls at the south end of Buttle Lake in the heart of Strathcona Park. Spring is a good time for viewing the waterfalls in the Buttle Lake area as the water volume Read more…
Marble Meadows is a less frequently visited part of Strathcona Park, but a fascinating place for geology & botany. Several posts recently on the Nature Student blog highlight this area. Geological information & maps are available online here. After crossing Buttle Lake, hiking time with full backpacks to the 1480m Read more…
Photographer Tim Penney led a Comox District Mountaineering Club hike on Sunday, up the Elk River Trail to Landslide Lake. Tim sent a few pictures: the first two below are each a panorama of five photos. Tim says “The trail was in great shape with almost not snow even as Read more…