Carnivorous Plants of BC

by ColinNaturelog, Research StoriesPosted on Comments are Disabled

A little known fact – Northern BC has carnivorous plants! Sundews attract, capture, and then digest their victims … ok their victims are small insects and not large mammals so we have nothing to fear from them. I never knew about them until a curious student from UNBC went looking. From James, here is an introduction to his work:

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Stream Rehabilitation

by ColinEvents, History Stories, NaturelogPosted on Comments are Disabled

In August, Phase I of Hansard Creek Stream Restoration project was completed.   The project focused on the restoration of fish passage on an existing major forest road crossing on Hansard Creek (i.e. construction of a fish weir), and rehabilitation of fish habitat on a 200-metre-long stream reach below the crossing. Historically, the creek had …

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