For our 2025 alpine field trip, we chose a small lake – Vera Lake – on the west side of the Eldred Valley across from Emma Lake. Once again the weather intervened on our planned date (Aug. 9) and we had to move to August 10. However, Aug. 10 turned out to be a fantastic … Continue reading Alpine Adventure # 8 Vera Lake, Mount Baldy by Tom Koleszar
This field trip was run for two groups on Saturday and Sunday, July 19 and 20. The trips were aboard a crew boat generously supplied by Western Forest Products, with each following the same itinerary. The trip leaders were Nancy Pezel and Tom Koleszar. The weather was good both days, and we had great views … Continue reading Powell Lake Field Trips July 19 & 20, 2025
On Saturday, April 5 the Malaspina Naturalist Club was treated to a tour of the Powell River Community Forest by Forest Manager Chris Laing, along with Community Forest board members Rod Tysdal and Janet May. We all gathered at the bridge by Duck Lake where we received an excellent introduction to the Community Forest, with … Continue reading Sustainability in the Community Forest
Three of us got together at the Tla’amin Hatchery on April 13th to see the White Fawn Lilies in bloom. We walked along the creek and were soon rewarded with the nice blossoms. There were not as many this year as other years. We also saw Bleeding Heart and Salmonberry in bloom. We then … Continue reading Spring Flowers: Fawn Lilies
On Thursday, May 29, 2025, thirteen Malaspina Naturalists caught the early ferry to Comox and headed to Vancouver Island. We carpooled to Maffeo Sutton Marine Park in Nanaimo where we had a quick lunch before boarding the small passenger ferry for the fifteen minute ride to Saysutshun/Newcastle Island Provincial Marine Park. Newcastle Island is just … Continue reading Newcastle Island Trip 2025
At the Saltery Bay dock, 12 Club members embarked on a Sunshine Coast Tours boat captained by Bryce Christie for an afternoon tour of Jervis Inlet and the Skookumchuck Narrows. The day was mostly sunny, but somewhat cool – there was fresh snow on the mountains! From Saltery Bay we went up into St Vincent … Continue reading Skookumchuck Narrows Field Trip by Tom Koleszar
On a beautiful autumn morning, twenty one of us left from the Westview ferry terminal to begin our trip to Texada Island. Upon our arrival our first stop was the Texada Museum in Van Anda. We met with Janice, a volunteer, who opened the museum just for us. She gave us a brief recent history … Continue reading TEXADA OLD GROWTH FOREST FIELD TRIP – October 29, 2024
For the first time since our first Alpine Trip in 2017, we had fantastic weather on the scheduled field trip day (August 10) – the skies were clear, the day was warm, and it turned out to be a beautiful day for a field trip! We landed on a small plateau on the South Powell … Continue reading Alpine Adventure #7 – South Powell Divide by Tom Koleszar 10 August 2024
