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12/31/2013

Phillips Road Big Trees, Sooke

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The tiny vehicle gives scale to this tall line of trees marching down Phillips Rd in Sooke. The column consists of older Douglas fir and...
12/22/2013

Happy Winter Solstice

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12/16/2013

Hemp Can Save Trees

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It is unnecessary to cut ancient trees for pulp and paper when a crop of hemp could produce four times as much fibre in a single season....
12/14/2013

"Emily Carr: Deep Forest" At Vancouver Art Gallery

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A Rushing Sea of Undergrowth,  Emily Carr, 1932-35. This weekend is a celebration of Emily Carr's 142nd birthday. The local art...
12/06/2013

Magical Mossy Maples

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It's the season of the Moss in the Pacific rain forest Rolling stones gather no moss, but trees sure do. Now is the best time to s...
12/02/2013

And The Wind Said

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"And the wind said, May you be as strong as the Douglas fir, yet as flexible as the cedar. May you stand as tall as the...
11/25/2013

Big Fish, Big Trees: Sooke's Ayum Creek

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Big fish in Ayum Creek. Ayum Creek in Sooke is a good place to witness how salmon and the forest interact. Although one is a water cr...
11/09/2013

Logging Vancouver Island's Last Stands

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Below is Cathedral Grove and its huge ancient trees - up above trees just like them are being cut down  by logging giant Island Timberlan...
10/26/2013

Are big-five forest firms about to get a windfall?

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Ancient Douglas fir on Juniper Ridge marked for death so Island Timberlands shareholders (including the BC government, Timberland's ...
10/11/2013

Sooke River Cedars

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Cedar growing along (or in!) the Sooke River. The Cheewhat Cedar in Pacific Rim National Park is the largest known tree in Canada. T...