Biodiversity in British Columbia

Welcome to BC Biodiversity, an online database with information and photographs covering the entire range of British Columbia's amazing biological diversity (biodiversity) from flowers and ferns, to shrubs, trees, parasitic plants, mushrooms and mosses to amphibians, bugs, slugs and more! Enjoy surfing our site! Want to know what biodiversity is exactly, then click here.

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About Biodiversity: What is biodiversity, how it is measured, and why we should value it.

Amphibians:

Pacific Tree Frog (Hyla regilla), Red Legged Frog (Rana aurora), Rough-skinned Newt, (Taricha granulosa) and links.

Aquatic Plants:

Yellow Pond Lily (Nuphar polysepalum), Cattail (Typha latifolia),

Water Plantain (Alisma plantago-aquatica), Narrow Leaved Bur Reed (Sparganium angustifolium) Watershield (Brasenia shreberi), Bog Bean (Menyanthes trifoliate), Marsh Cinqfoil (Potentilla palustris), Verticulate Water Milfoil (Myriophyllum verticullatum), Grass Leaved Pondweed (Potamogeton gramineus)

Birds:

Bald Eagle (Haliateetus leucophalus), Glaucus Winged Gull (commonly referred to as a “Sea Gull”)(Larus glaucescens), Stellar’s Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri), American Robin (Turdus migratorius), Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos), Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), Canada Goose (Branta canadensis), Common Goldeneye Duck (Bucephala clangula), Rock Dove (Columba livia), Northwestern Crow (Corvus caurinus), Blue Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus), Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus), Black Capped Chickadee (Parus atricapillus), Chestnut Backed Chickadee (Parus rufescens), Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura), Killdeer (Charadrius vociferous), Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus), Varied Thrush

Ixoreus naevius

Bog Page: What are bogs and why are they important? A definition of what a bog is and a look at their functions and ecological roles. Plus some pictures showing what a bog looks like. Coming Soon: Common plant assemblages found in bogs.

Bugs:

Cyanide Millipede (Harpaphe haydeniana), Tent Caterpillar Moth (Malacosoma californicum), Boreal Bluet Damselfly (Enallagma boreale), Black Meadowhawk Dragonfly (Sympetrum danae), Spider Orb Weaver (Aranaeus spp.), Caterpillar Moth (Antheraea polyphemus), Giant Crane Fly (Tipula spp.) Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus), Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon), Blue-Eyed Darner Aeshna multicolor, Bumble Bee Bombus sp., Hover Fly Syrphus sp, Stink Bug Brochymena sp., Pink Faced Jewel Beetle Buprestis lyrata, Spruce Sawyer Beetle Monochamus scutellatus, Green Darner Anax junius, Wolf Spider Family Lycosidae

Ferns & Fern Allies:

Small Ferns: - Alpine Lady Fern (Athyrium alpestre), Oak Fern (Gymnocarpium dryopteris), Licorice Fern (Polypodium glycorrhiza), Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum pedatum), Maindenhair Spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes), Parsley Fern (Cryptogramma crispa), Goldenback Fern (Pityrogramma triangularis), Narrow Leaved Sword Fern (Polystichum imbricans), Pacific Polypody (Polypodium amorphum aka P. montense), Leathery Grape Fern (Botrychium multifidum), Narrow Beech Fern (Thelypteris phegopteris).

Tall Ferns: Bracken Fern (Pteridium aquilinum), Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina), Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum), Deer Fern (Blechnum spicant), Spiny Wood Fern (Dryoptteris expansa)

Horsetails: Giant Horsetail (Equisetum telmatiea), Common Horsetail (Equisetum arvense), Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre

Clubmosses: Running Clubmoss (Lycopodium clavatum), Mountain Clubmoss (Lycopodium selago), Stiff Clubmoss (Lycopodium annotinum), Ground Cedar (Lycopodium complanatum), Wallace's Selaginella (Selaginella wallacei)

FLOWERING PLANTS:

Aster Family: Palmate Coltsfoot (Petasites palmatus), Mountain Arnica (Arnica latifolia), Streamside Arnica (Arnica amplexicaulis), Common California Aster (Aster chilensis), Gumweed (Grindelia integrifolia), Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare), Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense), Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea), Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), Wall Lettuce (Lactuca muralis), Deltoid Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza deltoidea), Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), Leafy Mountain Aster (Aster foliaceus), Chicory (Cichorium intybus), Hairy Cat’s Ear (Hypochaeris radicata), Wood Groudnsel Senecio sylvaticus, Goldenrod Solidago canadensis

Buttercup Family: Creeping Buttercup (Ranunculus repens), Red Columbine (Aquilegia Formosa), Fern-Leaved Goldthread (Coptis asplenifolia)

Carrot Family: Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum), Cow Parsnip (Heracleum lanatum), Pacific Water Parsley (Oenanthe sarmentosa), Sweet Mountain Cicely (Osmorhiza chilensis)

Evening Primrose Family: Fireweed Epilobium angustifolium, Broad Leaved Willow Herb Epilobium latifolium, Enchanter's Nightshade Circaea alpina

Figwort Family: Musk Flower (Mimulus moschatus), American Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga ssp. Americana), Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus minor), Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), Eyebright Euphrasia sp.

Gentian Family: Bog Gentian AKA Swamp Gentian (Gentiana douglasiana), King Gentian (Gentiana sceptrum)

Lily Family: False Lily of The Valley (Maianthemum dilatatum), Fool’s Onion (Brodiaea hyacinthine), Harvest Brodiaea (Brodiaea coronaria), Queen’s Cup (Clintonia uniflora), Wild Tiger Lily (Lilium columbianum), White Fawn Lily (Erythronium oregonum), Rosy Twistedstalk (Streptopus roseus), Star-Flowered False Solomon’s Seal (Smilacina stellata), Indian Hellebore (Veratrum viride), Sticky False Asphodel (Tofieldia glutinosa)

Mint Family: Cooley's Hedge Nettle (Stachys cooleyae), Self-Heal (Prunella vulgaris), Swamp Hedge Nettle (Stachys mexicana), Northern Water Horehound Lycopus uniflorus

Mustard Family: Little/Few Seeded Western Bittercress (Cardamine oligosperma), Shepherd’s Purse Capsella bursa-pastoris, Marsh Yellow Cress Rorippa palustris

Orchid Family: White Bog Orchid (Platanthera dilatata), Western Coralroot (Corallorhiza maculata ssp. mertensiana), Ladies Tresses (Spiranthes romanzoffiana), Alaska Rein Orchid (Platanthera unalascensis), Slender Bog Orchid Platanthera stricta

Pea Family: Giant Vetch (Vicia gigantea), Tufted Vetch (Vicia cracca), Large Leaved Lupine (Lupinus littoralis), Black Medic (Medicago lupulina), White Clover (Trifolium repens), Red Clover Trifolium pratense

Pink Family: Crisp Sandwort (Stellaria crispa), Northern Starwort (Stellaria calycantha), Rose Campion Lychnis coronaria

Purslane Family: Siberian Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia sibirica)

Rose Family: Large - Leaved Avens (Geum macrophyllum), Wild Strawberry

(Fragraria virginiana), Woodland Strawberry (Fragraria vesca), Goat’s Beard (Aruncus dioicus), Partridgefoot Luetkea pectinata, Silverweed Potentilla anserina ssp. pacifica, Sitka Burnet Sanguisorba canadensis ssp latifolia,

Saxifrage Family: Foamflower (Tiarella trifoliata), Fringecup (Tellma grandiflora), Small Flowered Alumroot (Heuchera micrantha), Coast Boykinia (Boykinia elata), Alaska Saxifrage Saxifraga ferrugina, Leatherleaf Saxifrage Leptarrhena pyrolifia

Violet Family: Stream Violet (Viola glabella)

Wintergreen Family - Pipsissewa AKA Prince's Pine (Chimaphila umbellate), Menzie's Pipsissewa (Chimaphila menziesii), One Sided Wintergreen (Orthilia secunda), Pink Wintergreen (Pyrola asarifolia),

Other Families: - Indian Potato AKA Western Starflower (Trientalis latifolia), Northern Starflower (Trientalis arctica), Bunchberry (Cornus Canadensis), Sea Milk Wort (Glaux maritime), Pacific Bleeding Heart (Dicentra formosa), Skunk Cabbage (Lysichiton americanum), Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum), Sweet Scented Bedstraw (Galium triflorum), Wild Ginger (Asarum caudatum), Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica), Deer Cabbage (Fauria crista-galli), Perennial Saltwort AKA American Glasswort (Salicornia virginica), Common Harebell AKA Bluebells of Scotland (Campanula rotundifolia), Vanilla Leaf Achlys triphylla, Common St. John’s Wort Hypericum perforatum, Common Plantain Plantago major,

Gelogy: Basaltic Igneous Rocks, Granitic Igneous Rocks, Quartz Veins, Fold lines and intrusive igneous rocks, Fool’s Gold, Limestone, Layering, Land shaped by water and ice, glacial till, and a brief summary of the BC’s geologic history.

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Lichens:

Crustose Lichens: Ochrolechia laevigata, Bark Barnacle (Thelotrema lepadinium),

Icmadophila ericetorum, Mycoblastus sanguinarious, Dust Lichens (Lepraria species), Baeomyces rufus, Pencil Script Graphis scripta, Gold Dust Lichen Chrysothrix chlorina

Foliose: Hanging Leaf Lichens: Antlered Perfume (Evernia prunastri), Beaded Bone (Hypogymnia enteromorpha), Forking Tube Lichen (Hypogymnia imshaugii), Tickertape Bone (Hypogymnia duplicata).

Foliose: Rag & and Loosely Attached Leaf Lichens: Lettuce Lung (Lobaria oregana), Lungwort (Lobaria pulmonaria), Lobaria linita, Waxpaper Lichen (Parmelia sulcata), Ragbag (Platismatia glauca), Cetraria orbata, Vulpicida canadensis

Foliose: Loosely Appressed Lichens: Peltigera malacea, Questionable Rock Frog (Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia), Freckle Pelt (Peltigera Britannica), Peltigera membranacea, Cladonia Scales (Cladonia spp.).

Fruticose: Hanging Hair Lichens: Witches Hair (Alectoria sarmentosa), Speckled Horsehair (Bryoria fuscescens), Blood Spattered Beard (Usnea wirthii), Usnea longissima,

Fruticose: Shrub Lichens: Coastal Reindeer Lichen (Cladina portentosa subsp. Pacifica), Cladina Mitis, Common Christmas Tree (Sphaerophorus globosus), Cladina rangifera

Fruticose: Club Lichens: Lipstick Cladonia (Cladonia macilenta), Cladonia multiformis, Dragon Cladonia (Cladonia squamosa), False Pixie Cup (Cladonia chlorophaea), Cladonia bellidiflora, Cladonia ochrochlora OR Cladonia coniocraea, Cladonia fimbriata, Devils’ Matchstick (Pilophorus acicularis), Sterocaulon tomentosum.

Mammals:

Beaver (Castor Canadensis), Black-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus ssp. columbianus), Douglas’s Squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii), Common Raccoon Prycycon lotor, Black Bear Ursus americanus

Mosses & Liverworts::

True Mosses: Large and Feather Mosses: Hairy Step Moss (Hylocomium splendens), Big Red Stem (Pleurozium schreberi), Oregon Beeked Moss (Kindbergia oregana), Douglas Neckera (Neckera douglasii), Menzie's Neckera (Metaneckera menziesii), Cat Tail Moss (Isothecium myosuroides), Badge Moss (Plagiomnium insigne), Black Tufted Rock Moss (Racomitrium aciculare)

True Mosses: Smaller Mosses: Pipecleaner Moss (Rhytidiopsis robusta), Tree Moss (Climacium dendroides), Menzie's Tree Moss (Leucolepis acanthoneuron), Juniper Moss (Polytrichium juniperinum), Awned Haircap Moss (Polytrichium piliferum), Fan Moss (Rhizomnium glabrescens), Crane's Bill Moss (Atrichum selwynii), Wavy Leaved Cotton Moss (Plagiothecium undulatum), Bent Leaf Moss (Rhytidiadelphus squarrosa), Goosenecked Moss (Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus), Broom Moss (Dicranum scoparium), Curly Hypnum (Hypnum subimonens), Swamp Moss (Philonotis fontana), Small Flat Moss Pseudotaxiphylum elegans

Sphagnum Mosses: Green Sphagnum (Sphagnum girgensohnii), Small Red Sphagnum (Sphagnum capillifolium), Fat Bog Moss (Sphagnum papillosum), Brown-Stemmed Bog Moss (Sphagnum lindbergii)

Liverworts: Ring Pellia (Pellia neesiana), Tree Ruffle Liverwort (Porella navicularis), Snake Liverwort (Conocephalum conicum), Cedar Shake Liverwort (Plagiochila porelloides), Common Fold Leaf Liverwort Diplophyllum albicans, Hanging Millipede Liverwort Frullinaria nisquallensis

See Also Clubmosses

Mushrooms:

Small Fragile Gilled Mushrooms: Alcohol Inky Cap (Coprinus atramentarius), Bitter Pholiota (Pholiota astragalina), Bleeding Mycena (Mycena haematopus), Western Blue Mycena (Mycena amicta), Pink Mycena (Mycena pura), Spotted Mycena (Mycena maculata), Dispersed Nematoloma (Naematoloma dispersum), Sulfur Tuft (Naematoloma fasciculare), Fringed Tubaria (Tubaria furfuracea), Witches' Hat (Hygrophorus conicus), Conifer Psilocybe (Psilocybe pelliculosa)

Veiled Mushrooms with Attached Gills: Honey Mushroom (Armillariella mella), Sharp Scaly Pholiota (Pholiota squarrosoides)

Veiled Mushrooms with Free Gills: Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria var. muscaria), Shaggy Parasol (Lepiota rachodes), Gray Veil Amanita (Amanita porphyria)

Mushrooms with Attached Gills: Emetic Russula (Russula ematica), Variable Russula (Russula variata), Sticky Gray Trich (Tricholoma portentosum), Decorated Mop (Tricholomopsis decora), Fragrant Clitocybe (Clitocybe suaveolens), Smoky Brown Clitocybe (Clitocybe avellaneialba), Larch Waxy Cap (Hygrophorus speciosus), Silvery Violet Cort (Cortinarius alboviolaceus) Early Spring Entoloma (Entoloma vernum), Amethyst Laccaria (Laccaria amethystea), White Marasmius (Marasmius albuscorticis), Pine Mushroom Tricholoma magnivelare

Boletes and Others: Admirable Bolete (Boletus mirabilis), Zeller’s Bolete Boletus zelleri

Chanterelles & Vase-shaped Mushrooms: Chanterelle (Chanterelle cibarius), Trumpet Chanterelle (Cantharellus tubaeformis), False Chanterelle (Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca), White Chanterelle (Cantharellus subalbidus), Pig’s Ear Gomphus Gomphus clavatus

Stalked Polypores: Angel's Wings (Pleurocybella porrigens)

Polypores and Shelflike Mushrooms: Oyster Mushrooms, Bracket Fungus (Ganoderma applanatum), Red Belted Polypore (Fomitopsis pinicola), White Cheese Polypore (Tyromyces chioneus), Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor), Cinnabar Red Polypore (Pycnoporus cinnabarinus), Resinous Conifer Polypore (Ischnoderma benzoinum), Silver Leaf Fungus (Chondrostereum purpureum).

Slimes & Jellies: Witches Butter (Tremella mesenterica), Many Headed Yellow Slime (Physarum polycephalum), Yellow Tuning Fork AKA Yellow False Coral (Calocera viscose), Radiating Phlebia (Plebia radiata), Wolf's Milk Slime (Lycogala epidendrum), Jelly Tooth (Pseudohydnum gelatinosum),

Cup-shaped Mushrooms: Black Jelly Drops (Bulgaria inquinans), Black Rubber Cup (Sarcosoma latahensis), Orange Peel (Aleuria aurantia), Green Stain (Chlorociboria aeruginascens)

Puffballs & Amanita Buttons: Gem Studded Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum)

Morels, Stinkhorns & Club Shaped Mushrooms: Dead Man's Finger (Xylaria polymorpha), Fluted Black Helvella (Helvella lacunose), Fluted White (Helvella Helvella crispa), Saddle Shaped False Morel (Gyromitra infula)

Coral-like Mushrooms: Carbon Antlers (Xylaria hypoxylon), Cotton Based Coral (Lentaria byssiseda), Crested Coral (Clavulina cristata), Straight Branched Coral (Ramaria stricta), Hericium abietis, Rooting Cauliflower Fungus (Sparassis radicata)

Crust-Like Mushrooms: Milk White Toothed Polypore (Irpex lacteus), Yellow Green Hypomyces (Hypomyces luteo-virens), Radiating Phlebia (Phlebia radiata), Orange Poria (Poria spissa),

Noxious Weeds:

Some of BC's most noxious weeds & what we can do about them:

Himilayan Blackberry (Rubus discolor), Evergreen Blackberry (Rubus laciniatus), Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius), Gorse (Ulex europaeus), Hedge Bindweed (Convolvulus sepium), English Holly Ilex sp., Japanese Knotweed AKA False Bamboo Polygonum cuspidatum, English Ivy Hedera helix

Ocean & Sea Shore Biodiversity:

Sponges, Jellies, Anemones & Worms: Pile Worm (Nereis vexillosa), Lion's Mane Jelly Fish (Cyanea capillata), Aggregating Anemone (Anthopleura elegantissima)

Mollusks: Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas), Black Katy Chiton (Katharina tunicata), Giant Pacific Chiton AKA Gumboot Chiton (Cryptochiton stelleri), Mossy Chiton (Mopalia muscosa), Pacific Blue Mussel (Mytilus trossulus), Giant Pacific Octopus Octopus dofleini

Arthropods: Bay Ghost Shrimp (Neotrypaea californiensis), Red Rock Crab (Cancer productus), Shore Crab (Hemigrapsus nudus)

Spiny Skinned Creatures (Echinoderms): Leather Star (Dermasterias imbricata), Purple Star AKA Common Sea Star (Pisanster ochraceus), Daisy Brittle Star (Ophiopholis aculeate), Sunflower Star (Pycnopodia helianthoides), Giant Sea Cucumber AKA California Sea Cucumber (Parastichopus californicus), Orange Sea Cucumber (Cucumaria miniata), Green Sea Urchin (Strongylcentrotus droebachiensis)

Fishes: Tidepool Sculpin (Oligocottus maculosus), Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), Spring or Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), Pink Salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Silver Surfperch Hyperprosopon ellipticum

Seaweeds: Rockweed AKA Bladderwrack (Fucus gardneri), Sea Hair (Enteromorpha sp), Bull Kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana), Sea Staghorn (Codium fragile), Rainbow Leaf Mazzaella splendens, Winged Kelp Alaria marginata

Reptiles:

Western Terrestrial Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans, Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta, Northern Alligator Lizard Gerrhonotus coeruleus

Saprophytes, Carnivorous and Parasitic Plants:

Carnivorous/Insect Eating Plants: Common Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris), Round Leaved Sundew (Drosera rotundiflia), Great Sundew (Drosera anglica)

Parasitic Plants: Vancouver Groundcone (Boschniakia hookeri), Indian Pipe (Monotropa uniflora)

Saprophytes: Pinesap (Hypopitys monotropa)

Sedges and Rushes:

Sedges: Falkland Island Sedge (Carex maclaoviana), Merten’s Sedge (Carex mertensii), Sitka Sedge (Carex sitchensis), Beaked Sedge (Carex rostrata), Green Sedge (Carex viridula), Dulichium arundinaceum, Narrow Leaved Cotton Grass Eriphorum angustifolium,

Rushes: Common Rush (Juncus effuses), Small Flowered Bulrush (Scirpus microcarpus), White Beaked Rush Rhynchospora alba

Shrubs::

Vaccinium (blueberries & huckleberries): - Red Huckleberry (Vaccinium parvifolium), Black Huckleberry (Vaccinium membranaceum), Dwarf Blueberry (Vaccinium caespitosum), Oval-Leaved Blueberry (Vaccinium ovalifolium), Alaska Blueberry Vaccinium alaskense

Rubus (raspberry family): Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis), Trailing Blackberry (Rubus ursinus), Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus), Blackcap AKA Black Raspberry (Rubus leucodermis), Five Leaved Bramble (Rubus pedatus)

Ribes (gooseberries & currant): Black Gooseberry (Ribes lacustre), Red Flowering Currant (Ribes snaguineum), Stink Currant (Ribes bracteosum)

Other Tall Growing Shrubs: Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa), Saskatoon Berry (Amelanchier alnifolia), Black Twinberry (Lonicera involucrate), Nootka Rose (Rosa nutkana), Ocean Spray (Holodiscus discolor), Cascara (Rhamnus purshiana), Devil’s Club (Oplopanax horridus), False Azalea AKA Fool’s Huckleberry (Menziasia ferruginea), Hardhack (Spiraea douglassi ssp. Douglassi), Subalpine Spiraea (Spiraea densiflora), Pacific Ninebark (Physocarpus capitatus), Baldhip Rose (Rosa gymnocarpa), Sweet Gale (Myrica gale), Saskatoon Berry (Amelanchier alnifolia), Harry Manzanita (Arctostaphylos columbiana), Mock Orange Philadelphus lewisii, White Flowered Rhododendron Rhododendron albiforum, High Bush Cranberry AKA Squashberry Viburnum edule,

Climbing Shrubs: Western Trumpet Honeysuckle (Lonicera ciliosa), Hairy Honeysuckle (Lonicera hispidula)

Other Low or Spreading Shrubs: Oregon Grape (Mahonia nervosa) , Salal (Gaultheria shallon), Pink Mountain Heather (Phyllodoce empetriformis), Laborator Tea (Ledum groenlandicum), Twinflower (Linnaea borealis), Western Bog Laurel (Kalmia microphylla), Common Juniper (Juniperus communis), Kinnickinick AKA Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi), Crowberry (Empetrum nigrum), Mountain Boxwood AKA Falsebox (Pachistima myrsinites), Bog Cranberry Oxycoccus oxycoccos

Slugs & Snails:

Banana Slug (Ariolimax columbianus), Arion ater rufus, European Black Slug Arion ater, Purple Banded Snail AKA Pacific Sideband (Monadenia fidelis) , Beaded Lancetooth Haplotrema sportella

Trees::

Evergreen Conifers with Needle-Like Leaves: Douglas Fir (Psuedotsuga menziesii), Amabilis Fir AKA Pacific Silver Fir AKA 'Balsam' (Abies amabilis), Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Mountain Hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana), White Pine (Pinus monticola), Shore Pine (Pinus contorta), Pacific Yew (Taxus brevifolia),

Evergreen Conifers With Scale-Like Leaves: Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata), Yellow Cedar AKA Cypress (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)

Evergreen Trees With Simple Leaves: Arbutus/Pacific Madrone (Arbutus menziesii),

Deciduous Trees with Simple Leaves: Red Alder (Alnus rubra), Sitka Alder (Alnus crispa ssp sinuate), Pacific Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii), Bitter Cherry (Prunus emarginata), Paper Birch AKA White Birch (Betula papyrifera), Pacific Crab Apple (Malus fusca)

Deciduous With Compound Leaves: Greene Mountain Ash (Sorbus scopulina), Sitka Mountain Ash (Sorbus sitchensis)

Deciduous With Lobed Leaves: Big Leaf Maple (Acer macrophullum)

Deciduous With Willow-Like Leaves: Sitka Willow (Salix sitchensis), Pacific Willow (Salix lucida ssp lasiandra)

Unidentified Organisms: take a look at pictures of a wide variety of organisms we have not yet identified positively, if you know what they are let us know!

Ecosystems: Some basic ecosystem concepts and examples to help you understand what an ecosystem is and why it is important to examine a species in relation to the ecosystem it lives in.

BC Ecosystem Classification: a description of the of Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification System, a classification system used to describe large areas of land based on plant assemblages as well as geographical and climatic factors; plus a look at the different ecosystems in Coastal BC based on this classification.

Scenic BC Pictures: British Columbia truly is a beautiful place, one of the most beautiful places on earth. And I am not just saying that because it is my home; I feel very fortunate to live in a coastal temperate rainforest with all of its beauty. So here I will share some of it with you. I have divided this page into:

Forests & Trees: Here you will find pictures of a variety of different forests and trees at different life stages.

Lakes, Creeks & Rivers: Lovely pictures of our Lakes, Creeks and Rivers.

Mountain Views: Panoramic mountain views of other mountains, lakes, inlets and, islands and oceans.

Ocean Views: Different pictures of our beautiful ocean views, as well as some other interesting ocean pictures.

Silhouettes: Picturesque silhouettes of trees and natural objects.

Faces In Nature: Pictures of faces in natural objects.

Seasons: Pictures of our beautiful seasons here in Coastal BC:

Fall: Fall colours an the preperation for the winter sleep

Winter: Snowy scenes and quite places

Spring: Spring buds and new growth, life begins again

Sunsets and Sunrises: Panoramic scenic sunrises and sunsets.

Weather, Clouds & Mists: Pictures of mountain mists and mists over lakes, plus lovely clouds and curious weather.

BELOW: Caught In The Act! Here I was captured on film unaware when I paused to do what I love to do best, admire nature. I was in Skookumchuck Narrows Provincial Park in Egmont, BC in the summer of 2002 when I paused to view a beautiful patch of Indian Pipe (a parasitic plant that lacks chlorophyll, its roots are attached to the roots of coniferous trees via fungal roots; thus it obtains nutrients from the roots of coniferous trees rather than making its own from the sun as most plants do, to see the picture I took that day go to Saprophytes, Carnivorous and Parasitic Plants) . I had to crouch down and hold my hand up to shade the narrow beams of sunlight that were penetrating the thick forest canopy above when I took my picture, sometimes I even have to lie down on the mossy, leafy, at times rain-soaked ground to get that perfect shot of a moss, mushroom, lichen or small plant. Other times you may find me hanging precariously over the edge of a waterfall spray-soaked rock cliff (now with safety gear attached) to take a picture of a lichen or moss growing on the rocks, but whatever it takes that is what you will find me doing. As always I am especially careful not to disturb the species I am photographing, nor do I disturb those around it, though occasionally I have to move leaf litter and other debris out of the field of view to get my shot but then I always replace it afterwards, I always leave an area just as I found it when I leave, minus perhaps some human garbage (pop cans, chip bags, etc) that I may find along the way.