By Keith and Heather Nicol
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| Tiger Lilies were a highlight |
The Comoc Valley
Naturalists offer a variety of guided walks throughout the year and on Sunday June
25 we joined 10 others at Nymph Falls Regional Park to learn about some of the
woodland shrubs, flowers and trees that reside in that area. The leader was
Alison Maingon who we had met last summer leading wildflower and other walks in
Strathcona Provincial Park for the Strathcona Wilderness Institute. If you are
concerned that you don’t know enough to join one of these walks don’t let that
deter you. Although some people are quite knowledgeable most people on this
walk were keen to learn about even basic id tips like how to tell the difference
between a hemlock, cedar and a douglas
fir tree.
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| A large trillium with a seed capsule |
Since it was one
of the hottest days of the summer so far it was good that we were in the shady
forest where it was cooler. We tried our hand at learning some of the different
ferns and flowers and Alison probably identified about 30 different species of
plants for us. A highlight was seeing a small patch of tiger lilies which we
discovered right at the end of our walk. If you are interested in learning
about nature in the Comox Valley then try a walk with the Comox Valley
Naturalists. They can be reached at http://comoxvalleynaturalist.bc.ca/ By the way Alison is leading a wildflower
walk for the Strathcona Wilderness Institute this Saturday, July 1 for anyone
wanting a learn what flowers inhabit Paradise Meadows in the Park.
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| Part of the group with the Puntledge River in the background |
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