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THAT'S A WRAP: BC'S FOSSIL BOUNTY COMING AUTUMN 2022 

We live in a diverse province edged by mountains, ocean, forests and streams. While our lens is often on the rugged beauty all around us, beneath our feet is yet another world.Layers of rock hold fossils, each an interface to our deep past. Within each fragment, these ancient beings whisper their secrets, share their life experiences, tell us tales of community, how they made a living, who

August Tree Following—good news & a mystery 

Balsam poplars c. 0.5 mi west of the Happy Jack Trailhead, Laramie Mountains. Last month I didn't post a tree following report because when I got home from my travels and checked my tree, I realized ... I had chosen a dead tree! It had no leaves at all, in July. I looked around for another balsam poplar, but all I found were young saplings. What to do? Choose another kind of tree? I couldn't decide. Several weeks later, on one of my regular summer hiking trails in the same general area, I [...]