Regular meeting. Phil Henderson will be speaking. Mosses and Lichens: Beauty and Beyond "...mosses, like love, make even the ugliest objects beautiful, for they hid all defects within their own loveliness." - Day, Helen Evelyn. (fide: Russell (1908) (in Edwards, S.R. 1995. Mosses in English Literature. Supplement Three. Bull. Brit. Bryol. Soc. 65:45-47.) Imagine a […]
“Learning to Identify Mushrooms” by Willoughby Arevalo, mycologist, artist, kitchen wizard, father, and educator Fungus enthusiast Willoughby Arevalo will share his principles of mushroom identification based on features visible with the naked eye. This program will help you develop your field ID skills to be able to recognize most mushrooms to form group and learn […]
Meet at 10 am at the visitor parking lot on Brae Island, Fort Langley for a two-hour stroll to explore mosses and lichens with Phil Henderson. This walk will provide a good introduction to some common species you are likely to encounter elsewhere along the Fraser River. Dress for the weather. Bring a water bottle […]
“Bats, Sounds and Sonograms” by Keith Chrystall Recordings acquired with the Langley Field Naturalist’s Bat Echometer will be presented, along with some details regarding bats and bat species found in the lower mainland. Audio samples of the calls made by several types of bats will be played to illustrate the differences between species and also […]