Carnivorous plant bog excursion June 25 2022 (1 Viewer)

[stevebradford]

I am planning on taking a bunch of botanist types up north main to look at plants. I’m the tour guide so it’s not a wheeling trip for me but if some of you wanted to join, check out the plants then separate for some wheeling you’re welcome to. For the plant group it will be around a 8-10 hour day trip. Weather is unpredictable at all times of the year the temperature can range from 10-30 degrees C and can be socked in with condensing fog, bucking rain or sweltering sun. We will be hiking, you will get wet feet so bring a change of clothes, socks, shoes, jacket, food and water, whatever you need.

We are tentatively planning for the weekend of June 25 - 26th just hashing out the details with everyone. @OTBT I believe you were interested.

Here is some links to some of the previous trips.

Vancouver Island: bog hike June 27 2020

Today’s misty bog hike with @H2O @Shannon a few others of our small covid friendly group this time. We revisited Kludahk Bog to check in on the fields of drosera. We then guided by Nick checked out a higher elevation bog we named Meadow Bog. We seen much more of the awesome usual carnivourous...

www.carnivorousplantsociety.ca

Vancouver island: bog hike June 6 2020

A group of us @H2O @Carson Hardy @Smilodonichthys @roraima and more very knowledgeable guys, Made it out the the San Juan area bogs today. We revisited Obo bog from our trip last year, as well as a new one just as great named Kludahk bog We seen much more of the awesome usual carnivourous...

www.carnivorousplantsociety.ca

 

[GTSSportCoupe]

I'm in! Always up for a drive and enjoying nature too.

 

[seapotato]

Doesn't look like I'm working that weekend, Swmbo has been wanting to check this out so we'll see if we can make it.

It'll likely be a question of dogs.

Long time to leave them at home, and the old boy wouldn't do well with that long in a truck.

He's pushing 16, so he doesn't really do walks either. Or much of anything really.

 

[GTSSportCoupe]

Doesn't look like I'm working that weekend, Swmbo has been wanting to check this out so we'll see if we can make it.

It'll likely be a question of dogs.

Long time to leave them at home, and the old boy wouldn't do well with that long in a truck.

He's pushing 16, so he doesn't really do walks either. Or much of anything really.

You guys have family on the island? Dog sit for a day maybe...? These bogs are worth the effort.

 

[seapotato]

You guys have family on the island? Dog sit for a day maybe...? These bogs are worth the effort.

Yeah, might see if we can leave the ancient one with my folks and maybe just bring frick and frack.

Parents have cats so...the pirhanas won't fly there, it'd be a s***show.

We'll try to figure something out, it's a ways off yet.

 

[Rigpig]

Would definitely be up for this and take my little guy up there. He'd totally dig it. Schedule pending of course, 3 and 1 isn't easy to work with.

 

[cruiserpilot]

If by some miracle I can, I’ll put the back seat in the 60 and come along. Would be cool.
I know some real plant people who wouldn’t see it otherwise.

 

[OTBT]

Everybody in my household thinks this is a great idea !

Just got my new OME's (springs & shocks) in today so I'm up for it !

 

[stevebradford]

Thats awesome. Don’t over torque the greaseable shackle bolts/nuts they aren’t that strong.

 

[bikersmurf]

It’d be interesting. I’ll have to see closer to the date if I’m functioning. After the last couple weeks I’m not sure if I’ll have recovered by June and June 15 is our next big deadline.

The 16 hour days are catching up with us… and going in today after one on about 5 hours sleep (7am) is even worse.

 

[seapotato]

So this north main, is that out by Jordan River?


And the other thing I wonder, is this a protected area? As in, thou shalt not remove plants?

Not that I'd rape and pillage or anything, but it'd be cool if we could get some carnivorous plants going in our pond.

Something invasive to eat all the other invasive species.

If nothing else your botany folks would probably be the right people to ask about which ones would live.

 

[stevebradford]

Yeah north main is just past Jorden river.


It’s not a park or highly protected yet but being a special ecological rarity it’s very frowned upon. Also I still have those carnivorous plants for you so you don’t have to remove the wild ones.

 

[seapotato]

Yeah north main is just past Jorden river.


It’s not a park or highly protected yet but being a special ecological rarity it’s very frowned upon. Also I still have those carnivorous plants for you so you don’t have to remove the wild ones.

Cool. I still have three heavy ass discs of steel for you too.



I figured it'd probably be frowned on. We'd likely need things that are more comfortable in deeper water anyways.


We have a pitcher plant on the deck, but it'd be fun to get some of the colorful local stuff going around the pond edge.

They can fight the frogs for the few bugs that get past them.

 

[cruisedeisel]

I like plants.

 

[PG45er]

I am planning on taking a bunch of botanist types up north main to look at plants. I’m the tour guide so it’s not a wheeling trip for me but if some of you wanted to join, check out the plants then separate for some wheeling you’re welcome to. For the plant group it will be around a 8-10 hour day trip. Weather is unpredictable at all times of the year the temperature can range from 10-30 degrees C and can be socked in with condensing fog, bucking rain or sweltering sun. We will be hiking, you will get wet feet so bring a change of clothes, socks, shoes, jacket, food and water, whatever you need.

We are tentatively planning for the weekend of June 25 - 26th just hashing out the details with everyone. @OTBT I believe you were interested.

Here is some links to some of the previous trips.

Vancouver Island: bog hike June 27 2020

Today’s misty bog hike with @H2O @Shannon a few others of our small covid friendly group this time. We revisited Kludahk Bog to check in on the fields of drosera. We then guided by Nick checked out a higher elevation bog we named Meadow Bog. We seen much more of the awesome usual carnivourous...

www.carnivorousplantsociety.ca

Vancouver island: bog hike June 6 2020

A group of us @H2O @Carson Hardy @Smilodonichthys @roraima and more very knowledgeable guys, Made it out the the San Juan area bogs today. We revisited Obo bog from our trip last year, as well as a new one just as great named Kludahk bog We seen much more of the awesome usual carnivourous...

www.carnivorousplantsociety.ca

Hey Steve, do you have any idea if any carnivorous plants exist in my area.
If they do I would make a point of looking for them when I'm out on an excursion, ie: hopelessly lost in the bush. LOL

 

[stevebradford]

Hey Steve, do you have any idea if any carnivorous plants exist in my area.
If they do I would make a point of looking for them when I'm out on an excursion, ie: hopelessly lost in the bush. LOL

Yes! Depending on your definition of general area.
Near Fort Nelson i know there are amazing carnivourous plants.

There is Sarracenia purpurea the carnivorous pitcher plant that is noted on the eastern side of Canada to eat prey as large a salamander.

Also Drosera anglica and Drosera rotundifolia carnivorous sticky traps called sundews.

 

[seapotato]

Yes! Depending on your definition of general area.
Near Fort Nelson i know there are amazing carnivourous plants.
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There is Sarracenia purpurea the carnivorous pitcher plant that is noted on the eastern side of Canada to eat prey as large a salamander.
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Also Drosera anglica and Drosera rotundifolia carnivorous sticky traps called sundews.
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Ok I need some of those salamander eaters to feed bullfrogs to.

 

[CanadianCoast]

I could be interested as well ,even just for the plants, I currently don't have a cruiser, just a 4runner that won't be able to follow any cruisers off-road, would be great to meet some of you after creeping on here for a while

 

[stevebradford]

We have picked a date for the excursion. June 25,

let’s meet at my place at 8:30am and get rolling by 9, as it’s on the way and pretty much central, there’s a gas station and a tim hortons nearby.

Message me for my contact info and any more details you may need.

 

[cruiserpilot]

That’s an award picture right there! Be a miracle if I’m here for this date though.