Our restoration strategy is to remove the top level of nutrient rich soil to get to the peat at the water level. This summer, the water line is particularly low.
Camosun Bog Restoration Group Website
Learn about the restoration project and why we are called the "Crazy Boggers"
native: sundew, carnivorous bog plant
no nitrogen? no problem, It'll catch and kill it's own nitrogen, just like animal carnivores, sk
native: sphagnum moss
keystone species of a bog
native: Arctic Starflower
this rare arctic plant loves the low nutrient conditions of a bog, sk
native: labrador tea (blossoms) with bunchberry in the background
traditional medicinal plant, sk
native: Bog Laurel or Kalmia
leaves are similar to labrador tea, but don't make tea out of this. It's poisonous!, dh
native: lodgepole pine
coniferous tree, dh
Invasive: Western Hemlock tree
a tall coniferous tree, its needles can be made into a lemony tea
Blueberry, some varieties native, others invasive
invasive: skunk cabbage
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invasive: salmonberry
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invasive: brackenfern with some salal in the background
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invasive: salal
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