Imagine being an insect in Camosun bog; a forest of sphagnum, flying over mushrooms, walking around hemlock cones, cranberries, avoiding the sticky sundews... a compound eye view of the bog, courtesy of Gerry.
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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