Mushroom Discovery Walk October 20

 Join naturalist Sue Ellen Fast on Sunday October 20, from 1-3pm, and step gently into the magical fungi 

kingdom to investigate fragrances, colours and invisible threads as we seek out these amazing life

forms. How many ways can fungi live in Bowen trees? Focus is on outdoor curiosity and

spore lore, not foraging. 

Dress for walking off trail and for mushroom weather! Mushrooms love the rain.

Registration:

• All participants must be Bowen Nature Club Members. Email us at

bowennatureclub@gmail.com for a membership appication form.

• This activity is limited to 12 people.

• Registration deadline is Friday 18 October at 5 pm.

• Registered participants will be given start location by email.

Hike Though Bowen’s Ecological Reserve

 A Hike Though Bowen’s Ecological Reserve

Sunday 6 October 9:30 AM -1:00 PM

Join the Nature Club's Aaron Rabinowitz, for a bushwhack/hike through a mature second growth forest. This is an excellent opportunity to observe why this land has been set aside for
protection and scientific study.

Dress for the weather and bring water, snacks, lunch, and hiking boots. This outing includes steep terrain and bushwhacking so consider bringing hiking poles.

Registration:
• All hikers must be Bowen Nature Club Members, and can join by emailing bowennatureclub@gmail.com..
• This hike is limited to 12 people.
• Register by at least 2 days before event by emailing bowennatureclub@gmail.com. Registration deadline is Friday 4 October at 5 pm.
• Registered hikers will be given start and finish locations, plus information about car pooling by email. 

April 2024 Outing

Fern Moss and Lichen Discovery Walk      April (Date/time TBA)    Location TBA

Mosses are some of the world’s oldest land plants. A lichen is a confederacy of small plants and fungi whose history likely goes even further back in time. Join expert Claudia Schaefer on a walk to meet some of the common mosses and lichens and learn why so many kinds live on Bowen and how they make a living.

Bring a lunch and something to drink. Dress for the weather and wear sturdy walking shoes. 

Leaders: DG Blair and Claudia Schaefer 

 Bowen Nature Club Annual General Meeting

Are you getting the midwinter blues? 

Are you hankering for the warm longer days and shorter nights of spring and summer?

Then the Bowen Nature Club has something for you.

We invite you to an evening of nature discovery via Zoom, Wednesday February 8, 7:00–8:30 PM.

The evening will feature a talk and slide show by Bowen naturalist and author,  Louise Loik. Louise will take us through her voyage of discovery writing her very popular book about reptiles and amphibians, Beasts of Bowen. This fascinating, beautifully illustrated book went on sale in December 2022, and is already in its second printing.

In addition to Louise’s intriguing presentation, the Nature Club will feature the shortest and most interesting annual general meeting ever.

To register email us at bowennatureclub@gmail.com. We will send you an email invitation to our Zoom meeting.

 Mushroom Photo Submissions

In our fall newsletter we asked Nature Club members to send in their fall mushroom photos. This fall was a challenging year for mushrooms. Most of BC was locked into an unusually warm dry autumn. In these conditions, there were fewer mushrooms to be found. However, Bowen naturalists are an intrepid lot. Here are some of the photos that we received. 

Fluted Black Helvella Saddle Mushroom

Photo: Russ Neys

Coral mushroom

Photo: Russ Neys

Fly agaric

Photo:  Julie Rogers

Unidentified

Photo: Russ Neys

Shaggy scalycap mushroom

Photo: Russ Neys

Lichen agaric

Photo: Russ Neys: 

Fly agaric

Photo: Diane Sutherland

Chicken of the woods

Photo: Hugh Freeman

Deadman’s hand mushroom

Photo: Alan Whitehead

Bleeding tooth fungus

Photo: Raf Izdebski

Coral mushroom

Photo: Raf Izdebski

Chicken of the woods

Photo: Raf Izdebski

Chicken of the woods

Photo: Raf Izdebski

 Bowen Nature Club Annual General Meeting

Are you getting the midwinter blues? 

Are you hankering for the warm longer days and shorter nights of spring and summer?

Then the Bowen Nature Club has something for you.

We invite you to an evening of nature discovery via Zoom, Wednesday February 8, 7:00–8:30 PM.

The evening will feature a talk and slide show by Bowen naturalist and author,  Louise Loik. Louise will take us through her voyage of discovery writing her very popular book about reptiles and amphibians, Beasts of Bowen. This fascinating, beautifully illustrated book went on sale in December 2022, and is already in its second printing.

In addition to Louise’s intriguing presentation, the Nature Club will feature the shortest and most interesting annual general meeting ever.

To register email us at bowennatureclub@gmail.com. We will send you an email invitation to our Zoom meeting.

Mud Lake Hike, Sunday, November 21, 2022 

Thank you to those nature enthusiasts who were available to join us for the Mud Lake hike this past Sunday.

While there were no mushrooms to speak of in the forest, the event was special and included a successful off-trail traverse. The group also had the pleasure of being accompanied in song by one of the young hikers while perched on her dad’s shoulders.

We look forward to seeing you for our next event.