#FootpathFriday
I'm not ready for Summer to end yet. Seeing some more signs of Autumn, slowly creeping in, on my park walks.
#Footpath #nature #trail #WalkInThePark #GetOutside #Summer #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #Arbutus #woodlands #forest #pathway
#ThickTrunkTuesday The arbutus or madrone (Arbutus menziesii) goes from a young bark chartreuse and smooth to deep brownish-red and peeling off.
Daniel Mosquin at the UBC Botanical Gardens says: "It has a seasonal deciduous period – July and August – when all of the previous year’s leaves fall. It just so happens that the current year’s leaves remain on the tree at this time – so it is both evergreen and deciduous."
#nature #photography #PNW #arbutus #VancouverIslandWildlife #trees
#Arbutus Club #strike: club receives tens of thousands of dollars in initiation fees from city's wealthiest, while employee #wages fall far behind #inflation and #CostOfLiving in Metro #Vancouver
https://www.unifor.org/news/all-news/strike-begins-arbutus-club
#Vancouver #Canada #strikes #Unifor #union #unions #LivingWage #KenSim #FrancescoAquilini #Canucks #capitalism #exploitation #ClassWar #HavesAndHaveNots
VANCOUVER—More than 200 unionized workers at Vancouver’s exclusive Arbutus Club have begun job action for fair wages.“The affordability crisis is front and centre with this labour dispute,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. “The Arbutus Club caters to the city's wealthiest clientele. Surely it can afford to pay the employees a decent, liveable wage.” The club, which charges tens of thousands of dollars in initiation fees, includes high-profile elites such as Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and Vancouver Canucks owner Francesco Aquilini.
The camas are in full flower at the Camassia Natural Area, a small park owned by the Nature Conservancy in West Linn, OR. The trail loop is 3,000 ft over basalt and plank walkways over marshes. Tall oaks, madronas (shown here), and other trees provide cover for birds, and an osprey nests in a nearby tower.
Poison oak is abundant right along the path, so remember "leaves of three, let it be."
#BloomScrolling #Camassia #Arbutus
https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/places-we-protect/camassia-natural-area/
I love interesting tree #bark. These are two very different old growth trees & their unique bark #textures 💚
#Arbutus / #Madrona & Western Red #Cedar.
#Trees #NaturesArt #arbor #botanical #TreeLovers #Forest #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #photography #WorldInMyEyes #TreeAppreciation #TreeHugger #environmentalist #StopDeforestation #StopEcocide
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