Mastodawn

I was trying to draw a realistic fern, gave up, then started drawing anti-realistically and eventually this happened. I quite like how it turned out. It's inspired by the forests of Stanley Park; see if you can identify all the species represented! (Or at least the genera!)

And I've got this up as shirts and a tote bag on my shop! Check them out here: https://www.etsy.com/your/shops/me/tools/listings/query:undergrowth

#vectorart #pacificnorthwest #britishcolumbia #nature #art #inkscape #vancouverart #canadianart #stanleypark #vancouver #graphicdesign

Mike_V May 14

TransLink, in partnership with the City of Vancouver and Park Board, is proposing a new weekend-only seasonal bus route around the perimeter of Stanley Park.

The bus route is designed to make nature more accessible by providing direct connections to destinations around Stanley Park, helping reduce parking demand and vehicle congestion in the park.

Complete the survey by May 31, 2026 to provide input on the new proposed transit route:

https://link.lists.vancouver.ca/c/443/81f138bdeac23c11b1a08d99e2d80f8c09eaa83f9ba605bd209ea2b229f132dc9bf01758e339b9af

#transit #stanleypark #vancouver

Proposed Transit Service Improvements for Stanley Park

Take the Survey TransLink is proposing a new weekend-only seasonal bus route around the perimeter of Stanley Park to improve park access. This delivers on key priorities in the 2025 Investment Plan, which identifies seven new or improved seasonal services to parks and

TransLink Listens

CBC Technology Science May 11

Video captures grey whale being struck by Sea-Doo in Vancouver
Witnesses along Vancouver’s seawall saw the collision unfold in the water near Siwash Rock in Stanley Park around 7:30 p.m. PT on Monday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/jet-ski-grey-whale-vancouver-9.7187806?cmp=rss

Chris Alemany May 6

This is a sad, but at the same time kind of inspiring story about a man who has lived in Vancouver's Stanley Park for 30 years. His home is being dismantled today. He hasn't decided or said where he's going to go.

his story is a testament to the power of compassion to help people.

https://globalnews.ca/news/11832216/stanley-park-longest-resident-being-evicted-30-years/

#home #homeless #livingrough #vancouver #yvr #StanleyPark

Stanley Park’s longest resident is being evicted after more than 30 years

Vancouver Park Board crews spent most of Tuesday removing debris from Christenson Bailey's forest home, where he has been set up since 1990.

Global News

Geoffrey Giebelhaus Apr 21

An additional image to my post yesterday - this incredible carving is hidden in plain sight, next to the concrete jungle of downtown #Vancouver. Carved into a massive trunk it feels like the face of an old tree spirit or protector of the forests here.

Whomever carved it has surely captured my imagination over multiple visits here.

#MonochromeMonday #forests #ForestSpirits #StanleyPark #photography

CBC British Columbia Mar 12

Stagnating Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park could be reconnected to ocean
Instead of a growing bloom of algae and worsening water quality — a result, the board says, of a century of infilling — a lagoon reconnected to the sea could see bird-rich mud flats at low tide, and marsh-like conditions at high tide.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/stagnant-lost-lagoon-reconnected-ocean-stanley-park-9.7125103?cmp=rss

Global News Mar 5

Hotel tower proposed near Stanley Park faces pushback from residents
The project, on Barclay Street near Lost Lagoon, would replace an existing four-storey hotel with a tower containing 248 hotel rooms.
#Politics #BarclayStreet #Vancouverhotels
https://globalnews.ca/news/11718435/hotel-tower-proposed-stanley-park-vancouver-pushback/