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  1. Small creeks are essential life feeders in forests. This small creek is a part of our local watershed. It is small, yet mighty with it's life-source; sustaining life for many cedar trees & the plants that grow on forest understory. Creeks need protection as much as big rivers do 💧🌲💧

    #nature #hiking #Saanich #waterway #cedar #trees #watershed #creek #ecosystems #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #Wsanec #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #ForestWalks #Cascadia #PNW #ecological #stewardship #conservation #biodiversity #environment #TakeAHike #GetOutside #DisabledHiker #ecology #NaturalWorlds #SacredNature #WaterIsLife #NatureEducation

  2. Small creeks are essential life feeders in forests. This small creek is a part of our local watershed. It is small, yet mighty with it's life-source; sustaining life for many cedar trees & the plants that grow on forest understory. Creeks need protection as much as big rivers do 💧🌲💧

    #nature #hiking #Saanich #waterway #cedar #trees #watershed #creek #ecosystems #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #Wsanec #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #ForestWalks #Cascadia #PNW #ecological #stewardship #conservation #biodiversity #environment #TakeAHike #GetOutside #DisabledHiker #ecology #NaturalWorlds #SacredNature #WaterIsLife #NatureEducation

  3. Small creeks are essential life feeders in forests. This small creek is a part of our local watershed. It is small, yet mighty with it's life-source; sustaining life for many cedar trees & the plants that grow on forest understory. Creeks need protection as much as big rivers do 💧🌲💧

    #nature #hiking #Saanich #waterway #cedar #trees #watershed #creek #ecosystems #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #Wsanec #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #ForestWalks #Cascadia #PNW #ecological #stewardship #conservation #biodiversity #environment #TakeAHike #GetOutside #DisabledHiker #ecology #NaturalWorlds #SacredNature #WaterIsLife #NatureEducation

  4. Small creeks are essential life feeders in forests. This small creek is a part of our local watershed. It is small, yet mighty with it's life-source; sustaining life for many cedar trees & the plants that grow on forest understory. Creeks need protection as much as big rivers do 💧🌲💧

    #nature #hiking #Saanich #waterway #cedar #trees #watershed #creek #ecosystems #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #Wsanec #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #ForestWalks #Cascadia #PNW #ecological #stewardship #conservation #biodiversity #environment #TakeAHike #GetOutside #DisabledHiker #ecology #NaturalWorlds #SacredNature #WaterIsLife #NatureEducation

  5. Small creeks are essential life feeders in forests. This small creek is a part of our local watershed. It is small, yet mighty with it's life-source; sustaining life for many cedar trees & the plants that grow on forest understory. Creeks need protection as much as big rivers do 💧🌲💧

    #nature #hiking #Saanich #waterway #cedar #trees #watershed #creek #ecosystems #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #Wsanec #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #ForestWalks #Cascadia #PNW #ecological #stewardship #conservation #biodiversity #environment #TakeAHike #GetOutside #DisabledHiker #ecology #NaturalWorlds #SacredNature #WaterIsLife #NatureEducation

  6. Two different footpath trails - leading out from the native plant garden. The rock steps trail leads to the short boardwalk that connects to a dock, over the lake, that has seating. The gravel path leads you to the lake loop trail, across the wetlands/marshes (prime frogs/turtles spotting area), over a long boardwalk that connects one side of the lake to the other. *In really rainy times - the trails on other side of lake get flooded out.

    #SwanLakeNatureSanctuary #Saanich #trails #footpath #TakeAWalk #Nature #estuary #NaturePreserve #Spring #VictoriaBC #YYJParks #NaturePark #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #GetOutside #WalkInThePark #NatureTrails #UrbanNature

  7. Two different footpath trails - leading out from the native plant garden. The rock steps trail leads to the short boardwalk that connects to a dock, over the lake, that has seating. The gravel path leads you to the lake loop trail, across the wetlands/marshes (prime frogs/turtles spotting area), over a long boardwalk that connects one side of the lake to the other. *In really rainy times - the trails on other side of lake get flooded out.

    #SwanLakeNatureSanctuary #Saanich #trails #footpath #TakeAWalk #Nature #estuary #NaturePreserve #Spring #VictoriaBC #YYJParks #NaturePark #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #GetOutside #WalkInThePark #NatureTrails #UrbanNature

  8. Two different footpath trails - leading out from the native plant garden. The rock steps trail leads to the short boardwalk that connects to a dock, over the lake, that has seating. The gravel path leads you to the lake loop trail, across the wetlands/marshes (prime frogs/turtles spotting area), over a long boardwalk that connects one side of the lake to the other. *In really rainy times - the trails on other side of lake get flooded out.

    #SwanLakeNatureSanctuary #Saanich #trails #footpath #TakeAWalk #Nature #estuary #NaturePreserve #Spring #VictoriaBC #YYJParks #NaturePark #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #GetOutside #WalkInThePark #NatureTrails #UrbanNature

  9. Two different footpath trails - leading out from the native plant garden. The rock steps trail leads to the short boardwalk that connects to a dock, over the lake, that has seating. The gravel path leads you to the lake loop trail, across the wetlands/marshes (prime frogs/turtles spotting area), over a long boardwalk that connects one side of the lake to the other. *In really rainy times - the trails on other side of lake get flooded out.

    #SwanLakeNatureSanctuary #Saanich #trails #footpath #TakeAWalk #Nature #estuary #NaturePreserve #Spring #VictoriaBC #YYJParks #NaturePark #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #GetOutside #WalkInThePark #NatureTrails #UrbanNature

  10. Two different footpath trails - leading out from the native plant garden. The rock steps trail leads to the short boardwalk that connects to a dock, over the lake, that has seating. The gravel path leads you to the lake loop trail, across the wetlands/marshes (prime frogs/turtles spotting area), over a long boardwalk that connects one side of the lake to the other. *In really rainy times - the trails on other side of lake get flooded out.

    #SwanLakeNatureSanctuary #Saanich #trails #footpath #TakeAWalk #Nature #estuary #NaturePreserve #Spring #VictoriaBC #YYJParks #NaturePark #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #GetOutside #WalkInThePark #NatureTrails #UrbanNature

  11. My grape soda scented purple iris plants are now blooming in both front & backyards. Multiple new blooms, daily 💜😊
    They smell just like grape soda/grape HubbaBubba chewing gum.

    #Spring #perennials #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #flowers #botanical #plants #garden #Bloomscrolling #florespondence #PollinatorGardens #iris #PurpleFlowers

  12. My grape soda scented purple iris plants are now blooming in both front & backyards. Multiple new blooms, daily 💜😊
    They smell just like grape soda/grape HubbaBubba chewing gum.

    #Spring #perennials #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #flowers #botanical #plants #garden #Bloomscrolling #florespondence #PollinatorGardens #iris #PurpleFlowers

  13. My grape soda scented purple iris plants are now blooming in both front & backyards. Multiple new blooms, daily 💜😊
    They smell just like grape soda/grape HubbaBubba chewing gum.

    #Spring #perennials #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #flowers #botanical #plants #garden #Bloomscrolling #florespondence #PollinatorGardens #iris #PurpleFlowers

  14. My grape soda scented purple iris plants are now blooming in both front & backyards. Multiple new blooms, daily 💜😊
    They smell just like grape soda/grape HubbaBubba chewing gum.

    #Spring #perennials #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #flowers #botanical #plants #garden #Bloomscrolling #florespondence #PollinatorGardens #iris #PurpleFlowers

  15. My grape soda scented purple iris plants are now blooming in both front & backyards. Multiple new blooms, daily 💜😊
    They smell just like grape soda/grape HubbaBubba chewing gum.

    #Spring #perennials #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #flowers #botanical #plants #garden #Bloomscrolling #florespondence #PollinatorGardens #iris #PurpleFlowers

  16. Beside the nature house, there's a short trail that leads to the gazebo/outdoor classroom area. It's a nice spot to have a picnic in the shade, when there's not educational programs happening because it has seating & a table.
    The #WheelchairPath / #AccessibleTrail is on the left. The native plant garden trail is on the right (not an accessible trail for wheelchair users). You can see plenty of native plants & trees along the accessible trail though.

    #AccessibleNature #PeopleWithDisabilities #SwanLakeNatureSanctuary #Saanich #VictoriaBC #CommunityEducation #nonprofit #NatureConservation #stewardship #ProtectNature #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #VisitAndLearn #GetOutside #YYJParksAccessibility

  17. #SwanLakeNatureSanctuary - the #NatureHouse. This is where I worked out of in my late 20s, as a nature interpreter/educator for public school field trips for a few months. I taught out of the nature house, an outdoor gazebo & on the central dock at the nature sanctuary.
    There's been several upgrades to the nature house & to the nature sanctuary, since the early 2000s.

    swanlake.bc.ca/the-nature-hous

    #Saanich #VictoriaBC #NatureEducation #LearnAboutNature #Naturalists #architecture #CommunityEducation #nonprofit #NatureConservation #stewardship #ProtectNature #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #VisitAndLearn

  18. #SwanLakeNatureSanctuary - the #NatureHouse. This is where I worked out of in my late 20s, as a nature interpreter/educator for public school field trips for a few months. I taught out of the nature house, an outdoor gazebo & on the central dock at the nature sanctuary.
    There's been several upgrades to the nature house & to the nature sanctuary, since the early 2000s.

    swanlake.bc.ca/the-nature-hous

    #Saanich #VictoriaBC #NatureEducation #LearnAboutNature #Naturalists #architecture #CommunityEducation #nonprofit #NatureConservation #stewardship #ProtectNature #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #VisitAndLearn

  19. #SwanLakeNatureSanctuary - the #NatureHouse. This is where I worked out of in my late 20s, as a nature interpreter/educator for public school field trips for a few months. I taught out of the nature house, an outdoor gazebo & on the central dock at the nature sanctuary.
    There's been several upgrades to the nature house & to the nature sanctuary, since the early 2000s.

    swanlake.bc.ca/the-nature-hous

    #Saanich #VictoriaBC #NatureEducation #LearnAboutNature #Naturalists #architecture #CommunityEducation #nonprofit #NatureConservation #stewardship #ProtectNature #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #VisitAndLearn

  20. #SwanLakeNatureSanctuary - the #NatureHouse. This is where I worked out of in my late 20s, as a nature interpreter/educator for public school field trips for a few months. I taught out of the nature house, an outdoor gazebo & on the central dock at the nature sanctuary.
    There's been several upgrades to the nature house & to the nature sanctuary, since the early 2000s.

    swanlake.bc.ca/the-nature-hous

    #Saanich #VictoriaBC #NatureEducation #LearnAboutNature #Naturalists #architecture #CommunityEducation #nonprofit #NatureConservation #stewardship #ProtectNature #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #VisitAndLearn

  21. #SwanLakeNatureSanctuary - the #NatureHouse. This is where I worked out of in my late 20s, as a nature interpreter/educator for public school field trips for a few months. I taught out of the nature house, an outdoor gazebo & on the central dock at the nature sanctuary.
    There's been several upgrades to the nature house & to the nature sanctuary, since the early 2000s.

    swanlake.bc.ca/the-nature-hous

    #Saanich #VictoriaBC #NatureEducation #LearnAboutNature #Naturalists #architecture #CommunityEducation #nonprofit #NatureConservation #stewardship #ProtectNature #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #VisitAndLearn

  22. A long day of travel and preparation - including a session with Québec composer Rémi St-Jacques, winner of the Chronos Composition Competition with his work "Tempête" - as Chronos kicks off our West Coast Tour with a performance at Lutheran Church of the Cross in Victoria underway!

    #yeg #yegmusic #yegchoir #yegchoral #chronosvocal #yegarts #yegsings #yyj #victoriabc #vancouverisland

  23. A long day of travel and preparation - including a session with Québec composer Rémi St-Jacques, winner of the Chronos Composition Competition with his work "Tempête" - as Chronos kicks off our West Coast Tour with a performance at Lutheran Church of the Cross in Victoria underway!

    #yeg #yegmusic #yegchoir #yegchoral #chronosvocal #yegarts #yegsings #yyj #victoriabc #vancouverisland

  24. A long day of travel and preparation - including a session with Québec composer Rémi St-Jacques, winner of the Chronos Composition Competition with his work "Tempête" - as Chronos kicks off our West Coast Tour with a performance at Lutheran Church of the Cross in Victoria underway!

    #yeg #yegmusic #yegchoir #yegchoral #chronosvocal #yegarts #yegsings #yyj #victoriabc #vancouverisland

  25. A long day of travel and preparation - including a session with Québec composer Rémi St-Jacques, winner of the Chronos Composition Competition with his work "Tempête" - as Chronos kicks off our West Coast Tour with a performance at Lutheran Church of the Cross in Victoria underway!

    #yeg #yegmusic #yegchoir #yegchoral #chronosvocal #yegarts #yegsings #yyj #victoriabc #vancouverisland

  26. A long day of travel and preparation - including a session with Québec composer Rémi St-Jacques, winner of the Chronos Composition Competition with his work "Tempête" - as Chronos kicks off our West Coast Tour with a performance at Lutheran Church of the Cross in Victoria underway!

    #yeg #yegmusic #yegchoir #yegchoral #chronosvocal #yegarts #yegsings #yyj #victoriabc #vancouverisland

  27. Chronos Vocal Ensemble is on tour! Join us in Vancouver or Victoria if you are able, and stay tuned to follow our progress through four busy days of singing; including performances with Vancouver Chamber Choir Luminous Voices and culminating in a Podium: Choral Conference 2026 appearance!

    #yeg #yegmusic #yegchoir #yegchoral #chronosvocal #yegarts #yegsings #yyj #victoriabc #vancouverisland #vancouverbc #yvr #vancity #vancouver See less

  28. Chronos Vocal Ensemble is on tour! Join us in Vancouver or Victoria if you are able, and stay tuned to follow our progress through four busy days of singing; including performances with Vancouver Chamber Choir, Luminous Voices, and culminating in a Podium: Choral Conference 2026 appearance!

    #yeg #yegmusic #yegchoir #yegchoral #chronosvocal #yegarts #yegsings #yyj #victoriabc #vancouverisland #vancouverbc #yvr #vancity #vancouver See less

  29. Chronos Vocal Ensemble is on tour! Join us in Vancouver or Victoria if you are able, and stay tuned to follow our progress through four busy days of singing; including performances with Vancouver Chamber Choir, Luminous Voices, and culminating in a Podium: Choral Conference 2026 appearance!

    #yeg #yegmusic #yegchoir #yegchoral #chronosvocal #yegarts #yegsings #yyj #victoriabc #vancouverisland #vancouverbc #yvr #vancity #vancouver See less

  30. Chronos Vocal Ensemble is on tour! Join us in Vancouver or Victoria if you are able, and stay tuned to follow our progress through four busy days of singing; including performances with Vancouver Chamber Choir Luminous Voices and culminating in a Podium: Choral Conference 2026 appearance!

    #yeg #yegmusic #yegchoir #yegchoral #chronosvocal #yegarts #yegsings #yyj #victoriabc #vancouverisland #vancouverbc #yvr #vancity #vancouver See less

  31. Chronos Vocal Ensemble is on tour! Join us in Vancouver or Victoria if you are able, and stay tuned to follow our progress through four busy days of singing; including performances with Vancouver Chamber Choir Luminous Voices and culminating in a Podium: Choral Conference 2026 appearance!

    #yeg #yegmusic #yegchoir #yegchoral #chronosvocal #yegarts #yegsings #yyj #victoriabc #vancouverisland #vancouverbc #yvr #vancity #vancouver See less

  32. If you're in PNW & love sunflowers but have limited gardening space - I would recommend the native perennial #WoolySunflower aka #OregonSunshine. It's a miniature native sunflower - very easy to grow from seeds. They do well in pots or in the ground. Pollinators love their bright, cheery flowers 💛🐝💛🌼

    More info:
    goert.ca/species/eriophyllum-l

    #Spring #perennials #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #flowers #botanical #plants #garden #Bloomscrolling #florespondence #PollinatorGardens #EdiblePlants #FlowersIdentification #NativePlantsOfPNW #NativePlants #pollinators #nature #sunflowers #BCIndigenousPlants #NativePlantGarden

  33. If you're in PNW & love sunflowers but have limited gardening space - I would recommend the native perennial #WoolySunflower aka #OregonSunshine. It's a miniature native sunflower - very easy to grow from seeds. They do well in pots or in the ground. Pollinators love their bright, cheery flowers 💛🐝💛🌼

    More info:
    goert.ca/species/eriophyllum-l

    #Spring #perennials #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #flowers #botanical #plants #garden #Bloomscrolling #florespondence #PollinatorGardens #EdiblePlants #FlowersIdentification #NativePlantsOfPNW #NativePlants #pollinators #nature #sunflowers #BCIndigenousPlants #NativePlantGarden

  34. If you're in PNW & love sunflowers but have limited gardening space - I would recommend the native perennial #WoolySunflower aka #OregonSunshine. It's a miniature native sunflower - very easy to grow from seeds. They do well in pots or in the ground. Pollinators love their bright, cheery flowers 💛🐝💛🌼

    More info:
    goert.ca/species/eriophyllum-l

    #Spring #perennials #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #flowers #botanical #plants #garden #Bloomscrolling #florespondence #PollinatorGardens #EdiblePlants #FlowersIdentification #NativePlantsOfPNW #NativePlants #pollinators #nature #sunflowers #BCIndigenousPlants #NativePlantGarden

  35. If you're in PNW & love sunflowers but have limited gardening space - I would recommend the native perennial #WoolySunflower aka #OregonSunshine. It's a miniature native sunflower - very easy to grow from seeds. They do well in pots or in the ground. Pollinators love their bright, cheery flowers 💛🐝💛🌼

    More info:
    goert.ca/species/eriophyllum-l

    #Spring #perennials #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #flowers #botanical #plants #garden #Bloomscrolling #florespondence #PollinatorGardens #EdiblePlants #FlowersIdentification #NativePlantsOfPNW #NativePlants #pollinators #nature #sunflowers #BCIndigenousPlants #NativePlantGarden