Morrell Sanctuary
787 Nanaimo Lakes Road V9R3C2 Nanaimo, BC, Canada

The air is green with all the moss everywhere in the rain forest.

We are accepting registrations for summer camp. We are only allowed 16 children per day and the cost is $40.00. More info on our website: https://www.morrellnaturesanctuary.ca/summer-day-camps.html

This mornings walk, May 2 2021

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Spring time in Morrell. What a differance a light rain can do to bring back the vibrance to the moss and plants in the forest ecosystem.

Found this beautiful slime mould devouring fungi on a Alder log. Physarum polycephalum. There are more than 900 species of slime moulds world wide. They are not fungi. They are in the kingdom of Protista.

With the last windstorm some trees were blown down across the fire road to the lake. Our volunteer work crew cleared the way. Great job guys.

Preparing a woodpecker for winter. First he finds a dead tree and starts making holes for the acorns. Each hole is made very thoughtfully, because if the hole... is large, other birds can easily steal the acorn. If the hole is narrow, the nut can break and deteriorate. By the end of summer, the woodpecker's "jewelry" work ends, by this time the acorns ripen and take their places in the tree. The trunk of a large tree can hold about 50,000 acorns, allowing the bird a satisfying winter. See more