Exploring A British Columbian Wild Island

While teaching a course on Cortes Island, ecologist and writer, Don Gayton became intrigued by the small uninhabited islet of Mitlenatch. Climate and habitat of islands in the Georgia Strait can be quite different from the nearby coastal mainland. To satisfy his curiosity about the ecology of the islet he only needed to pay a small price.

On the condition that Don bear witness to a local ritual, a trip to Mitlenatch was arranged on the boat of one of his Cortesian students. The small island proved to be rich with a diversity of flora and fauna. Its Provincial Park status and remoteness protect the island from the destructive effect of too many human visitors and that suits the residents of the neighboring islands just fine.

Link: Bound for B.C.’s Exotic Island from the Tyee.

Posted by Eric La Fountaine at 4:45 PM on February 2, 2005

Want to talk about this weblog entry? As of August 22, 2006, all new entries and most older entries are cross-posted to the UBC Botanical Garden Discussion Forums for discussion (you might need to use the search function to find the thread you are looking for).

This is an effort to reduce the amount of time spent dealing with spam (the forums are very good at stopping spam, the weblog commenting system is not so good).

Older entries already containing comments remain open for discussion.