Month: May 2009

Mystery Lichen

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Mystery lichen from Starrigavan Valley. I found it on the ground at the edge of the clear cut, where it had presumably fallen from above. My iNaturalist Observations for Today

WFW: Elderberry Fritters and Spruce Tip Honey

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This week’s wild food required a little more preparation than previous weeks. I thought it would be nice to have some spruce tip honey, but knew that it takes long enough to make, that it would not be possible to pick and prepare on Wednesday. Connor and Rowan had a day off from school Monday, … Read more

Moss with Strange Growth

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Last summer I noticed these white growths while doing some plant surveying work along Blue Lake Creek. At first glance I thought maybe they were rootlets coming from the trunk of the tree (either Red Alder or Sitka Willow, I can’t remember which). Closer examination revealed that they were actually growing directly from the moss. … Read more

Stream Violets

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This week we picked Stream Violets (Viola glabella) for our wild food. Connor was a little bit over enthusiastic about his picking approach and managed to grab a fair amount of grass in with the handfuls of violets. We also ended up with a lot more stem than I might have been inclined to get, … Read more