Why this coastal B.C. community wants to build a tsunami evacuation tower
Located on Vancouver Island's west coast, the popular tourist destination sees its population of 2,500 nearly double during the busy summer months.
#tsunami #evacuation #tower #tourism #BC #VancouverIsland
https://globalnews.ca/news/11130750/tsunami-tower-preparedness-week/
Why this coastal B.C. community wants to build a tsunami evacuation tower
Located on Vancouver Island's west coast, the popular tourist destination sees its population of 2,500 nearly double during the busy summer months.
#tsunami #evacuation #tower #tourism #BC #VancouverIsland
https://globalnews.ca/news/11130750/tsunami-tower-preparedness-week/
Why this coastal B.C. community wants to build a tsunami evacuation tower
Located on Vancouver Island's west coast, the popular tourist destination sees its population of 2,500 nearly double during the busy summer months.
#tsunami #evacuation #tower #tourism #BC #VancouverIsland
https://globalnews.ca/news/11130750/tsunami-tower-preparedness-week/
Hermit crabs are good climbers. They like high places where they can sit and watch the world go by. Here, a little one climbs the eelgrass. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit #Eelgrass
Hermit crabs are good climbers. They like high places where they can sit and watch the world go by. Here, a little one climbs the eelgrass. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit #Eelgrass
The Star of Spring aka white fawn lily (Erythronium). Currently in bloom on Vancouver Island.
The first short spur seablush (Plectritis congesta) are in bloom. Beautiful small flower growing on a bed of moss on the shore.
Mossy forest, with the sun pouring in. Roberts Lake. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2025/04/along-trail.html #VancouverIsland #Forests #Nature #Moss
Hairy hermit crab, Pagurus hirsutiusculus, wearing a broken shell; the hole exposes the end of his vulnerable, soft abdomen.#VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit
Proud parents! (from last year)
I look forward to seeing the next generation of bald eagles in a few weeks.
Walking through the fields of green grass littered with thousands of 'wild' daffodills in Beacon Hill Park
Little yellow heads nodding in the salty ocean springtime breezes promises of warmer days to come.
Northern spy 
planted in place of the aged hydrangea. We will train it tall so that it can provide shade over the path and maybe front yard/pond on hot summer days.
Parents had a whole bunch of horse manure 
and a big bag of peat moss so we mixed some of that in for the tree. It didn’t have much of a root ball so we’ll have to make sure it stays nice and anchored. #diy #gardening #apple #pnw #portalberni #vancouverisland
Transplanted some of my #BokChoy & purple #tomatillo plants into larger pots. These starters are all being picked up this weekend by a few of my regular plant buyers here. There's some folks who get plants from me, every year 
Herring rebound will be limited by marine mammals, says study:
https://www.hashilthsa.com/news/2025-04-10/herring-rebound-will-be-limited-marine-mammals-says-study
Grainy Hand hermit crab, Pagurus granosimanus. Description in ALT. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #DailyHermit
Grainy Hand hermit crab, Pagurus granosimanus. Description in ALT. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #DailyHermit
Gulls sharing secrets on the shore of Vancouver Island.
For 13 years, I maintained an invertebrates aquarium, housing only small critters from local intertidal zones. 13 years! In the aftermath of Covid, I had to give it up. It's been two years now, and I miss my critters, especially the hermit crabs. So I've decided to do a Daily Hermit post here, using photos of those glorious years. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #DailyHermit
