First visit 25 March
This really isn't my first visit to the wetlands and forest, but it's the first time I'm blogging this uniquely beautiful spot. I plan to visit once a week, and track seasonal changes to flora and fauna. The path itself to the marsh is considered to be within a "mature biodiverse forest." There will come a day, hopefully, that the forest will graduate to become "old growth forest." Unless it's logged, which, alas, remains a risk. The forest abounds in a variety of plant and animal life. At this time of year, most of the vegetation remains bare , although new signs of life are emerging. The salmonberries are leafing out and sword fern rests beneath the leaves of the big-leaf maple. As we approach the marsh, an exuberant chorus of frogs heralds the change of season.* https://soundcloud.com/ebredberg33/nanaimo-5 Nest boxes await their residents' arrivals. A pair of eagles soared above the marsh, silhouetted against the snowy mountai