Fungus Walk - Pine Nature Preserve

This rainy afternoon I paid a visit to BC's Pine Nature Preserve. I had been here before but I never paid so much attention to the nature there. I found a large hole in the ground that seems like it could house some sort of animal. I found many fungi but it wasn't easy, and I'm pretty sure one of them was moss. But keeping my eye extra open made me notice so many more things. It held true that there are microbes everywhere, every fallen branch, every tree, and every stone had something growing on it even if it was minute. The organisms I found growing on the rocks and the tree had interesting textures and made me think of class with colonies having unique shapes. It was cool seeing different colonies next to each other forming slightly different shapes based on the contour of the rock or tree. I look forward to going back!

Posted on October 5, 2022 10:59 PM by kevincomerford