Just in time for strawberry season, Stewardship Pemberton is hosting a canning workshop that will teach you everything you need to know to can jams and preserves without giving your loved ones a nasty case of botulism. (I'm guessing all cases of botulism are nasty...) SPS's Dawn Johnson shared a favourite family recipe and the … Continue reading Free Canning Workshop, Saturday June 21, 9am-1pm
One of the first native flowers to emerge after the snow melts around Pemberton is the chocolate lily (Fritillaria lanceolata). This springtime beauty is found in grassy meadows, bluffs, and open forests. Anyone who has been biking with me at this time of year has experienced multiple and sudden (sometimes dangerous?) stops when I first … Continue reading Flowers of the Forest: Chocolate Lilies
Guest post by Dawn Johnson, from the Stewardship Pemberton Society. Well, that didn’t take long! I am ALREADY scheming out next year's crops. With the end of the garden season I always feel sort of a sense of relief that I can stop obsessing over my plants, and start obsessing over inside stuff. However, now … Continue reading Cold Frame Love: How to Garden even in the Winter
by guest blogger, Dawn Johnson, Stewardship Pemberton Society Looking for a way to save on gas AND help take action against Climate Change? Great news! Stewardship Pemberton Society is in the midst of researching and starting a car-pooling network. But, in the meantime, check out these already existing carpool networks for Pemberton found on the … Continue reading Local Ride Share Program in the works
Our friends over at Stewardship Pemberton watch the seasons come and go as closely as we do. We are stoked to share their regular blog posts here, but you can also visit them at their new website, which is their virtual home now that the One Mile Lake Nature Centre is closed for the season. … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: I Can Because I Can Because I Can… (And You Can Too!)
by Dawn Johnson Black cottonwood trees (Populus balsamifera ssp.) release their seeds during times when the rivers and waterways are at their highest. This is to ensure that the water surrounding them will carry their seeds into the far reaches of the riparian areas that sustain so much life. The banks are so ripe for … Continue reading Sighted: Cottonwood Trees
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