Vancouver Island Nature Tours

Every once in a while the planets align, the omens are great and someone gets a really great tour!
This happened last weekend for an Asian group who were visiting Tofino from their home in Victoria. Masaya, from Japan contacted me asking if it was too late for a mushroom tour for him, his girlfriend and [...]

There are a lot fewer tourists around at this time of year. Too bad. It’s a favourite time of year for me. A nice day, like yesterday, is quite spectacular.
To earn a little extra money in the fall when the tours are fewer and farther between, I have been picking Chanterelle mushrooms. And this year [...]

I have had people asking about where to go birding in the west coast of Vancouver Island, especially in the Tofino, Ucluelet, and Pacific Rim National Park area. I promised I would get to it. So here goes.
If you plan to visit the area, I strongly suggest that you invest in a spotting scope. [...]