Vancouver Island Nature Tours

Winer Falls in the Rain
Originally uploaded by TheRainbird
One of the questions I often get asked by guests is, “How much does it rain on Vancouver Island? Good question. After all we live here in a temperate rainforest. And the answer, of course, is “It varies!”
I pulled out some precipitation data from the Environment Canada Weather [...]

Celebrating the first Matsutake
Originally uploaded by TheRainbird
Masaya is a very persistent fellow! He has been on a mushroom tour with me before, but he didn’t quite get what he was hoping for. Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure they had a great time. But he was hoping to pick some Matsutake Mushrooms on it. [...]

Salmon at Stamp Falls
Originally uploaded by TheRainbird
I suppose it is time to get on my annual soap box and rave about how great the the spectacle is at Stamp Falls. It is truly the best place on Vancouver Island to see salmon migrating to the spawning grounds.

Any time from early September to late October is [...]