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The
tiny Roundleaf Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia), photographed here beside Lost Lake,
needs to eat insects like this immature dragonfly to supply the nutrients it can't get
from its own boggy environment.
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cousins and is truly a sight to behold. It's wood and bark (much of it from naturally
fallen trees) was the source of nearly everything practical for the native peoples of the area.Because of the ample supplies of water and the large
variety of terrain—from alpine meadows to seashores—there grow beneath the great
trees (where there is some light), alongside the great trees, and in the tops of the great
trees, a myriad species of moss, lichen, fern, berry shrubs and magnificent deciduous
trees like the Red Alder (Ainus rubra), Arbutus (Arbutus menziesii) and
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We live in a world of strange balance here in Powell River, where the cutting of trees and
the preservation of trees both contribute alike to the survival of our town. So it is with
irony that we say the most ruggedly beautiful trails to the old growth, waterfalls, lakes
and spectacular views of Malaspina Strait, Vancouver Island and the peaks of the Coast
Mountains are only accessible by travelling logging roads. And because these roads are
active, you can only travel them at night and on the weekends (only at these times, that
is, if you don't want to come face to face with a logging truck, and believe us, you
don't). If you have access to a vehicle with 4 X 4 capabilities, |
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