We wish to acknowledge the toq qaymɩxʷ (Klahoose), ɬəʔamɛn qaymɩxʷ (Tla’amin) and ʔop qaymɩxʷ (Homalco) Nations on whose territories the Cortes Island Museum & Archives works and is situated upon.
PROOF OF COVID-19 VACCINATION AND MASKS ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT.
The Mystery Mountain Project
FILM SCREENING AND BOOK LAUNCH Sunday, November 7, 1 p.m., Mansons Hall
Dear <<First Name>>,
In the summer of 2018, Mike Moore on the Misty Isles transported an intrepid group of adventurers to Bute Inlet. Their goal was to follow the footsteps of the valiant Canadian mountaineers Don and Phyllis Munday, whose heroic expedition in 1926 attempted to scale Mount Waddington, the highest peak in B.C.’s Coastal range.
At 1 p.m. on Sunday, November 7, at Manson’s Hall, we invite you to meet team members Bryan Thompson and Susanna Oreskovic who will be screening The Mystery Mountain Project, a film documenting this extraordinary adventure. As a bonus, Susanna, who represented Phyllis Munday on the expedition, will launch her new book: Expedition to Mystery Mountain – Adventures of a Bushwacking, Knickerbocker Wearing Woman.
The Canadian Explorations Heritage Society (CEHS) filmed this re-enactment travelling into the Waddington Range via the Homathko River Valley. All activities of the Society, its films and their new book, have the primary goal of raising awareness of Canada’s early explorers and adventurers. They bring history to life through purely experiential methods: teams go into the wilderness in the same way the original explorers did, with hand-stitched canvas tents, period clothing, hobnail boots and hemp rope – artifacts of the bygone golden age of exploration. Add to this a handful of century-old camping recipes, a restored 1921 Kodak camera and a remote destination, and you have a typical CEHS expedition.
Proof of vaccination and masks are required for this event.
Donations gratefully appreciated.
Mike Moore – top row, Bryan Thompson and Susanna Oreskovic – middle of front row. The Mystery Mountain Project team members in period clothing before boarding Misty Isles in 2018 and heading off to Bute Inlet.
From the left: Phyllis Munday, Sir Edmund Hillary, and Dan McIvor on the far right. Manson's Landing dock, December 5, 1955.
Photo Cortes Island Museum, McIvor/Forman family fonds
Moss Walk and Talk
Saturday, November 13 and Sunday, November 28
Mosses, Liverworts and Lichens are the botanical underdogs in the tree of life and are often neglected due to their cryptic nature and taxonomic difficulty. Despite their small size and challenges, these plants and fungi thrive on Cortes Island but are relatively understudied in comparison to other islands in the Salish Sea.
App-based citizen science programs such as iNaturalist are effective tools to enhance awareness of biodiversity, address gaps in floristic data, and monitor rare plant populations. During the presentation, Dan Tucker will describe the use of the app iNaturalist for moss, liverwort and lichen surveys, and discuss the potential for citizen science engagement in these apps on Cortes Island.
The Moss Walk, Kw’as Park
Saturday, November 13, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dan Tucker will identify and interpret the mosses, liverworts, and common lichens of Cortes Island. Dan will also provide a demonstration of bryophyte specimen collection and curation for research. The walk starts from the parkentry at the marsh, close to the Motel, at 11 a.m. Registration is preferable. Masks not required for this walk. Please call the Museum 250-935-6340 or register in person at the Museum, 957 Beasley Road, or Wild Cortes, 1255 Seaford Road during our open hours, Friday and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m.
The Moss Talk, Mansons Hall
Sunday, November 28, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Dan will talk about app-based citizen science programs such as iNaturalist that are effective tools to enhance awareness of biodiversity, address gaps in floristic data, and monitor rare plant populations. In this presentation, Dan Tucker will describe the use of the app iNaturalist for moss, liverwort, and lichen surveys, and discuss the potential for citizen science engagement in these apps on Cortes Island.
Please join Dan on Sunday, November 28, at 1 to 2:30 p.m., Mansons Hall. Proof of vaccination and masks are required for this event.
Dan Tucker is a recently graduated botanist from the University of Alberta with a BSc in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Dan works on various projects rooted mainly in bryophyte conservation, plant community ecology, and taxonomy. Dan is currently a researcher in residence at the EcoLab on Linnaea farm in partnership with Wild Cortes, Cortes Island Museum and FOCI. Dan is also a new(ish) Cortes Island resident.
Proof of vaccination and masks required for the Moss Talk in Manson's Hall.
Donations gratefully appreciated at both events.
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