Fall colours – Why leaves change? Fall is one of the most beautiful and colourful times of the year. Symbolizing the end of summer and the beginning of winter. So why do they change and what happens within the leaves to cause this change. Well, deciduous trees, like Birch trees, need to store nutrients…
Watching the salmon jump at Bailey’s Chute in Wells Gray Park is a very powerful experience. The journey of salmon is one of the most epic natural journey’s to unfold each fall. Chinook Salmon travel over 600km through lakes, up heavy rapids, strong currents, and against natural predators to their spawning ground, leaving the last…
What’s so special about Wells Gray Provincial Park? Join naturalist Karena Schmidt as she turns an interpretive lens on the Clearwater Valley: its mammals, birds, flowers, trees, insects and volcanic history. In this twice-weekly series of hour-long presentations, Karena covers a wide range of topics set against the backdrop of beautiful Sky Pond. Meet Karena…
