BOTANY BC 2013 – Revelstoke/Golden
Mark your calendars!
This year Botany BC will be held in the spectacular
Columbia Mountains near Revelstoke from the evening of Thursday August 8th
through to Sunday August 11th.
Bonus Botanizing: There is also an opportunity to extend
your trip and enjoy two botany weekends in a row! Botany Alberta is planning
their annual get-together for the weekend before Botany BC: August 3-5 in Lake
Louise, AB.
For costs and more information about this event check the
Alberta Native Plant Council website http://www.anpc.ab.ca or contact Mari Decker at m_decker@telus.net
. Accommodations for
the Alberta meeting will be at the beautiful and reasonably priced Lake Louise
Hostel and the Lake Louise campground for those who prefer to tent.
Both meetings will offer a number of hikes,
including sightings of whitebark pine, limber pine,
numerous other rare plants, bryophytes and lichens, and of course… incredible
mountain views.
Our main headquarters for Botany BC 2013 will be in the hall at the charming
and centrally located Revelstoke Senior's Centre, 603
Connaught Ave. Revelstoke.
There are many options for accommodations nearby, but it is a popular
place in the summer, so be sure to book a spot early. If you are planning
to camp, these will be your best options:
REVELSTOKE KOA KAMPGROUND
Phone: 1-800-562-3905<tel:1-800-562-3905>
Martha Creek Provincial Park
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/martha_crk/
46 campsites available
Blanket Creek Provincial Park http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/blanket_crk/
63 campsites with 30 reservable.
Additional info for Revelstoke and area can be found at http://www.seerevelstoke.com/ or at the Revelstoke Chamber of
Commerce online at: http://www.revelstokechamber.com/
or by phone at 1-800-487-1493
** The Botany
BC 2013 Program and registration will be available on line by late April.
http://www.seerevelstoke.com/vacation
Brought to
you by the Botany BC 2013 organizing committee:
Craig DeLong, Tanis Gieselman,
Andy MacKinnon, Justine McCulloch, Terry McIntosh, Daniel Mosquin,
Mandy Ross, Laura Super & Elizabeth Easton
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Please feel free to direct
your questions to Elizabeth.Easton@gov.bc.ca