A feild trip with Kallum McDonald
Two ERVCC members reached out to Kallum McDonald (MsC in Plant Biology) after learning about patches of prairie he has revealed in the central river valley. On June 18th, Kallum generously took us on a tour near Kennedale Ravine to show us his discoveries.
Patches of priarie time capsules
Nowhere have I seen so many native species in central Edmonton. Some plants like Needle and thread grass I have only seen at Grasslands National Park! Knowing such richness is here in the central river valley makes me feel Edmonton’s roots more palpably. Kallum’s tour helped us appreciate how wonderfully special Edmonton’s river valley is as a biodiversity hotspot.
Kallum explained how he discovered these biodiversity hotspots by using satellite images and ground truthing sites that appeared similar to known prairie.
Rock with lichen and a X in bloom. Likely rosa Arkansana to the right
Two typle of native sage X (on the left) and Y (on the right)
we followed the rainbow
The rain took a break during our entire 2 hour walk
