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A Camosun Bog Adventure!

To understand how the bog functions, you need to understand sphagnum moss. The moss is a member of the phylum Bryophyta. These non-vascular plants, no xylem or phloem, are one of the first land plants on earth. The moss is green, with some parts that are clear. The green is the chlorophyl that helps the moss achieve photosynthesis, and the

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A Humming Sort of Day

We had a great time in the forest last Tuesday. The forest is beginning to wake up after our long winter. Our senses were awakened with the colours and smells of spring. Hummingbirds were stars of the day and after a swing and a climb we settled down to explore these amazing creatures. Hummingbirds are only found in the Americas.

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Buzzing Fun!

Mason bees were the stars of the day last week. We headed through the Lupin meadow admiring the newly surfaced leaves as we went. We did spot a few tree frogs but they were very quick to disappear into the grass hiding themselves away from us. We settled down and began our investigation into exactly who these little creatures are.

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Fantastical Eagles

A fantastic eagle outing was had by all last week, the sun was shining and the eagles performed beautifully! As we made our way towards the eagles nest the children checked every tree we came across looking for the eagle’s nest, when they finally laid eyes on the treasure there was an audible gasp at the shear size of the

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