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Common Bird's Nest Fungus (Crucibulum laeve)Observer
arcticaquilegiaDescription
Multiple stages present. Boot Lake Trail.
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Drummond's Bluebell (Mertensia sibirica var. drummondii)Observer
caritaDescription
Maria Leung/Don Reid have indicated that Mertensia drummondii is potentially useful for delineating KBAs (based on standard criteria which includes COSEWIC/NatureServe ranks). Specimen will be transferred from private collection to Canadian Museum of Nature; one of 14 records along the North American Arctic coast to date (2022). Current thought is that it is a Beringian relict, a species unique to glacial refugia.
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Red-sided Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. parietalis)Observer
dmschockDescription
A real treat and a surprise to find this snake here.
I quickly must mention, before anyone sends any hate my way, this snake was encountered and documented while I was doing herp surveys in the Fort Smith area; all wildlife permits were in place and this snake encounter information was included in official reports to wildlife authorities. The snake was released unharmed shortly after photo was taken.
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Freshwater Sponges (Family Spongillidae)Observer
luckyjackDescription
images from area where other sponges photographed to give indication of individual and colony size
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Collared Pika (Ochotona collaris)Observer
arnolds4Description
Building a haypile and chased by a weasel
