Professor Dr. John Wagner
Environmental Research Project
Dilworth Mountain: Skeena Nature Trail
Brittney Broder
Dilworth Mountain: Skeena Nature Trail
Brittney Broder
Figure 10: Dilworth Mountain, Skeena Trail
(Map of Dilworth Mountain, Kelowna, British Columbia
accessed on Oct.30, 2011 from www.Googlemaps.com)
accessed on Oct.30, 2011 from www.Googlemaps.com)
Date, time and Purpose of Skeena Trail visits:
Date | Time Span | Focus |
September 29, 2011 | 1:30 – 2:30pm | Locate and observe area, few rough notes |
October 7, 2011 | 1:30 – 2:30pm | Select species to focus on, some photographs |
October 10, 2011 | 3:30 – 4:00pm | Identification research on several species |
October 22, 2011 | 2:00-2:30pm | Notes on culture and human impact, finish photographing area |
Figure 11: Skeena Nature Trail sign
(Photo by author)
The local location I am focusing my research on is Dilworth Mountain, Kelowna, particularly Skeena Nature trail. The image and chart above demonstrate the physical location of the trail itself as well as the record of my time spent there, which was spread across four days. To be honest, I find it difficult to pinpoint why I decided to research Skeena Nature Trail on Dilworth Mountain. I thought initially that a mountainous landscape would be an interesting research subject, as the Okanagan is so well-known for its wintersport accommodations. Kelowna is surrounded by mountains, which affects its ecological and cultural livelihood in many ways: winter tourism, diverse wildlife, a range of precipitation, as well as an aesthetically pleasing landscape. I researched the mountains that were within my range of transportation, and selected one that would be easy to return to frequently. Finding Dilworth Mountain was easy, but my initial location of choice (Dilworth Mountain Park) was nothing more than a stretch of radioactive-green grass, manually spread across a flat plot of land. I did, however, stumble upon Skeena Nature Trail somewhat by accident, and that was where I decided to base my research project. I will seek to describe the culture of Dilworth Mountain and Skeena Nature trail, identify several species I came across, as well as incorporate my own personal experience with this unique location.
Please see below for links to access the various branches of my research.
For easy accessibility, these links are also located at the TOP of the page as well as within the RIGHT sidebar.
For easy accessibility, these links are also located at the TOP of the page as well as within the RIGHT sidebar.
