Greetings botanists and plant enthusiasts:

The wildflower season is upon us so let’s get at it!

We’ll follow the same basic schedule and locations as last year but this year we’ll have some different outing leaders to put a fresh perspective on things. The outing dates and locations will be posted on the CONC calendar soon but in the meantime here’s the basic schedule.

Date	Location
April 17 Friday	Okanagan Mountain/Golden Mile trailhead
April 24 Friday	Jackpine Meadows (to see Steer’s Head)
May 1 Friday	Beaver Lake Road/to 1st cattlegate
May 7 Thursday	Knox Mountain/Apex & Grainger trails
May 15 Friday	Lower Scenic Canyon
May 22 Friday	Beaver Lake Road/beyond 1st cattlegate
May 28 Thursday	Jackpine Meadows/Telemark Nordic
June 5 Friday	Three Forks Park
June 12 Friday	Wrinkly Face Park
June 19 Friday	Prather Creek/Goudie Rd
June 26 Friday	Larch Hills Nordic
July 3 Friday	Big White Rd/FSR201
July 10 Friday	Jackpine Meadows
July 17 Friday	Big White summit

As was the practice last year an email will be sent to you about a week before each outing providing details of the start times, location, and what you might expect to see.

See you out there.

Peter Courtney