Derrick S Denholm
@derricksdenholm.bsky.social
UltraNerd Author, Artist, Music snob, Nature lover, Athiest, Vegetarian, Leftist, Gardener, Science geek. Nyckelharpa, HurdyGurdy, and Banjo aficionado. Vancouver-born Scots-Swede-Dutch compound.
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Grizzly tracks, on the North Tatalrose FSR, day after the first snow of the fall. For scale, my boot is 12 inches long. A big'n! Rear paw on left, front paw on right, with very long claw marks in the snow ahead of the toe prints. Northern BC, near Francois Lake. October 30, 2025. #grizzly #BCwild
October 31, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Big cottonwood, killed by the Nadina wildfire, a few years back. Out doing surveys on new growth in the aftermath. Northern BC, near Francoise Lake, BC. Oct 2025
October 31, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Big cottonwood, killed by the Nadina wildfire, a few years back. Out doing surveys on new growth in the aftermath. Northern BC, near Francoise Lake, BC. Oct 2025
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Quint in the first snow of the autumn, in a wide aspen grove near Bickle Lake, BC, just off the Tatalrose FSR. Northern British Columbia. Oct 30, 2025
October 31, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Quint in the first snow of the autumn, in a wide aspen grove near Bickle Lake, BC, just off the Tatalrose FSR. Northern British Columbia. Oct 30, 2025
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Sunday drive to Owen Hat, near Mount Nadina, in the burnt over forests above the west end of Francois Lake. An upright protrusion of columnar basalt, this is the most prominent of many in the area. Fairly in the middle of nowhere, we had the place all to ourselves. #Geology #BCWild #Nature
November 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Sunday drive to Owen Hat, near Mount Nadina, in the burnt over forests above the west end of Francois Lake. An upright protrusion of columnar basalt, this is the most prominent of many in the area. Fairly in the middle of nowhere, we had the place all to ourselves. #Geology #BCWild #Nature
November 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Big cottonwood, killed by the Nadina wildfire, a few years back. Out doing surveys on new growth in the aftermath. Northern BC, near Francoise Lake, BC. Oct 2025
October 31, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Big cottonwood, killed by the Nadina wildfire, a few years back. Out doing surveys on new growth in the aftermath. Northern BC, near Francoise Lake, BC. Oct 2025
Quint in the first snow of the autumn, in a wide aspen grove near Bickle Lake, BC, just off the Tatalrose FSR. Northern British Columbia. Oct 30, 2025
October 31, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Quint in the first snow of the autumn, in a wide aspen grove near Bickle Lake, BC, just off the Tatalrose FSR. Northern British Columbia. Oct 30, 2025
Grizzly tracks, on the North Tatalrose FSR, day after the first snow of the fall. For scale, my boot is 12 inches long. A big'n! Rear paw on left, front paw on right, with very long claw marks in the snow ahead of the toe prints. Northern BC, near Francois Lake. October 30, 2025. #grizzly #BCwild
October 31, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Blue chanterelles (Polyozellus atrlazulinus) still frozen from the previous night's frost, from my ulta-secret spot, picked on October 10 2025 Henkel-Nourse FSR, in Northern BC. #BCWild #WildMushroom #Foraging
October 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Blue chanterelles (Polyozellus atrlazulinus) still frozen from the previous night's frost, from my ulta-secret spot, picked on October 10 2025 Henkel-Nourse FSR, in Northern BC. #BCWild #WildMushroom #Foraging
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Pink spirea (Spiraea douglasii) growing in a nice big patch at the forest's edge, in the dry cool sub-boreal spruce zone. They prefer moist seepage areas with particular nutrient-poor soil, where they can dominate, and sometimes grow up to two meres tall. Near Tintagel in northern BC. August 2025.
August 18, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Pink spirea (Spiraea douglasii) growing in a nice big patch at the forest's edge, in the dry cool sub-boreal spruce zone. They prefer moist seepage areas with particular nutrient-poor soil, where they can dominate, and sometimes grow up to two meres tall. Near Tintagel in northern BC. August 2025.
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I have a secret spot that grows blue chanterelles (Polyozellus atrlazulinus) every fall, in a forest strip between two creeks, thus always wet. Perfect. These were picked Sept 26 2025, near Burns Lake, BC. The third photo is from 2024, showing what they look like without getting rained upon...
October 1, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I have a secret spot that grows blue chanterelles (Polyozellus atrlazulinus) every fall, in a forest strip between two creeks, thus always wet. Perfect. These were picked Sept 26 2025, near Burns Lake, BC. The third photo is from 2024, showing what they look like without getting rained upon...
Blue chanterelles (Polyozellus atrlazulinus) still frozen from the previous night's frost, from my ulta-secret spot, picked on October 10 2025 Henkel-Nourse FSR, in Northern BC. #BCWild #WildMushroom #Foraging
October 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Blue chanterelles (Polyozellus atrlazulinus) still frozen from the previous night's frost, from my ulta-secret spot, picked on October 10 2025 Henkel-Nourse FSR, in Northern BC. #BCWild #WildMushroom #Foraging
I have a secret spot that grows blue chanterelles (Polyozellus atrlazulinus) every fall, in a forest strip between two creeks, thus always wet. Perfect. These were picked Sept 26 2025, near Burns Lake, BC. The third photo is from 2024, showing what they look like without getting rained upon...
October 1, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I have a secret spot that grows blue chanterelles (Polyozellus atrlazulinus) every fall, in a forest strip between two creeks, thus always wet. Perfect. These were picked Sept 26 2025, near Burns Lake, BC. The third photo is from 2024, showing what they look like without getting rained upon...
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Sometimes, no matter how badly a tree is planted, it still survives. Squeezed out of its loose hole by frost, this one has sent rootlets far down in the hole. Near Tintagel in northern BC. P.S.: This is not a get off free card for lazy planters, as it is stunted and may not live. #BCtreeplanting
August 18, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Sometimes, no matter how badly a tree is planted, it still survives. Squeezed out of its loose hole by frost, this one has sent rootlets far down in the hole. Near Tintagel in northern BC. P.S.: This is not a get off free card for lazy planters, as it is stunted and may not live. #BCtreeplanting
Sometimes, no matter how badly a tree is planted, it still survives. Squeezed out of its loose hole by frost, this one has sent rootlets far down in the hole. Near Tintagel in northern BC. P.S.: This is not a get off free card for lazy planters, as it is stunted and may not live. #BCtreeplanting
August 18, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Sometimes, no matter how badly a tree is planted, it still survives. Squeezed out of its loose hole by frost, this one has sent rootlets far down in the hole. Near Tintagel in northern BC. P.S.: This is not a get off free card for lazy planters, as it is stunted and may not live. #BCtreeplanting
Pink spirea (Spiraea douglasii) growing in a nice big patch at the forest's edge, in the dry cool sub-boreal spruce zone. They prefer moist seepage areas with particular nutrient-poor soil, where they can dominate, and sometimes grow up to two meres tall. Near Tintagel in northern BC. August 2025.
August 18, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Pink spirea (Spiraea douglasii) growing in a nice big patch at the forest's edge, in the dry cool sub-boreal spruce zone. They prefer moist seepage areas with particular nutrient-poor soil, where they can dominate, and sometimes grow up to two meres tall. Near Tintagel in northern BC. August 2025.
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Quint with some black huckleberries high up in the ESSF zone (Engleman spruce, subalpine fir), the first of the season. A few weeks early, really. Near Burns Lake, in Northern BC. #terrier #huckleberries #BCWild
July 26, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Quint with some black huckleberries high up in the ESSF zone (Engleman spruce, subalpine fir), the first of the season. A few weeks early, really. Near Burns Lake, in Northern BC. #terrier #huckleberries #BCWild
Quint with some black huckleberries high up in the ESSF zone (Engleman spruce, subalpine fir), the first of the season. A few weeks early, really. Near Burns Lake, in Northern BC. #terrier #huckleberries #BCWild
July 26, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Quint with some black huckleberries high up in the ESSF zone (Engleman spruce, subalpine fir), the first of the season. A few weeks early, really. Near Burns Lake, in Northern BC. #terrier #huckleberries #BCWild
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Quint, looking for voles in the cotton grass, bog orchids, monkey flowers, and Sitka valerian in a nice seepage zone of a subapline meadow, near Burns Lake, BC, July 2025.
July 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Quint, looking for voles in the cotton grass, bog orchids, monkey flowers, and Sitka valerian in a nice seepage zone of a subapline meadow, near Burns Lake, BC, July 2025.
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Woodland pine drops [Pterospora andromedea Nutt.] just about halfway grown, now 40-50 cm tall. One of the few plants that grow here that do not photosynthesize and instead are myco-heterotrophs that partner with fungi to break down dead woody debris in the soil. Near Burns Lake, BC, July 2025
July 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Woodland pine drops [Pterospora andromedea Nutt.] just about halfway grown, now 40-50 cm tall. One of the few plants that grow here that do not photosynthesize and instead are myco-heterotrophs that partner with fungi to break down dead woody debris in the soil. Near Burns Lake, BC, July 2025
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Quint on top of the biggest hill near Davidson Lake, near Burns Lake BC, just before the monsoon-intensity rainfall smashed into us, on Friday morning, about 8:30 A.M.
July 21, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Quint on top of the biggest hill near Davidson Lake, near Burns Lake BC, just before the monsoon-intensity rainfall smashed into us, on Friday morning, about 8:30 A.M.
Quint, looking for voles in the cotton grass, bog orchids, monkey flowers, and Sitka valerian in a nice seepage zone of a subapline meadow, near Burns Lake, BC, July 2025.
July 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Quint, looking for voles in the cotton grass, bog orchids, monkey flowers, and Sitka valerian in a nice seepage zone of a subapline meadow, near Burns Lake, BC, July 2025.