On June 6th Margarit and I were invited to attend an event put on by the Nature Conservancy of Canada. We strongly support this charity, and have for a number of years. They are a land trust that seeks to purchase or lease private land and protect important natural habitat. These special places are permanently protected from development and just left wild. The public is allowed foot access to some of these areas.
One such place is the Coyote Lake Nature Sanctuary. It was originally owned by a family named Hopkins, who I believe have since passed on. The land was taken over by the Nature Conservancy and a number of surrounding properties were added. The sanctuary is now about 1200 acres in size. It is mostly rolling forest with some small ponds and Coyote Lake. It is a transition zone where boreal forest, aspen parkland, and mountain forest are intermixed.
A guided hike took place on the date of our visit and there were about 20 other supporters, plus some staff on hand. There really is no grand landscape at this place, just lots of plants, wildflowers and birds. We got rained on by a brief shower at one point, but it was a really nice afternoon. I've included a few snapshots below that I took with my digital camera. I've learned long ago that my big view camera is not well suited to a guided hike with other participants, so I left it at home this time. Though I may venture back with it on my own at some point.
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