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Post by elgecko on Jun 17, 2007 23:55:54 GMT
Friday morning our tour guide, Rich, took Gale and myself around to some sites to see some CP’s further east then what I usually go. Rich brought some hybrids with him, 3 clones of Drosera intermedia x rotundifolia (Drosera x beleziana) and Drosera intermedia X Drosera filiformis called Drosera hybrida, which he was kind enough to share with us. The first stop was Webbs Mill Bog. Curly Grass Fern Then he took us to another site where Drosera filiformis grows all over the sand roads. The last site that Rich was kind enough to take us to was a site that has a hybrid of Drosera intermedia X Drosera filiformis called Drosera hybrida. This plant is much smaller then Drosera filiformis. The leaves do not come to a point and the tentacles do not start till further up the petiole then Drosera filiformis. Rich told us that at one time there was a bunch of Drosera filiformis growing here. When we looked there was none to be found, and only about 6 or 7 Drosera hybrida left. The group that made it this year, Ron and his wife (taking the picture), Mike, Gale, and myself. We took the boats to Batsto Lake and paddled upstream. Gale came across this plant. I believe that it is Drosera intermedia x rotundifolia (Drosera x beleziana). Then early Sunday Morning we went for a little paddle in Atsion Lake. We also saw lots of Drosera intermedia and Drosera rotundifolia around Atsion Lake, but no Drosera filiformis.
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Post by maraxas on Jun 18, 2007 1:19:07 GMT
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Post by RL7836 on Jun 18, 2007 14:28:31 GMT
It was a great trip! The wildlife we saw & heard along w/ all of the CPs and great scenery was beyond my expectations. We had a blast! (check out that fish in the Osprey's talons - very cool) Along w/ all the sights & sounds, it's also excellent to be able to sit down and talk CPs with a bunch of friends that you've either just met or have not seen for a year or so. IMO, the boats clearly added another dimension to the trip - allowing the discovery of wildlife & CPs we would never have found if we stayed on terra firma.
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Post by Bogiron on Jun 22, 2007 17:35:57 GMT
Great photos Steve and Mike, What a weekend to remember! I want to go back again.
Rich- thanks for the great plants. They are looking great. I also am tickled with the approximately 20 varieties of sphagnum and have them planted. I put them in 2 inch pots with peat/ pearlite. With all those colors you could plant a bog garden in color. You'll have to put me in touch with someone who can ID sphagnum.
I have been reading about bogs and found a curious statement on a web page about the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve of Canada. It states "there are no mosquitoes in this bog. The acidity of the water discourages them from breeding here." Last year I used the tray system and had constant mosquitoes. So all I have to do is acidify the water? Cheers, Gale
PS Mike, Can you post the photo of the snake?
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Post by maraxas on Jun 22, 2007 20:28:42 GMT
Hey Gale, glad to see you on the board. Here is a link of the full size picture of the snake, I already sent it to Ron and he said its a common water snake: (It's really blurry because I took the picture while we were moving.) i150.photobucket.com/albums/s104/icpsforum/Pine_bar_batso_021.jpgI'm working on getting the other pictures up for you to download. Thanks again for letting me tag along in your canoe.
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Post by Bogiron on Jun 23, 2007 9:33:09 GMT
Thanks Mike, Yes the snake photo is pretty blurry. I should have kept the canoe still for the shot!
It was a real pleasure meeting you and spending time with you.
When you get time photobucket some photos of your plants and send me a link. I'll try to do the same.
When my new plants get going well I'll start propagating them and send you some babies and Ron too.
This is a pretty nice and huge forum. Glad you guys pointed it out to me. Gale
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Post by pinglover on Jun 24, 2007 20:17:10 GMT
Please let me know the next time any one visits this site. I'll hop a plane and join. Photos were excellent. I'm sold on visiting this site because of all the wonderful photos.
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Post by elgecko on Jun 24, 2007 22:17:41 GMT
pinglover, I'll be sure to post when I head out there next year. This was my third trip out to the Pine Barrens and staying at the same camp area. I may look into a new camping area for next year.
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Post by pinglover on Jun 25, 2007 1:06:02 GMT
I won't camp however I'm sure there are some local hotels. I'd like to bring 3 boys with me. All teenagers by next year. They are very respectful and considerate children and they have been well trained not to trample natural areas. I think this would be a great trip for me and the younger kids.
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Post by pinglover on Jun 25, 2007 1:13:01 GMT
I forgot to mention, the boys won't be camping either. I have no doubt they'd love to camp but my husband won't be going with us and I feel the need to keep them close to me. They are good kids but they're still kids. One of them is into CPs and wants to be an environmental engineer. The other vacillates between being a musician and a medical doctor. The third might be destined for the soup lines if he doesn't lose his interest in girls and start hitting the books but we'll see.
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Post by BarryRice on Jun 28, 2007 23:52:19 GMT
Great photos! The shots of each other in canoes are the kind I never take, but they really make it feel like a journey we could all take with you, even if only virtually.
Barry
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Post by pt888 on Sept 21, 2007 8:32:44 GMT
Hi,
Nice pictures of the Pine Barrens. Of course the pictures show most of the plants are submerged in water and it doesn't seem to affect them. I was thinking in the wild the roots were exposed to constant water, not most of the plant.
Thanks, RC
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Post by RL7836 on Sept 24, 2007 20:32:16 GMT
Nice pictures of the Pine Barrens. Of course the pictures show most of the plants are submerged in water and it doesn't seem to affect them. I was thinking in the wild the roots were exposed to constant water, not most of the plant. RC, Like many bog plants, CP may have an ideal water level in which they thrive but since water levels frequently fluctuate, they are very adaptable. It's not all that unusual to locate plants growing submerged (or nearly so). During one trip, I found a large S. flava growing in almost 12" of water on the shore of a lake. When I was last at Meadowview (several years ago), Phil had several large pots of Sarrs he placed in the water of the stream (?) that runs next to his place. IIRC, the pots were ~8" high and the tops of the pots were several inches under water - all of the plants were growing exceedingly well.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2007 23:02:21 GMT
did you by any chance see any utrics?
edit] sorry i didnt see the flowers...are those vulgaris? cornuta? or what.....
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Post by rocktroll on Feb 18, 2011 2:04:36 GMT
What a beautiful site. I pass Atision Lake weekly now it's just coming out of Ice bound. Across the street are many hummocks of sphagnum which are emerald green, I keep looking for hibernaculum and tell tail signs of last years growth. Still no luck. I will try a walk about this Sunday.
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