Three SAPAA’ites went on the hunt, June 2023, for three rare vascular plants. Unfortunately, only one was found. Nevertheless, the group enjoyed finding the common forest and creek flora.

1. Inspection Report
2. Images from Inspection

Inspection Report

Question	Q##	Response
		General Information
Date/Site/Submitter:	Q21/22/12	2023-06-08: Strawberry Creek (PNT); Patsy C.
Guest Names	Q14
SAPAA Member	Q16	Yes
		Over all Impression of the Site
What is the Naturalness of the Site? 4=Great, 0=Terrible	Q31	4 – Great
How Natural?: comments	Q32	An old homestead on site suggests the site was once subject to human occupation and a shallow ravine may indicate an earthwork, but now the site appears very natural and untouched, with mixedwood forest with natural understory and a creek topography altered by beavers.
		How was your visit to the PA?
Trip Duration	Q41	< half a day (e.g. < about 4 hours)
Why Did you Go?	Q42	Visit nature, Plant identification, PA Site inspection for SAPAA
Visit Details	Q43	I was hoping to relocate three rare species of vascular plant, known to have occurred there from previous (two) visits. Only one of them, hairy woodrush (Luzula acuminata) was found. The other two were stalked sedge (Carex pedunculata), and Clinton’s bulrush (Trichophorum clintoni) , both also known to occur in the region or same drainage.
		What is in the Site?
Ease to Visit	Q51	No signage nor facilities
Biological Observations	Q52	Can be difficult to find, with lack of a Natural Area sign. It is accessed from the southeast corner, with parking available in the gravel road going north from Twp Rd 474 from Hwy 771 close to Pigeon Lake. The creek crossing 474 a few metres from the corner helps to verify that one is in the right place, and the old homestead soon becomes visible. We accessed only the east side from the south, habitats of rich forest and luxuriant riparian vegetation. A dry, sandy, south-facing bank along Twp Rd 474 furnished further species of well-drained soils.
Submissions to iNaturalist	Q53	Yes
Geological Observations	Q54	The NA is located on a hill, with the creek draining from outside the natural area to the north and exiting under the road via a culvert No bare rock was noted or solid profiles dug.
Designation as a Protected Area	Q55	None Noted
Comments	Q56	Known from maps and previous visits.
		Human Activities/Disturbances
Agricultural Activities	Q61	None noted
Resource extraction	Q62	None Noted
Motorized disturbances (ATV or vehicle activity).	Q63	None Noted
Animal or self propelled activities	Q64	None Noted
Gathering and Dumping Activities	Q65	None Noted
Infrastructure encroachment	Q66	None Noted
Comments	Q67	Old homestead on site, but no infrastructure, wells, etc. noted with it.
		What Needs to be Done?
Remediation/Protection Activities Needed	Q71	Signs, Continued Monitoring
What Have you Done Recently to Help the site?	Q72	Visit and Submitted This Report!
Nearby Stewards?	Q73
Comments	Q74	No contact made with adjacent landowners.
Last Words	Q82	Further site visits are anticipated! Participants were Patsy Cotteill, Manna Parseyan and Juliette Billiet. We were pleased to note the occurrence of the mountain forest species heart-leaved Arnica (Arnica cordifolia), possibly at the eastern limit of its range; however, it was in a riparian habitat not woodland.

Images from Inspection