I've been writing about the Sturgeon Banks habitat management area located where the Fraser river empties into the Strait of Georgia. The estuary is a majestic place of shrubs, grasses, reeds, and all sorts of critters.
Plant and wild life are abundant on these grassy plains, so it is important to manage them well. To this end, some major projects take place from time to time. I came across the following information board that delineates one such restoration project. It consists of dredging up sediment from the nearby river and depositing it along the shore, so it spreads out with the water action. This will help in restoring the tidal marshes that is home to a great variety of land, air, and marine species. Or so I understand it in a layman's way.
You know, as I was reading this board, I was thinking that I've had many ideas in my life that have been grandiose, but I always knew that they were just fantasy. Like flying a space shuttle for instance. Other ideas have been less ambitious and more standard fare. Finish homework. Finish school. Get a job. Get a place. Flirt with girls. Make my bed. And so on. But I never thought of sticking machines in a river and moving massive amounts of silt and sand. It takes special people to come up with those ideas and implement them. A valuable lesson for those of us who want to move the earth (with or without machines).
I'm still wondering about those logs and debris. How did they get there? They were scattered all over the fields. I got the sense that so close to the dyke, these lands flood during the winter months, bringing with them objects from afar. From what I've read, I believe that the water is a mixture of fresh and salt water, so these plants have adapted to that kind of habitat. You will notice that there are no big trees anywhere around, even though trees like pines, cedars, Douglas firs, spruces, and so forth grow abundantly in this province. As I mentioned, I'm no expert, but I'm sure something funky is going on those fields.
Uniqueness in a sea of sameness. Such bright vivid colours in a tapestry of green.
I took one last photo.
Then I knelt on the ground,
Opened the backpack,
And put away my camera gear.
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