Sketchbook 04

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Field journal of mycofloristic (mushroom) surveys with detailed illustrations by Oluna Ceska. Each specimen has been labelled by name, as well as by the location, date, and substrate where it was found. Additional observations include physical characteristics, smell, size, and spore size. The research focuses primarily on the southern Vancouver island region. Many of the studied specimens are from Observatory Hill, Victoria. Additional research locations include the Gulf Islands, Haida Gwaii, the BC mainland, the Yukon, Washington, and Oregon. Locations visited in the journal include: Shawinigan Lake; Skirt Mountain; Sidney; Highlands; Harewood Planes; Nanaimo; Burnaby Island, Moresby Island, Kendrick Point, Haida Gwaii; Observatory Hill; Mesachie Lake; Metchosin Park Echo Lane Farm; Nanoose Bay; Royal Roads; Heal’s Rifle Range; Nanaimo; Cabbage Island; Portland Island; Salt Spring Island; Tall Timbers; McGillivray forest fire; Chase; Duncan; Rocky Point, DND; Ross Island; Kunghit Island; Raspberry Cove; Jordan River; Nitihaht Hatchery; SVIMS Show; Glinz Lake; Galiano Island; Trout Lake, WA; Mount Kobau, Osoyoos; Langford; Mount Wells; Tod Inlet; Ucluelet; Christmas Hill; Island View Beach.

In Collection:
Creator Contributor Subject Language Date created Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 1 sketchbook (218 pages) ; 23 x 15.4 cm
Geographic coverage Coordinates
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Additional physical characteristics
  • Hardcover.
  • Loose ephemera includes: information card from "Science Literacy Week: Botanical British Columbia and Beyond", September 17-23; information card for ceramic mushrooms - "Lorenzen Ceramics, Alma and Ernst Lorenzen"; information card for one of Ceska's notebooks, "2005-2007"; information about various species in Heals R. R. (Dec. 22 2003), Royal Roads (Feb. 7 2004), and Observation Hill (Nov. 28 2004)
Physical repository Collection
  • Oluna Ceska and Adolf Ceska Collection
Provenance
  • Gift of Adolf Ceska, February 2023.
Provider Genre Archival item identifier
  • Accession Number: 2022-066; Item: 1.4
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • June 2024
Technical note
  • Scanned on Plustek OpticBook A300 Plus at 600 DPI by MT. Metadata by KD.
Rights
  • Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
DOI

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