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: Long Beach, Rainforest Trail, Comber’s Beach, Ucluelet; Elkington property, Duncan; Metchosin Park; Rocky Point; Koksilah Ridge; Royal Roads; Montreul Hill; Mary Hill, Metchosin; Government House; Tod Inlet; Freeman King Park; Salt Spring Island; Discovery Island; Highlands; Wenatchee Forest, WA; Suttle Lake, OR; San Juan Ridge; Coquitlam; Cottle Creek; Nanaimo; Port Renfrew; Rithet’s Bog; Cowichan Lake; Layritz Park; Devonian Park; Albert Head; Heal’s Rifle Range; Matheson Lake; Beacon Hill Park; Incomappleux Valley; East Sooke Park; Mill Hill Park; Thetis Lake Park; SVIMS Show; Observatory Hill; Skirt Mountain; Trout Lake, WA; Mount Adams; Shawinigan Lake.

In Collection:

• Oluna Ceska and Adolf Ceska Collection

Creator

• Ceska, Oldriska

Contributor

• Češka, Adolf, 1939-

Subject

• Plants
• Biology
• Mushrooms
• Mushrooms--Identification
• Botanical illustration
• Botany
• Mushrooms--Research
• Fungi
• Art
• Parks

Language

• eng
• ces

Date created

• November 2002 to May 2005

Resource type

• Text
• Still Image

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Extent

• 1 sketchbook (216 pages) ; 22.7 x 15.4 cm

Geographic Coverage

• British Columbia--Saanich--Observatory Hill
• British Columbia--Cowichan Lake
• British Columbia--Shawinigan Lake
• Washington (State)--Wenatchee National Forest
• British Columbia--Port Renfrew
• British Columbia--Koksilah Ridge
• British Columbia--Metchosin
• Pacific Ocean--Tod Inlet
• British Columbia--Saltspring Island
• British Columbia--Long Beach
• British Columbia--Albert Head Lagoon Regional Park
• British Columbia--Capital Regional District--Rocky Point
• British Columbia--Metchosin--Mary Hill
• British Columbia--Skirt Mountain
• British Columbia--Nanaimo
• British Columbia--Coquitlam
• British Columbia--Highlands
• British Columbia--Matheson Lake
• British Columbia--Discovery Islands
• British Columbia--Cottle Creek
• British Columbia--Victoria--Beacon Hill Park
• British Columbia--Ucluelet
• British Columbia--Duncan
• British Columbia--Metchosin--Devonian Regional Park
• British Columbia--Pacific Rim National Park Reserve--Rainforest Trail
• British Columbia--Pacific Rim National Park Reserve--Combers Beach Trail
• British Columbia--Langford--Gold Mine Trail
• British Columbia--Duncan--Elkington House
• British Columbia--Metchosin--Montreul Hill
• British Columbia--Saanich--Francis/King Regional Park
• British Columbia--Saltspring Island--Mount Maxwell Park
• Oregon--Suttle Lake
• British Columbia--Esquimalt--Highrock Park
• British Columbia--Capital Regional District--San Juan Ridge
• British Columbia--Pinecone Burke Provincial Park
• British Columbia--Nanaimo--Chase River Estuary Park
• British Columbia--Nanaimo--Cottle Creek
• British Columbia--Nitinat River
• British Columbia--Manning Provincial Park--Beaver Pond Trail
• British Columbia--Saanich--Rithet's Bog Conservation Area
• British Columbia--Caramanah Walbran Park
• British Columbia--Saanich--Layritz Park
• British Columbia--Metchosin Wilderness Park
• British Columbia--Saanich--Heal's Rifle Range
• British Columbia--Nanaimo--Harewood Plains
• British Columbia--Nanaimo--Cable Bay Trail
• British Columbia--Nanaimo--Winchelsea Islands
• British Columbia--Incomappleux River Valley
• British Columbia--Metchosin--Pearson College Trail
• British Columbia--East Sooke Regional Park
• British Columbia--Somenos
• British Columbia--Langford--Mill Hill Regional Park
• British Columbia--Thetis Lake Regional Park
• British Columbia--Kemp Lake
• British Columbia--Sooke River Campground
• British Columbia--Saltspring Island--Ruckle Park
• British Columbia--Langford--Miniskirt Mountain
• British Columbia--Saltspring Island--Mount Erskine Park
• British Columbia--Victoria
• British Columbia--Furry Creek (Creek)
• Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific
• British Columbia--Manning Provincial Park
• British Columbia--Bamfield
• Washington (State)--Deception Pass State Park
• Washington (State)--Trout Lake (Klickitat County : Lake)
• Washington (State)--Mount Adams

Coordinates

• 48.42564, -123.23763
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Additional physical characteristics

• Hardcover.
• Michael Hill jewelry catalogue located inside back cover.
• Scrap piece of paper located inside back cover - one side blank, other side has some information about alignment buttons for a program.

Physical Repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• Oluna Ceska and Adolf Ceska Collection

Provenance

• Gift of Adolf Ceska, February 2023.

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• printed ephemera
• sketchbooks
• journals (accounts)
• pencil drawings
• surveys (documents)
• field notes
• drawings (visual works)

Archival item identifier

• Accession Number: 2022-066; Item: 1.3

Fonds title

• Oluna Ceska and Adolf Ceska fonds

Fonds identifier

• SC677

Is referenced by

• Special Collections finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/oluna-ceska-and-adolf-ceska-fonds

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

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/cny0-0j97

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