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I. McT. [Ian McTaggart] Cowan 1935 Thetis Lake, VI [Vancouver Island], BC. [British Columbia]
Sept [September] 8, 1935.
Walked completely around Thetis
Lake. Bright sunny day, no wind.,
no rain for several weeks. Lake
in two parts with narrow channel
connecting Western [word crossed out] Eastern half, about 1/2 mile
long by 1/4 mile wide. Shores largely
steep bluffs with very occasional
marshy spots, these never more
than a few 20-30 ft [feet] long. Shores
timbered to waters edge with mixed
growth of Douglas fir + arbutus,
occasional Jack pine. Undergrowth
salal on drier spots, bracken closer
to the water.
Western half about 1/2 mile x 1/4 to 1/8
mile; shores largely low, marshy,
two bays with small patches of
rushes + water lilies. About
half acre of swampy meadow at
extreme end. The vegetation around
this part is largely deciduous. Close
to the water, willow + Alnus
sitchensis, further from river
Alnus rubra + Cornus nuttali [underlined] [nuttallii].
Undergrowth largely bracken +
salal, some brambles. In places
Spirea discolor is abundant.
On the eastern half bird
life is scarce. A few robins +
nuthatches, 2 juncos were all
the birds seen.
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