Edible plant walk at Miles Canyon

The Yukon Conservation Society offers guided walks in Whitehorse, for people who want to learn about local plants.

Guides point out what’s edible and what to avoid.

Whitehorse community garden

Whitehorse’s community garden gets plenty of sunlight even though it’s at the foot of this bluff.

Fall colours on the trails

Spotted on the Porcupine Ridge trail: The very beginning of fall colours on August 17.

Flowers of Yukon: All around Whitehorse

All these flowers were photographed during a bike ride. Late July seems to be their peak time of year.

The Agridome: Prototype for Arctic agriculture

The Cold Climate Innovation Centre at Yukon College has built a prototype Agridome. Glenn Scott says he hopes the design will prove so energy-efficient as to make it cost-effective to grow produce in the Arctic.

Fall colours in Riverdale

   

On the Upper Riverdale trail you can see bright orange, yellow and red colours beginning to blend in with the green leaves.

Experimental greenhouse at Yukon College

Yukon College has some interesting projects. One of them is this experimental greenhouse which is attempting to discover ways of growing produce in the arctic. 

This all-season prototype in Whitehorse uses colourful LED lights to grow plants.

One use could be vegetables in small remote communities. The greenhouse includes a motorized shutter which opens and closes a window; sealing the cold outside in times of darkness. 

July flowers

I don’t know the species but this is a very nice-lookign summer flower. 

 

Colours of spring

Early May brings the return of plant life. Buds are now starting to open on the leafy trees along the Hidden Lake trail in Whitehorse.

Spring burst

This tree damage is caused by freezing and thawing of the sap. It looks like the trees exploded from within.