Looking Beyond The Water: WCS 2019 Presentation

[@KevinOutdoors]

Great presentation, and interesting to see Poison Ivy on the Bloodvein. I live in Northwestern Ontario (Thunder Bay) and have travelled Woodland Caribou Provincial Park and surrounding areas extensively. I have only found Poison Ivy a few times in this part of the world and thought it didn't occur that far north. Always a pleasure to learn something.

[@PaulKirtley]

Hi Kevin, yes I was surprised to see it there too. There was a pocket of it near one of our camps. There were also other species nearby I didn't see much of elsewhere on the trip, either, such as nannyberry. It's always fascinating to see how the plants vary along this travel corridors and how we might have influenced the spread of species such as yarrow (which I've seen a fair bit of along the Bloodvein) by travelling them. I'm glad you enjoyed the presentation. Thanks for your comments. Warm regards, Paul

[@KevinOutdoors]

@@PaulKirtley Yes there is always the chance that someone brought the plants along these significant corridors. Either on purpose or seeds hitching a ride by accident. There is a portage in Quetico that was the main route during the fur trade that has a significant presence Red Oak. Just there right along the trail. Clearly at the edge of its range but a good chance someone carried a few acorns there.

[@bryantdavis3710]

Thank you Mr. Kirtley. This was like an early Christmas present! I miss seeing more of you on here. Cheers and Happy Holidays from the US.

[@PaulKirtley]

Thank you Bryant. I'm glad you value my material here. I really would like to put more on KZbin. New Year's resolution for 2020.... All the best, Paul

[@darronlockett9211]

Great presentation Paul. Went on my first canoeing trip recently and realized that my plant identification skills were very weak. I could tell some plants that I could use, but I didn't have a lot of knowledge of what to stay away from. Its something I started working on in my free time. Happy to see you making a presentation about it. Cheers!

[@PaulKirtley]

Hi Darron, thanks for your comments. I'm really glad this was well timed for you in learning more about the relevant plants. Make sure you get the extra resources mentioned too as these will add more depth. Happy paddling! Paul

[@PhilEvansOnline]

As always, informative and engaging. Thanks for sharing.

[@PaulKirtley]

My pleasure Phil. Thanks for watching.

[@CommonCentsOutdoorsman]

Well done Paul. Always look forward to your presentations!

[@PaulKirtley]

Thanks. Glad you liked this one.

[@getsmart3701]

Great video mate, always good to see another video from you...keep"em coming.

[@PaulKirtley]

Thanks. I have more in the pipeline.

[@inthewoodswithbigfoot3941]

Great talk Paul! I would love to do a trip with you, but I need to get a lot more experience in my canoe as I am a beginning paddler. Thanks for all of your tremendous contribution to the community!

[@PaulKirtley]

Just keep paddling my friend, doing trips you enjoy, even short trips. You'll improve dramatically just getting out. And remember to enjoy the journey of the learning experience :-) Thanks for your kind words. I'm glad you appreciate my work. All the best, Paul

[@CostaBushcraftandSurvival]

Great video, master!

[@PaulKirtley]

Thank you sir.

[@LundysWildcampBushcraft]

Very interesting video Paul thanks for sharing have a great Christmas atvb jimmy 😎😎

[@PaulKirtley]

Thank you Jimmy. Have a wonderful festive period. Warm regards, Paul

[@migranthawker2952]

Despite there being plenty of seats, ther's always someone who has to sit in front of the camera!! Cheers from Redwineimbiber 👍

[@PaulKirtley]

It's one of the laws of filming presentations haha ;-)