US EditionTiny but mighty: celebrate camas, queen of Vancouver Island's Garry oak meadows
- On May 4, 2025, residents gathered at Oak Bay's Cattle Point to celebrate Camas Day, honoring a key native plant of Vancouver Island's Garry oak meadows.
- This event follows thousands of years since glaciers melted about 13,000 years ago, allowing the Garry oak ecosystem to spread but later shrink due to cooling climates.
- The remaining Garry oak ecosystems are now small pockets in British Columbia's Capital Region where camas, vital to south Island First Nations' diet, plays a crucial ecological role.
- Conservation biologist Matt Fairbarns described the camas bulb as converting starches into edible forms, while Margaret Lidkea called the camas flower a symbol of endangered Garry oak wallflowers.
- Urban development and climate change threaten Garry oak habitats, making community involvement essential to preserve this ecosystem and its life-supporting native plants.
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