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SUMMARY:Ron Long, Photographer presentation
DESCRIPTION:PINK MOUNTAIN\n\nThanks to a chance meeting with photograp
 her and naturalist Ron Long in a laundromat on the Alaska Highway this
  summer, there is now a connection between Salt Spring and an extraord
 inary miniature world perched high on a mountain top in northern BC. P
 ink Mountain is a strange phenomenon, a table top mountain surrounded 
 by peaks of the more regular pointy variety. A rough dirt road leads t
 o the windswept plateau and, in late June, to an unequalled display of
  arctic and alpine wildflowers that simply does not occur anywhere els
 e. Many of these plants are rare or at least are rarely seen and are n
 ever seen in the combination and numbers that are found on Pink Mounta
 in.\n\nRon Long has been photographing and documenting Pink Mountain f
 lora and fauna for several years and is also working to protect this t
 iny northern gem from oil and gas and wind power developments. On the 
 day of our visit, we were treated to the exuberant dance of a lone car
 ibou through the wildflowers, a pair of ptarmigan almost perfectly cam
 ouflaged, and a bevy of wind power technologists dismantling a test ri
 g. A new gas well head, complete with large parking lot, is located in
 congruously at the far end of the plateau.\n\nOn Thursday November 18,
  islanders will have the opportunity to visit Pink Mountain and its am
 azing flora and fauna. Ron Long will be presenting the area's birds an
 d animals and especially the plants and their fascinating adaptations 
 to an extreme environment. Ron Long was a photographer at Simon Fraser
  University for thirty-six years. He has an interest in British Columb
 ia wildflowers that goes back forty years. Now retired, Ron travels ex
 tensively around the world and closer to home. His illustrated talks a
 bout his experiences are well attended by a wide audience consisting o
 f plant/nature lovers and those who enjoy good photography.\n\nThe eve
 nt is part of the SSI Conservancy speaker series and is co-sponsored b
 y the Trail and Nature Club. Lions Hall, Thursday Nov 18, 7:00 pm, adm
 ission by donation.\n\nFor more information visit https://ssphotog.nin
 g.com/events/ron-long-photographer
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LOCATION:Lion's Hall
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ORGANIZER:Trail and nature Club/SSI Conservancy
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