BOTANY BC 2008 - Powell River and Texada Island

BOTANY BC 2008 will take place from Thursday, May 15th through Sunday, May 18th, 2008, based out of Powell River on BC's Sunshine Coast. Field trips will visit sites around Powell River including Texada Island and possibly Savary Island.

2008 Botany BC in beautiful Powell River is reaching maximum capacity.

Due to an enthusiastically overwhelming response we will have to halt registration effective May 6, 2008 or when we reach 100 people, whichever comes first, for this year's Botany BC Conference on the Sunshine Coast. A wait list will be maintained in the event some of the current registrants are unable to attend and people will be contacted in order of receipt of indication of interest. Thank you for your continued enthusiastic support of Botany BC.

General Info & Maps for Powell River/Texada Island

More general accommodation information and maps can be found at:

Powell River Tourism: http://www.discoverpowellriver.com/

Powell River Area Maps:  http://discoverpowellriver.com/maps

Accommodation:

Below are the names of some accommodation in the Powell River area that are suggested as places people might want to book either because we get a group discount and are holding at least one of events there (Beach Gardens & Rodmay) or because other Botany BC participants are staying there and have recommended them:

Remember you must mention that you are part of the Botany BC group to receive a special rate.

Beach Gardens Resort - $80 – 125 (b4 discount)  http://www.beachgardens.com/

Rodmay Hotel $60 – 85 (b4 discount)  http://www.rodmayheritagehotel.com/rooms.html

Powell River Guest House $25 - $30  http://www.hostelworld.com:80/availability.php/PowellRiverHarbourGuesthouse-PowellRiver-12658

Suggested camping spot:

Willingdon Beach Campground  http://www.willingdonbeach.ca/

BOTANY BC is an annual meeting of botanists and plant enthusiasts of British Columbia and is open to anyone interested in plants regardless. Although BOTANY BC meetings are focused to British Columbia, we welcome all the plant enthusiasts from the neighbouring provinces/states, and from elsewhere in the world.

Botany BC Registration and program are now posted.

To be added to the email list for more information, please contact:

Elizabeth Easton (250) 953-3488
e-mail: Elizabeth.Easton@gov.bc.ca