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Colliery Dam Park is four-hectare B.C. Historic Provincial Park located at 635 Wakesiah Avenue, Nanaimo. I visited the park in the afternoon after it had lightly rained that morning. It was approximately 5 °C. It’s generally flat and forested predominately by Douglas Fir, Western Red Cedar, Western Hemlock, and Big Leaf Maples. There is a number of invasive plants such as Daphne, English Holly, English Ivy, Himalayan Blackberry, and Scotch Broom. I was aware that Scotch Broom was invasive, but I never realized English Ivy was too. Many of the trees and ferns were covered by the Ivy and it appeared the amount of ivy increased the farther from the main path you went. Additionally, there has been work done in recent years on the dams and spillways.
Hypothesize:
- How does the distribution and abundance of English Ivy change throughout the park and/or the main path?
- Do the dams and spillways affect the growth of certain plant species?
- How does the distribution and abundance of Daphne change throughout the park?
