Red alder branches and wood are harvested for traditional pit cooking and smoking fish, while its bark is used medicinally to treat skin ailments, cleanse the blood, and make therapeutic teas.

Cattails are used for food or making mats or twine.

This beautiful lily adds peppery flavours to pit cooks.

Beyond its bright red berries, the thimbleberry offers edible young shoots, herbal tea leaves, and traditional medicinal uses.

Eelgrass beds are an important habitat and can be enjoyed for food and teas.

Native thistles that are edible.

Osoberry, also known as indian plum, chokecherry, or june plum.

Rare plant for eating and insect repellent.

Leaves and roots are used to make teas to treat several conditions.

Early spring blossoms make a great dish and medicine.

Popular spring berry for wildlife and humans.

An edible berry typically eaten with ooligian grease.

An introduced species with medicinal uses.

An unassuming year-round jelly fungus could save your life in a pinch.

Turkish Towel is a rough intertidal seaweed that is wonderful to use on the skin. It can also be used as an alternative to gelatin.

Lion’s Mane is a highly sought-after and choice mushroom not only for eating, but for its health benefits. Studies have linked Lion’s Mane to cognitive health, nerve regeneration, and much more.

West Coast Reishi / Vanish Conk is a highly medicinal mushroom with a striking shine on its cap. It makes a good tea or tincture that has many benefits!

A common edible red berry found throughout the Salish Sea.

A stinky plant with minty berries.

Beautiful wildflower that also feeds