THE FIR, THE FUNGUS & THE FOREST – THE STORY OF THE BIG TREE
This exhibit was created to honour a sentinel of the past:
• A cross-section of the iconic Bartholomew Road old-growth fir tree, which came down in the summer of 2015, is now permanently mounted in the Cortes Island Museum’s Heritage Garden.
• A feature exhibit in our gallery told the story of the tree and the people who preserved it. The display explored the importance of old-growth forests to First Nations, the environment, and early logging on Cortes. Mushroom lovers were particularly interested in our exploration of the interaction between the Agarikon and old-growth Douglas fir. As part of the presentation, Cortes artist/photographer David Ellingsen shared photographs from his exhibition The Last Stand.
The outside “cookie” is now part of our permanent exhibits.
Curated by Christian Gronau, Nancy Kendel, Ray Kendel and Bonnie MacDonald.
