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I spent the past week in Ottawa attending the International Symposium for Homogeneous Catalysis, where I had the tremendous privilege of sharing the single stage with so many distinguished scientists. I gave a talk on cobalt-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation, the subject of my Science paper last year. During the off times, I hit the great outdoors to see what southern Ontario had to offer.
My first trip, en route to Ottawa, was to the Purdon Conservation Area, where I saw a few late blooming Cypripedium reginae, some early flowering Platanthera aquilonis, and the ubiquitous Epipactis helleborine in bud. You can find pictures from that hike here.
On Wednesday, the conference let out in the early afternoon and I visited an area called the Long Swamp, about 40 km from downtown Ottawa. And it was spectacular:
That's Cypripedium reginae, the showy lady's slipper, in a fantastic tamarack fen. Growing right next to it were blooming Calopogon tuberosus and Pogonia ophioglossoides, with more E. helleborine in the drier woodland areas. And to top it all off, I made my way through this swamp with nothing but a hastily drawn map and a compass! The rest of the pictures from this trip are here.
My first trip, en route to Ottawa, was to the Purdon Conservation Area, where I saw a few late blooming Cypripedium reginae, some early flowering Platanthera aquilonis, and the ubiquitous Epipactis helleborine in bud. You can find pictures from that hike here.
On Wednesday, the conference let out in the early afternoon and I visited an area called the Long Swamp, about 40 km from downtown Ottawa. And it was spectacular:
That's Cypripedium reginae, the showy lady's slipper, in a fantastic tamarack fen. Growing right next to it were blooming Calopogon tuberosus and Pogonia ophioglossoides, with more E. helleborine in the drier woodland areas. And to top it all off, I made my way through this swamp with nothing but a hastily drawn map and a compass! The rest of the pictures from this trip are here.