Alpine
Pathways
![Alpine Plants](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/alpinepathway_1170x200-480x200.jpg)
1In 1 playlists
British Columbia has high mountains. Lots of them. In fact, more than 12 per cent of the province is alpine tundra—land above the trees. The alpine tundra is a land of extremes. Trees can’t grow at such high elevations because of cold temperatures. The growing season is brief, and some areas are covered by snow…
View Pathway![Mary Henry’s Journey to a Tropical Valley](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/MGHwithHorse-banner-480x200.jpeg)
5In 5 playlists
American botanist Mary Gibson Henry collected plants in northeastern BC in 1931. Her pioneering journey was recorded on film. Lucky for us, BC Archives has a copy.
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![Temperature and Vegetation Changes](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/listen-placeholder.jpg)
Temperature and Vegetation Changes
Listen![360 Mountain Stream](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RS6JkWf1Iko/hqdefault.jpg)
360 Mountain Stream
Watch![Collecting](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_0101-480x360.jpg)
Collecting
Look![Mountain Collecting](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_0088-480x360.jpg)
Mountain Collecting
Look![Scenic Workspace](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_0099-480x360.jpg)
Scenic Workspace
Look![Tiny Botanist](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_0186-480x360.jpg)
Tiny Botanist
Look![Alpine avens- a plant we rarely see](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Alpine-avens-Geum-rossii-480x360.jpg)
Alpine avens- a plant we rarely see
Look![Plant Genetics](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/listen-placeholder.jpg)
Plant Genetics
Listen![Plant Detectives and Pollen Analysis](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/listen-placeholder.jpg)
Plant Detectives and Pollen Analysis
Listen![Alpine Plant Adaptations](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/listen-placeholder.jpg)
Alpine Plant Adaptations
Listen![Alpine Biome](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/listen-placeholder.jpg)
Alpine Biome
Listen![Tree Line and Temperature](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/listen-placeholder.jpg)
Tree Line and Temperature
Listen![Glacial Retreat](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/listen-placeholder.jpg)
Glacial Retreat
Listen![After the Last Ice Age](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/listen-placeholder.jpg)
After the Last Ice Age
Listen![Oldest plant in the botany collection](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2018sl0712080-480x360.jpg)
Oldest plant in the botany collection
Look![Snow line](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Snow-line-480x360.jpg)
Snow line
Look![Rapid glacial retreat](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Rapid-glacial-retreat-480x360.jpg)
Rapid glacial retreat
Look![Habitat Diversity](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Collecting-visit-every-habitat-480x360.jpg)
Habitat Diversity
Look![Beringia](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Beringia-Using-DNA-to-trace-northern-hemisphere-alpine-plant-movements-480x360.jpg)
Beringia
Look![Alpine fossils](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Alpine-fossils-480x360.jpg)
Alpine fossils
Look![Plant Dryer](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fsEQFgUJub0/hqdefault.jpg)
Plant Dryer
Watch![BioBlitz Discoveries](https://img.youtube.com/vi/QMSEanK8Fm8/hqdefault.jpg)
BioBlitz Discoveries
Watch![Great Tundra](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Great Tundra
Read![Small size](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Image-20-Small-size-KMarr-RBCM-480x360.jpg)
Small size
Look![Tundra Death Camas](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Image-21-Tundra-death-camas-KMarr-RBCM-480x360.jpg)
Tundra Death Camas
Look![Alpine Locoweed](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Image-18-Alpine-locoweed-KMarr-RBCM-480x360.jpg)
Alpine Locoweed
Look![Dwarf Willow](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Image-17-Dwarf-willow-KMarr-RBCM-480x360.jpg)
Dwarf Willow
Look![Tolmie’s Saxifrage cushion](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Image-15-Tolmies-saxifrage-cushion-KMarr-RBCM-480x360.jpg)
Tolmie’s Saxifrage cushion
Look![Growing close to the ground](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Image-16-Growing-close-to-ground-KMarr-RBCM-480x360.jpg)
Growing close to the ground
Look![Tolmie’s Saxifrage](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Image-14-Tolmies-saxifrage-KMarr-RBCM-480x360.jpg)
Tolmie’s Saxifrage
Look![Moss Campion butterfly](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Image-13-Moss-campion-butterfly-KMarr-RBCM-480x360.jpg)
Moss Campion butterfly
Look![Moss Campion flowers](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Image-11-Moss-campion-flowers-KMarr-RBCM-480x360.jpg)
Moss Campion flowers
Look![Moss Campion cushion](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Image-12-Moss-campion-cushion-KMarr-RBCM-480x360.jpg)
Moss Campion cushion
Look![Moss Campion](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Image-10-Moss-campion-KMarr-RBCM-480x360.jpg)
Moss Campion
Look![Tundra](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Image-9-tundra-KMarr-RBCM-480x360.jpg)
Tundra
Look![Spreading Stonecrop](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Image-8-Spreading-stonecrop-KMarr-RBCM-480x360.jpg)
Spreading Stonecrop
Look![Mountain Sorrel](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Image-7-Mountain-sorrel-KMarr-RBCM-480x360.jpg)
Mountain Sorrel
Look![Bare surface](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Image-6-Bare-surface-KMarr-RBCM-480x360.jpg)
Bare surface
Look![Smooth rock](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Image-4-Smooth-Rock-KMarr-RBCM-480x360.jpg)
Smooth rock
Look![Glaciers](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Image-2-Glaciers-KMarr-RBCM-480x360.jpg)
Glaciers
Look![Moraine](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Image-3-Moraine-KMarr-RBCM-480x360.jpg)
Moraine
Look![Greenland](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Image-1-JW-Marr-Greenland-480x360.jpg)
Greenland
Look![Ice Grass](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RCaBrED4Jjk/hqdefault.jpg)
Ice Grass
Watch![Pale Poppy drawing #2](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/pale_poppy_specimen-480x360.jpg)
Pale Poppy drawing #2
Look![Pale Poppy drawing #1](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/pale_poppy_live-480x360.jpg)
Pale Poppy drawing #1
Look![Vancouver Island Marmot](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Web_Vancouver-Island-Marmot-480x360.jpg)
Vancouver Island Marmot
Look![Botany at the Royal BC Museum](https://img.youtube.com/vi/btZkZjNHdA0/hqdefault.jpg)
Botany at the Royal BC Museum
Watch![Dr. Ken Marr](https://img.youtube.com/vi/7N3_EqeK_xw/hqdefault.jpg)
Dr. Ken Marr
Watch![Mary Gibson Henry](https://img.youtube.com/vi/c6Gl5B4vLFE/hqdefault.jpg)