Introduction

Mt. Edziza is located on the Talhtan Highlands of Northwestern BC and comprises the second largest volcanic complex in Canada (NRC 2006).  It is one of BC’s most remote provincial parks accessed along the Steward-Cassiar highway south to the Stikine River. Mt. Edziza is a unique alpine environment which not only possesses stunning alpine scenery, flora and fauna but its geological features make it truly unusual.  The volcanic landscape of the complex is composed of lava rock, cinder cones, obsidian deposits and vast plateaus of pumice sand.  The alpine flora that occupy this landscape are hardy species that have evolved and adapted to the harsh climate and site conditions.

This project presents a photographic perspective of alpine flora of the Mt. Edziza volcanic complex exhibiting the beauty of these fragile yet hardy plant species. It demonstrates the resilience of plant communities and component species that are re-occupying the barren lava flows and fields of rock.