I am hoping to film a Douglas Fir mother tree which is situated about 5 - 10 meters away from a Paper Birch.
I want to talk about how these two species share nutrients with each other in a seasonal pattern via the mycelium network.
Ideally in an old growth forest, in a very natural setting.
And hopefully within 2-3 hours of Vancouver city - the closer the better!
I would thoroughly appreciate anyone’s thoughts on this!
Many thanks in advance!
isn’t that where Suzanne Simard works? assuming precise locations aren’t already documented in her research, have you contacted her? who else would know better about this sort of thing?
Are you in Vancouver, BC or Vancouver, WA? Your iNat profile doesn’t give any hints.
Most forests near Vancouver, BC should have both species present; I know that Minnekhada Regional Park has both. Same with Pacific Spirit Regional Park. However I don’t know if you’d find the exact setup you’re looking for.
As for “old growth”, that is particularly rare, especially near Vancouver. There are plenty of mature forests. cf. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/managing-our-forest-resources/old-growth-forests/old-growth-maps
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Hey! thanks so much! ah yes i have tried to get in contact but i havent heard anything back, or from her ‘Mother Tree Project’. Its actually her work which I am basing this research and filming off of! Hopefully she might reply. Her work is fascinating!
Hey! Thanks SO much for your reply.
I am new to inaturalist, so i will be sure to update my details - thanks!
I will be working with a cameraman who is based in north of Vancouver BC - so this is really great to know. Thanks so much for the 2 recommendations.
I’ve never been to Canada (sadly), so this is good to know re the old growth and mature. Thanks so much
Sophie
In another forum topic, @earthknight shared a link for displaying a map with different species ranges in different colors. Here’s a version of that showing iNat observations for both Douglas Fir and Paper Birch. Zoom in to whatever area you might want to visit and you can see where these species have been observed close together. Of course, this won’t tell you if the Fir is large enough to be considered a “mother tree”, unless you can make that judgement by looking at the photos.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/map?taxa=48256,49883#12/49.2/-123.0
Yes, it’s amazing what an iNat URL can tell you, if you learn the right tricks! 
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