Helping a handful of endangered snails across the trail! They’re active again... Oregon Forestsnails are an endangered land snail, that live in close association with their preferred food source, stinging nettle. They are red-listed in BC, with a restricted range in Canada and poor dispersal ability. They are distinguished from the abundant introduced European grovesnail, by a white flared aperture lip and deep central pit (see second photo). They are most active in spring and fall when temperature is moderate and conditions are moist. They are found in the nettle near Mundy trailhead and Colony Farm Road Trail - and unfortunately head out onto the trail where they can be crushed. If you see any on the trail this spring, be careful not to crush them. You can help them out by gently moving them across the trail - be careful of the stinging nettle when setting them down.
