This illustration is drawn from real life at Finger Tatuk Lakes Provincial Park a year after a lightning fire. Fires occur frequently in this ecosystem, creating a mosaic of forest ages across the landscape supporting a wide diversity of habitat types. Climate change and industrial logging impede this essential cycle.

The Life after Disturbance series highlights the importance of natural cycles of death and life in primary forests, and cultivates an appreciation for their beauty and ecological value. This series of illustrations showcases landscapes in the wake of four common natural disturbances in Interior BC – fire, spruce beetle, looper moth, and pine beetle. This project documents the rich ecological stories of the diversity of life that thrive in post-disturbance landscapes.