Lichens: Corals of the Forest

You’ve probably walked past them hundreds of times. Devil’s matchstick, frog pelt, lungwort, and, of course, fairy barf. While these sound like ingredients for a fictional witch potion, you can find these and more on a walk through the forests of British Columbia. Let us introduce you to a symbiotic relationship like no other—the lichens.

Producer, Editor, and Videographer - Katrina Pyne
Videographer - Grant Callegari

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Additional music courtesy the Free Music Archive - MIT Symphony Orchestra
Additional video clips courtesy the Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory and the Natural World Film Archive

Interviewee - Troy McMullin (Canadian Museum of Nature)
Also Featured - Andrew Simon (University of Victoria)