Ms. Que Banh<p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/ThrowbackThursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThrowbackThursday</span></a><br>4 years ago, I first met this gentle giant.<br>It's one of the only older Western red <a href="https://beige.party/tags/cedar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cedar</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trees</span></a> left at <a href="https://beige.party/tags/W%CC%B1M%C3%8DYE%C5%A6EN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>W̱MÍYEŦEN</span></a>&nbsp;<a href="https://beige.party/tags/NatureSanctuary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureSanctuary</span></a>. Most of the land had been logged more than once before it was acquired for conservation &amp; rewilding. This is a 2nd growth cedar &amp; it is over 150 yrs old.</p><p>The W̱MÍYEŦEN&nbsp;<a href="https://beige.party/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> Sanctuary is a 42 acre protected forest and riparian area ​that supports biodiversity while preserving ecosystems and wildlife habitat. The tranquil natural environment, inspires an awareness of nature as teacher and essential ally.</p><p><a href="https://wmiyetennaturesanctuary.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wmiyetennaturesanctuary.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>I'm a member of this local, biodiverse nature sanctuary. They mainly rely on memberships &amp; public donations. They work with <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> leaders/educators/naturalists from <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Wsanec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wsanec</span></a> First Nations. The name was changed from the former Mary Lake Sanctuary to W̱MÍYEŦEN&nbsp;Nature Sanctuary to respect that the property is on native lands.</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/Forests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Forests</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TreeLovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TreeLovers</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TreeHugger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TreeHugger</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CedarTreeOfLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CedarTreeOfLife</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/YYJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YYJ</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Saanich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Saanich</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VictoriaBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VictoriaBC</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VancouverIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VancouverIsland</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VanIsle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VanIsle</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PacificNorthwest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificNorthwest</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Cascadia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cascadia</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PNW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PNW</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/DisabledHiker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisabledHiker</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Environmentalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environmentalist</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/NatureConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureConservation</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Stewardship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stewardship</span></a></p>