Vancouver Island University (formerly Malaspina University-College) has a regional campus in Duncan that offers programs and courses in university transfer, access, trades and applied technology, health and human services, and career and academic preparation.he Coast Salish men and women of the Cowichan Tribes are makers of the world famous Cowichan Sweaters. Duncan is home to the BC Forest Discovery Centre. Before the CanadaâUnited States softwood lumber dispute, Duncan and the whole Cowichan Valley were a thriving lumber centre in British Columbia.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Letharia vulpina, commonly known as the wolf lichen (although the species name vulpina, from vulpine relates to the fox), is a fruticose lichenized species of fungus in the family Parmeliaceae.
A. From your description and photos, the problem is lichens growing on the bark of your trees. Lichens are a fungus living in a symbiotic (mutually beneficial) relationship with blue-green bacteria. The fungus surrounds the bacteria. They often grow on tree trunks, unfinished wooden fences, and even rocks.Lichens growing on a tree trunk. Lichens pose no threat to your trees' health, or to you and your family. Their presence is actually a sign that the air in your neighborhood is relatively clean-they do not grow in areas where the air polluted.hey often grow on tree trunks, unfinished wooden fences, and even rocks. Lichens growing on a tree trunk. Lichens pose no threat to your trees' health, or to you and your family. Their presence is actually a sign that the air in your neighborhood is relatively clean-they do not grow in areas where the air polluted.