▲ 93 ▼ B.C. boaters warned to avoid mysterious floating island (cheknews.ca) submitted 2 months ago by otter@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca 16 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] pyr0ball@reddthat.com 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) Pummice stone? permalink fedilink source hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Sturgist@piefed.ca 9 points 2 months ago Gammer said the island’s origin was not certain but it was normal for trees that fall into the reservoir to clump together in sheltered bays. “You can imagine, like a tree falling down in the forest, and the trunk is laying flat, and over a long period of time, it starts to break down, and other plants, moss, and even trees start growing on top,” said Gammer. From near the end of the article. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sturgist@piefed.ca 9 points 2 months ago Gammer said the island’s origin was not certain but it was normal for trees that fall into the reservoir to clump together in sheltered bays. “You can imagine, like a tree falling down in the forest, and the trunk is laying flat, and over a long period of time, it starts to break down, and other plants, moss, and even trees start growing on top,” said Gammer. From near the end of the article. permalink fedilink source parent