And a particular stretch of trail between Allen Cove and Eastern Beach was filled with trailing lichen, often called “Old Man’s Beard.”

Source: https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/12/30/outdoors/nature-nerds-visit-to-harriman-point-preserve-joam40zk0w/

Over 75 lichen species have been recorded making it one of the best sites in the Peak District to find them.

Source: https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/peak-district-hikes-outdoor-experts-8650500

Reindeer subsist primarily on reindeer moss, or Cladonia rangiferina, which isn't a moss but actually a species of algae-fungus fusion known as lichen.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-12-reindeer-vision-evolved-favorite-food.html

There is also the peppered moth that has little black bits of coloring peppered on its light gray body — which makes them hard to see when they are resting on a lichen covered tree.

Source: https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/4-hidden-ways-animals-camouflage-themselves

Upcoming events at other Metro Vancouver parks in the community include Lichen It! at Campbell Valley Regional Park on Sunday, April 2, where people work as teams to find out how fungus and algae team up in one lichen body.

Source: https://www.aldergrovestar.com/community/photos-enchanted-forest-takes-root-in-aldergrove/