Webinar

Learn to Draw: Carnivorous Plants in Bog Ecosystems

February 2026

A webinar hosted by Sierra Club BC with special guests Dr. Julius Csotonyi and Dr. John F. Addicott

Join us for our first Learn to Draw of the year! For this webinar, we will be chomping up some new knowledge together, all about carnivorous plants! In British Columbia, we have diverse bog ecosystems home to multiple species of carnivores that are less well-known than the venus flytrap. We will be drawing species like sundews, pitcher plants, and bladderworts that help to recycle nutrients and support the ecosystem.

Explore resources from the webinar

Send your artwork to your local representative to help care for at-risk ecosystems. You can find your local representative here.
Call for a provincial law that prioritizes biodiversity and ecosystem health. You can send a letter using our letter-writing tool.
Learn how to say “bog” in the language of the Indigenous community on whose territory you live. Visit FirstVoices.com to find words, songs and stories about the ocean from different First Nations.
Learn more about our education program.

Meet the Speakers

Dr. Julius Csotonyi

Dr. Julius Csotonyi is a scientific illustrator and natural history fine artist. He has a scientific background in ecology (MSc) and microbiology (PhD) which has taken him to study sensitive ecosystems, from sand dunes in the Rocky Mountain parks to hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

These experiences have fuelled a strong resolve to work toward preserving the earth’s biota. Painting biological subjects is one means that he uses to both enhance public awareness of biological diversity and to motivate concern for its welfare.

He paints murals and panels that have appeared in numerous museums (e.g. the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History), press release images for scientific publications, books, stamp sets (e.g. the 2018 “Sharks of Canada” set for Canada Post), and coins for the Royal Canadian Mint. His work is viewable on his online gallery, http://csotonyi.com