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Community Earth Day Celebration (2007)

Category(-ies): 2007 Archives , Local Interest , Local Plant Conservation , UBC Events

Spring has sprung at the UBC Botanical Garden and we are inviting the community to attend our free Earth Day Celebration on April 22nd from 11am to 3pm to mark the spring opening of the Garden. This event will feature a number of exciting educational activities for adults and children including:

  • Family garden tours
  • Magic show with the Solar Power Roadshow
  • Scavenger hunt
  • Pollination Street (crafts and activities for kids)
  • Sustainable Expo (community education on organic gardening, commuting options, water and energy conservation, recycling and waste reduction, and composting)

Admission is free. Pre-registration is not required and all aspects of the event are on a first come first serve basis. A UBC Food Services BBQ will be on-site to serve delicious treats!

This event is proudly sponsored by:

Help spread the word! Print and share these posters in your community: Earth Day Poster (PDF) | Earth Day Flyer (PDF).

Please note: This event will occur rain or shine. On-site parking is not available, but on-campus parking is available at Thunderbird Stadium, the new Thunderbird Parkade and other campus locations. Participants arriving via bus at the Bus-loop or Trolley Terminal can catch the TransLink C20 shuttle running from the Bus-Loop to the Garden. The 49, 41, 43 and 480 Bus-routes stop on 16th Avenue near the Garden. Please see the map below, and the available links for information on on-campus parking, bus routes and time-tables and bike-routes to the Garden.

Getting here:

Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 1:45 PM on April 12, 2007



2nd Biennial Biodiversity Education and Conservation Colloquium

Category(-ies): Community Events , Local Interest , Local Plant Conservation

From April 12 to 14, 2006, join fellow environmental educators, botanical garden professionals and conservation biologists from across Canada to exchange experiences and innovative ideas for engaging the public in conservation!

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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 3:42 PM on March 6, 2006



Engaging the Public in Conservation

Category(-ies): Community Events , Local Plant Conservation

A colloquium to discuss ways to educate the public on conservation issues is being planned for April 12th and 14th at VanDusen and April 13th at UBC. Beth Brierley, Education Director for VanDusen Botanical Garden Association writes, “The focus of the conference will be on sharing ideas/good practice, grass-root implementation and development of new and innovative education programs.”

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Posted by Eric La Fountaine at 11:02 AM on January 30, 2006



Pursuing Plant Conservation

Category(-ies): Botanical Garden News , Local Plant Conservation

“The International Agenda for Botanic Gardens in Conservation (website link) is a global policy framework for botanic gardens worldwide to contribute to biodiversity conservation, particularly as it relates to the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity.” (source: BGCI International)

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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 10:59 AM on December 7, 2004



Native Plants Under Fire

Category(-ies): Local Plant Conservation

What affect do controlled burns have on aiding at-risk native species? UBC researcher Andrew MacDougall has been investigating this question in the Cowichan Garry Oak Preserve near Duncan, BC, an 18 hectare site owned by the Nature Conservancy of Canada.

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Posted by Eric La Fountaine at 1:39 PM on June 3, 2004



Crystal Garden Conservation Centre

Category(-ies): Local Interest , Local Plant Conservation

Originally built in 1925 as a tropical garden and indoor swimming pool, the Crystal Garden has housed the Crystal Garden Conservation Centre since 1980. The CGCC has several mandates: it participates in international programs to preserve rare and endangered flora and fauna; it works to educate and inform the public about global conservation issues; and it serves to inspire and stir the imagination of young and old. It is slated to permanently close on September 7, 2004.

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Posted by Eric La Fountaine at 10:33 AM on March 23, 2004



Canadian Heritage Plants

Category(-ies): Community Events , Local Plant Conservation

Seeds of Diversity has released its list of "Seedy Saturdays" for 2004. Who is Seeds of Diversity?

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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 2:37 AM on December 19, 2003



Burns Bog - Finally Preserved?

Category(-ies): Davidsonia , Local Interest , Local Plant Conservation

The Federal Government of Canada, the Province of British Columbia, the Greater Vancouver Regional District and the Corporation of Delta are each contributing to an offer of $78.7 million CDN to acquire 5426 acres (2196 hectares) of land to protect and preserve Burns Bog.

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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 1:21 PM on December 12, 2003



The Thin Green Line: Plants and the Future of Humanity

Category(-ies): Local Plant Conservation , UBC Lectures and Courses

Conservative estimates suggest a loss of one species of life every half-hour. Dr. Quentin Cronk, director of UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research addresses the impact of the loss of plant life on humanity in a lecture hosted by the Vancouver Institute.

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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 10:19 PM on November 12, 2003