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Young Explorers Summer Day Camp (2011)
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Send your child on an environmental and recreational adventure at Canada's oldest continually operating university botanical garden.
Young Explorers Summer Day Camp is a weeklong environmental and recreational adventure for children aged 7-11. The camp will create life-long connections with nature, wildlife, plants, science, and the environment through games, crafts and exploration in our 44.5 hectare (110 acre) Garden, the Greenheart Canopy Walkway, and the UBC campus.
Two programs are offered this summer: July features "People & The Environment", while August highlights "Gardening & Nature".
Please visit Young Explorers Summer Day Camp for additional information, including details on how to register.
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 9:17 AM on March 15, 2011
Christmas Tree Recycling at UBC Botanical Garden (2010/2011)
Category(-ies): 2010 Archives
Christmas Tree Recycling at UBC Botanical Garden
Dates: Sunday December 26, 2010 to Sunday January 9, 2011
Time: 9:30am to 4:30pm daily
Location: UBC Botanical Garden parking lot, at 6804 South West Marine Dr. (first left after 16th Ave. when driving north on SW Marine Dr)
Event Description: All donations raised through the UBC Botanical Garden's Christmas tree recycling program will be directed to support educational projects at local schools. This year we are supporting the David Thompson Secondary School garden.
A description of the project from the school:
"The David Thompson Secondary School garden includes a greenhouse and outdoor raised beds that are used by classes at the school. One example use is that students in cooking class harvest materials and contribute them to the food served in the cafeteria. At this point, their contribution to the cafeteria is small, but it's a start. They are looking forward to doing more so they can continue to explore the joy of growing, harvesting and cooking healthy and nutritious locally grown food. A lot of effort has also gone into starting up a garden club, which began this year and has big plans for the spring. The garden club is excited to use the funds that will be donated from the UBC Botanical Garden Christmas Tree Recycling Program, to acquire the necessary supplies for starting seedlings in the New Year. These seedlings will be grown and maintained by the students in the club, so they can enjoy hands-on learning opportunities, and nurture an understanding and respect for the environment, food, health, and the cycles of life. As the 2011 Christmas Tree Recycling Program recipients, the students are also looking forward to field trips at UBC Botanical Garden and having Garden staff visit the students at their school."
Be sustainable and drop off your Christmas tree to be chipped into mulch that will be used on UBC Botanical Garden trails. Please remove all decorations, tree stands, lights and tinsel. Christmas trees only please (no yard trimmings, as potential invasive plants can harm the Garden). Submit your donations in the drop box when you drop off your tree (suggested donation $5).
Do you have suggestions for next year's project? Please contact the Garden. For information call 604-822-4208.
Bonus reading from the Recycling Council of British Columbia:
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 2:06 PM on December 3, 2010
Handmade Wreaths and Decorative Items (2010)
Category(-ies): 2010 Archives
Shop for beautiful and fresh Christmas wreaths, door swags, table centres and Christmas baskets from the Friends of UBC Botanical Garden (FOGs), made with unusual evergreens,
colourful berries and exotic foliage collected in the Botanical Garden and from the gardens of FOGs. Special care in wreath construction ensures that the wreaths will last
to the end of February and beyond (with a regular and generous spritz of water). Baskets and door swags are also available.
- Only 300 or so unique decorations are made, so come early for the best selection
- Prices start at $40 depending on size
- Fresh supplies arrive in the Shop each day
- Proceeds support UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research
Call 604-822-4529 for more information or see the Holiday Wreath Sale page for additional details.
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 3:43 PM on November 26, 2010
2010 December - 2011 January Holiday Hours
Category(-ies): 2010 Archives
UBC Botanical Garden will be open by donation from December 25 to January 3 inclusive. The gatehouse will reopen on January 4 for regular winter hours and fees.
Nitobe Memorial Garden will be closed from December 25 to January 3 inclusive. It will reopen on the morning of January 4 with its regular winter hours.
The Shop in the Garden will be closed from December 24 to January 11 inclusive. It will reopen on January 12 with its regular winter hours.
The Greenheart Canopy Walkway will be closed from December 25 to January 3. It will reopen on January 4 with its regular winter schedule.
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 3:20 PM on November 26, 2010
Boootiful Botany Haunted Hallowe'en Event 2010
Category(-ies): 2010 Archives
BOOOTIFUL BOTANY HAUNTED HALLOWE'EN EVENT 2010
DATE: Saturday, October 30, 2010.
TIME: 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m.
LOCATION: UBC Botanical Garden, 6804 South West Marine Drive, Vancouver.
ADMISSION: By Donation.
DESCRIPTION: This exciting event will begin with a self-guided trick-or-treat scavenger hunt, where children and their families work together to find a number of spooky plants in the Garden. At each stop they'll learn unusual facts about plants, while receiving Hallowe'en treats. Participants can then enjoy a Hallowe'en craft and game.
Don't forget to wear your costume!
Please Note: This event will occur rain or shine. Dogs are not permitted in UBC Botanical Garden. Garden admission for participants is by donation during the event. Please contact 604-822-4208 for more information. Pre-registration is not required and all aspects of the event are on a first-come, first-served basis. There is limited parking on-site. Additional parking may be available on Southwest Marine Drive, Old Marine Drive, in the Thunderbird Parkade and at Thunderbird Stadium.
The C20 transit shuttle runs from the campus bus-loop to the Garden, while the 41 bus stops along 16th Avenue, one block south of the Garden. For more details about transit options, including information about cycling routes, please visit Translink.
UBC Botanical Garden is a non-profit organization committed to the environment and local communities. Donations are graciously accepted so that we may continue to offer this type of programming.
For more information please visit the following links:
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 3:08 PM on October 18, 2010
33rd Annual Indoor Plant Sale (2010)
Category(-ies): 2010 Archives
The Friends of the Garden host the 33rd Annual Indoor Plant Sale on September 16th and 17th, 2010.
Always a popular event with students, UBC faculty and staff, and indoor plant enthusiasts, the sale is a great way to find some "plant therapy"! Plants will be sold from 11 am to 5 pm near the entrance of the garden. Come early for the best selection!
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 1:44 PM on September 13, 2010
It's VIA Rail Garden Route Contest time!
Category(-ies): 2010 Archives
Win round trip travel for two people, in VIA First Class, to Ottawa to see the Canadian Tulip Festival in May 2011. Included is three nights accommodation for two people, courtesy of The Canadian Tulip Festival.
Contest runs from May 1, 2010 October 17, 2010 and is open to Canadian residents who have reached the age of majority. Enter in person in our Shop in the Garden or at our events throughout the summer.
Read more about the Via Rail garden route or view the Via Rail Garden Route Contest Poster (PDF).
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 10:17 AM on June 11, 2010
