Home / General Information / Garden and Community News / Local Plant Conservation
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)
Continue reading "Pursuing Plant Conservation"
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.
Continue reading "Native Plants Under Fire"
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.
Continue reading "Crystal Garden Conservation Centre"
Posted by Eric La Fountaine at 10:33 AM on March 23, 2004
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.
Continue reading "Burns Bog - Finally Preserved?"
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.
Continue reading "The Thin Green Line: Plants and the Future of Humanity"
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 10:19 PM on November 12, 2003
