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Spring in the Garry Oak Ecosystem — Paradise Under Siege (Lecture)
Monday, March 9, 2009
12pm to 1pm
Lecture Details The Garry oak ecosystem’s (GOE) botanical diversity is at stake as one of Canada’s most at-risk ecosystem faces forces that can dramatically alter it. Images of GOE plants are set against periodic questions designed to prompt you to provide your own answers.
Instructor Tom Wheeler is a certified journey-person in practical horticulture, trained and employed in professional horticulture for 33 years at UBC Botanical Garden. His present position is Horticulturist of Special Projects, which recently involved the creation of a Garry Oak Meadow at UBC Botanical Garden. Tom has been fascinated by Japanese gardens since the early 1970s. In 1996, he spent 3 weeks in Japan, devoted entirely to becoming aware of the richness of Japanese gardens. On this trip, he participated in the construction of a contemporary traditional Japanese garden on the island of Shikoku. Tom has also attended Japanese garden courses at the Portland and San Diego Japanese Gardens, and has both attended and presented at the international Japanese garden symposium in Seattle in 2004.
Location At the Botanical Garden Reception Centre, near the main entrance (Directions to the Botanical Garden)
Cost $5.00
Please Note Bring a bag lunch. Coffee supplied. Fee collected at the door. Please call 604-822-3928 or email the in advance to book a seat.
