Wednesday, May 18, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Instructor: Todd Boland, Botanical Garden Research Horticulturist

Todd will review some techniques and procedures which can create a healthy landscape for everyone and at the same time help attract butterflies, bees and other wildlife to your own garden. This workshop will take place indoors and out, including the wildlife-friendly garden, which is a project of the Friends of the Garden. Please be prepared to go outside in inclement weather.

Pre-registration is required.  Space is limited. For information on costs or to register, please call 864-8590.

For a complete listing of workshops, events and programs, please visit www.mun.ca/botgarden.

June is Seniors’ Month across Canada and MUN Botanical Garden is celebrating!  Seniors are invited to visit MUN Botanical Garden on Thursday, June 16, 2011 and participate in our 10th Annual Seniors’ Day at the Garden.  The Friends of the Garden (FOG), in conjunction with the Botanical Garden, host this event every year.

Since its launch in 2001, Seniors’ Day has evolved into a very popular, well-attended and well-received event.  The Friends of MUN Botanical Garden and the Canadian Association of Retired Persons, Avalon Chapter have supported Seniors’ Day since its inception.  This year, the Wellness Coalition, Avalon East is also a supporter of this event.

Garden volunteers and staff are offering a variety of activities for seniors to enjoy including free admission to the Botanical Garden that day, complimentary refreshments, garden tours, nature hikes, “Ask the Gardener” sessions, and some free transportation.  Cook’s Bus & Charter will be providing a schedule of pick-up points throughout the city for that day.  Ron and Rosie Cook have been assisting with Seniors Day since its inception in 2001.

For more information on Seniors’ Day events please contact MUN Botanical Garden at bgprograms[at]mun.ca, call 864-8590 or visit www.mun.ca/botgarden.

For more information:
Web: http://www.mun.ca/lifelonglearning/programs/youth_programs/summer_camps/
Phone: 709-864-7979

MMSB has once again partnered with the Division of Lifelong Learnings Kids@Mun program to offer our Enviro Kids program for children ages 5-8 and NEW this year ECO-ISLAND for youth ages 9-12.

Enviro-Kids (ages 5-8)
Morning Session
July 4-8, 2011
Become an Enviro-Kid and join the mission to discover science and help protect our planet! In this fun-filled week, Enviro-Kids will embark on a journey of fun games and activities as they explore the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) AND composting. Campers will enjoy nature hikes, arts and crafts, and discover organic magic with worms under the guidance of our wonderfully wacky waste experts – MMSB!

Eco-Island (ages 9-12)
Afternoon Session
Aug 8-12, 2011
Eco-Island is a mysterious place that provides us with everything we need to live  food, water, shelter but it also provides us with lots of things we want too. With the help from the elusive people who live on Eco-Island  campers will learn all about the natural environment and how to protect Eco-Island from becoming polluted with our waste. On Eco-Island, everyone must learn to reduce, reuse, recycle, and compost to keep Eco-Island clean and healthy and keep the locals happy!

World Oceans Day 2011 Free Family Event:
Saturday June 11, 2011 at Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre
80 East White Hills Road, St. John’s, NL
10:00am-4:00pm

For more information please contact oceansday-nl@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Interactive booths, crafts, cake and refreshments and much more!

Arbor Day – June 1st, 11:00am at Confederation Hill

Tree planting with Landscape Newfoundland and Labrador (LNL) and the Minister of Environment & Conservation
LNL invites you to participate in one of the tree planting ceremonies in your area.  For more information please contact the LNL office at 709-726-5651 or visit our website at www.landscapenl.org for more information on our association and its members.

To mark its first year anniversary the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) will be the subject of an online town hall conversation on May 18th from 12:00pm to 1:00pm EST. Open to the public and media, participants will be able to learn more about the CBFA and put questions to its signatories on a wide range of issues related to Canada’s Boreal Forest including species at risk, the economic importance of the forestry industry, the necessity of finding win-win solutions for the environment and a healthy forestry sector, and how the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement is making progress in these areas. Richard Brooks from Greenpeace and Avrim Lazar from the Forest Products Association of Canada will be on hand to take questions. The CBFA is an historic agreement between 9 environmental organizations and 21 member companies of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) that seeks to implement a globally significant model of conservation and resource management in Canada’s vast Boreal Forest, protect threatened woodland caribou and sustain a healthy forestry industry for the communities who rely on it in a manner that respects Aboriginal rights and title.

The town hall and instructions on how to take part will be located on the CBFA website at www.canadianborealforestagreement.com

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Contact média: Jim Pimblett 647-966-7388, jimpimblett@ententeboreale.ca

Members of the Newfoundland Horticultural Society will welcome spring with a beautiful display of spring flowers on Saturday, May 28, noon – 5 p.m. and Sunday, May 29, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. 

This popular annual event will take place in the display room of the Botanical Garden’s Field Centre.  Admission is FREE!  For more information on the horticultural society, please visit http://nfldhort.dhs.org/

For a complete listing of workshops, events and programs, please call 864-8590 or visit www.mun.ca/botgarden.

Spring has arrived at MUN Botanical Garden! The snow has melted, flowers are blooming, and ducklings have made an appearance on Oxen Pond once again.

Drop by the Botanical Garden on Sunday, May 29, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. for our Annual Signs of Spring Family Program.  A variety of crafts, stories, activities, nature hikes and excursions to Oxen Pond to feed the ducks will be provided throughout the day. All children must be accompanied by an adult. General admission fees apply.  Free for children 5 years and younger.

For a complete listing of events and programs, please visit www.mun.ca/botgarden or call 864-8590.