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Arboretum Expo: Tree Day! and Plant Sale
September 7 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
FreeA community celebration of trees and the many exciting things happening in the Arboretum lands! Join us for tours of the grounds, trails, gardens, research projects, tree climbing demonstrations, and an in-person plant sale. Take home an interesting woody plant, grown in the Arboretum greenhouse and tended to by our dedicated staff and volunteers. Check out the Plant list for the Arb Expo Plant Sale 2024.
The Arboretum Expo will be held on the West Lawn and in The Arboretum Centre, with announcements and performances at the Gazebo
Gazebo Events and Performances |
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| 10:00AM | Greeting, Land Acknowledgement and Welcome | |
| 11:00AM | Professor Pricklethorn | Learn to see trees through the Professor’s eyes and his green-coloured lenses and you will see the environment around you in a very different way. Trees are not just outdoor furniture for us to use. If we learn to respect and care for trees then they can help us and the global environment in countless ways.
Professor Pricklethorn wants to help teachers, parents, and children learn how to make the connection between science and everyday life by learning about the many good things that trees do for us every single day. |
| 11:45AM | Pete Moss | Connect with local nature through songs, stories and movement with children’s performer Pete Moss. Children, families and caregivers will actively participate in songs and stories about local plants, birds, wildlife and weather. Celebrate nature in our communities through learning bird calls, how to identify common plants and animal tracks and moving like local creatures through song. Pete will actively engage audiences in songs from his album’s Birds Rock and Plants Rock and participatory stories inspired by nearby nature. |
| 1:00PM | GUFF Henry Kock Tree Stewardship Award | |
| 1:30PM | Elderly Brothers | |
Tours and Demonstrations(departure time from the West Lawn) |
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| 10:30AM | Kids Hikes | Chris Earley |
| 11:00AM | Honeybee Research Centre Tour | Shannon Lam |
| 11:30AM | Guelph Trial Gardens Tour | Joe Langlois |
| 12:00PM | Guelph Urban Organic Farm Tour | Chris Earley |
| 12:00PM | Tree Climbing Demonstration | Mike Yost and Kellen Wood |
| 12:30PM | Tree Hike | Christa Wise |
| 1:00PM | Tree Music Walk Wallace and Horvat | Sharlene Wallace and Frank Horvat |
| 1:30PM | Gall Hike | Joe Langlois |
All Day Booths and Activities (10am to 3pm) in the Arboretum Centre / West Lawn |
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| Plant Sale | The Arboretum |
| Naturalists Table | The Arboretum |
| Honey Bee Education & Honey Sales | Honeybee Research Center |
| Information Table | GUFF |
| Information Table | Speed River Project |
| Information Table | Tree Trust |
| Information Table | OPIRG Guelph |
| Information Table | Pollination Guelph |
| Guelph Public Library Book Mobile | Guelph Public Library |
| Information Table | Reep Green Solutions |
| Information Table | Trees for Guelph |
| Organic Veggies & Information Table | Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming |
| Sustainable Water & Healthy Landscapes | City of Guelph |
| Information Table | Focus on Nature |
| Information Table | Wildlife Preservation Canada |
| Information Table | Nokom’s House |
| Information Table | Guelph National Urban Park Project |
| Information Table | Nature Guelph |
| Sound Installations Trees.Listen | Wallace and Horvat |
| Concession stands: | Laza Food Truck |