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Sustainability

UBC Botanical Garden becomes first Canadian member of Climate Change Alliance of Botanic Gardens

UBC Botanical Garden becomes first Canadian member of Climate Change Alliance of Botanic Gardens

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UBC Botanical Garden has signed an agreement to join the Climate Change Alliance of Botanic Gardens (CCABG), becoming the first Canadian garden to do so.

By Garden Communications on July 8, 2020

Associate Director Dr. Tara Moreau receives APGA Professional Citation

Associate Director Dr. Tara Moreau receives APGA Professional Citation

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Dr. Tara Moreau of UBC Botanical Garden has been recognized with the 2020 American Public Gardens Association (APGA) Professional Citation award.

By Garden Communications on July 8, 2020

The Bounty of Biodiversity

Virtual Talk Recap: The Bounty of Biodiversity

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UBC Botanical Garden, TEALEAVES, and special guests met for a virtual discussion on the historical precedence of the edible plants around us and the global and individual benefits of foraging. 

By Garden Communications on June 1, 2020

Virtual Tea & Talk: “The Garden of Secrets” Recap

Virtual Tea & Talk: “The Garden of Secrets” Recap

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UBC Botanical Garden and TEALEAVES presented a successful virtual screening “The Garden of Scerets” followed by discussion of how plants inspire design and lifestyle innovations.

By Garden Communications on May 8, 2020

Growing Food from Kitchen Scraps

Growing Food from Kitchen Scraps

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Discover how to easily grow food from kitchen scraps with Egan Davis.

By Garden Communications on April 30, 2020

sky shot with trees encircling - treewalk cuts vertically through the centre

Greenheart TreeWalk Virtual Tour and the Importance of Gardens

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Director Patrick Lewis shares his thoughts on the Greenheart Treewalk virtual tour and the importance of gardens.

By Garden Communications on April 23, 2020

Seeds donated to Heiltsuk Nation Granny Gardens Food Security Initiative

Seeds donated to Heiltsuk Nation Granny Gardens Food Security Initiative

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UBC Botanical Garden is honoured to donate seeds to an initiative for food security in the isolated community of Bella Bella during the Covid-19 pandemic.

By Garden Communications on April 16, 2020

To Save Biodiversity and Feed the Future, First Cure “Plant Blindness”

To Save Biodiversity and Feed the Future, First Cure “Plant Blindness”

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Much attention focused on loss of animals – particularly the rhinos and other large charismatic ones. But the decline of plants should be just as unnerving.

By Garden Communications on May 24, 2019

International Day of Biological Diversity 2019

International Day of Biological Diversity 2019

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Celebrating biological diversity around the world and in our Garden

By Garden Communications on May 22, 2019

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UBC Botanical Garden wins campus sustainability contest

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UBC Botanical Garden is one of three winners in a campus-wide contest to reduce UBC’s energy use during the 2018/2019 holiday season.

By Garden Communications on February 12, 2019

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