Wednesday Walks in the Arboretum
Arboretum 250 Arboretum Road, GuelphNature is known to be unpredictable and unexpected, so what awaits us today? Michelle, the Arboretum's Naturalist Intern, will be leading hour-long walks every Wednesday. Walks start at The Arboretum kiosk at 12:15 p.m. For further information contact Michelle at beltranm@uoguelph.ca or 519-824-4120, Ext. 53615. The hike may be cancelled if there is inclement weather.
Arboretum Workshop: Wonderful Spring Wildflowers Workshop
Mask, proof of vaccination and screening required to attend this event. We’ll be exploring The Arboretum grounds, including the nature reserve, in search of beautiful spring ephemerals. The different habitats found in The Arboretum should allow us to find a variety of spring ephemerals. This in-person session should provide participants with the opportunity to practice
Wednesday Walks in the Arboretum
Arboretum 250 Arboretum Road, GuelphNature is known to be unpredictable and unexpected, so what awaits us today? Michelle, the Arboretum's Naturalist Intern, will be leading hour-long walks every Wednesday. Walks start at The Arboretum kiosk at 12:15 p.m. For further information contact Michelle at beltranm@uoguelph.ca or 519-824-4120, Ext. 53615. The hike may be cancelled if there is inclement weather.
‘Parasitic Oscillations’ Guelph Book Launch
Join us for the official Guelph launch to celebrate School of Environmental Science (SES) professor Dr. Madhur Anand's newest book, Parasitic Oscillations. We will have a short in-person public celebration of this new book of poems at the Arboretum. It is generously co-hosted by the Arboretum and SES. The event will include readings by assorted
Arboretum Workshop: Pond Workshop
Mask, proof of vaccination and screening required to attend this event. Ponds teem with a diversity of prey and predators that conduct their lives largely unseen below the surface. The online portion of this workshop will introduce you to some of these fascinating animals. The importance of vernal pools will be highlighted. These temporary ponds
Arboretum Workshop: The Art and Practice of Pruning
Mask (medical grade or higher), proof of vaccination and screening required to attend this event. This half-day indoor/outdoor practical workshop teaches the principles of easy and correct pruning in the home landscape. Participants learn how to choose the right equipment and how to keep it sharp and clean. Pruning techniques will be shown and practiced
Arboretum Workshop: The Art and Practice of Pruning
This half-day indoor/outdoor practical workshop teaches the principles of easy and correct pruning in the home landscape. Participants learn how to choose the right equipment and how to keep it sharp and clean. Pruning techniques will be shown and practiced on a variety of shrubs and small trees. Fee: $60 (plus HST) per person if
Wednesday Walks in the Arboretum
Arboretum 250 Arboretum Road, GuelphNature is known to be unpredictable and unexpected, so what awaits us today? Michelle, the Arboretum's Naturalist Intern, will be leading hour-long walks every Wednesday. Walks start at The Arboretum
Wednesday Walks in the Arboretum
Nature is known to be unpredictable and unexpected, so what awaits us today? Michelle, the Arboretum's Naturalist Intern, will be leading hour-long walks every Wednesday. Walks start at The Arboretum
Wednesday Walks in the Arboretum
Nature is known to be unpredictable and unexpected, so what awaits us today? Michelle, the Arboretum's Naturalist Intern, will be leading hour-long walks every Wednesday. Walks start at The Arboretum
Improve Life Challenge: Hack the Farm
The Improve Life Challenge: Hack the Farm is a one-day immersive experience where interdisciplinary student teams will work together with community partners to tackle real problems and come up with possible solutions. At the end of the day, student teams will present their solution in a pitch-style competition. This year, the Improve Life Challenge is
Open U of G Researcher Meeting with Global Affairs Canada
The School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (SEDRD) and Global Affairs Canada invite you to a session with Paul Winters and Thouraya Triki from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) – United Nations. They will be accompanied by Global Affairs representatives Stephen Potter; Director Agriculture and Food Systems and Anatoliy Shatkovskyy, Senior Analyst.
Arboretum Workshop: Owls – a Who’s Whoo in Ontario
Discover how to use your eyes and ears to identify Ontario's Owls. An evening "Owl Prowl" in the Guelph area is planned. Arboretum Naturalist: Chris Earley - author of Hawks & Owls Eastern North America. Registration: Early Bird Fee - $100 if registered by Jan. 2. Regular Fee - $110 Register at uoguelph.ca/arboretum
Arboretum: The Amazing Life of Spiders Workshop
Learn fascinating life stories and identification tips about our most important invertebrate predators: spiders. We’ll venture outside for part of the day, learning how to discover and identify some of our amazing local arachno-fauna. Be prepared for the weather. We’ll find outdoor “web-sites,” but also many free-ranging spiders that hunt like cats, wolves or eight-legged
Arboretum: Shinrin-Yoku Walk
The newly launched Canadian Chapter of the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides is proud to hold one of its first high-profile walks in Canada at the Arboretum. Forest Therapy originated from Japan's Shinrin-Yoku, which literally translates into“forest bathing” (taking in the air of a forest). It is a gentle way of moving mindfully
Arboretum: Hawks Workshop
This workshop will help you develop your skills in identifying migrating hawks, falcons, vultures, eagles and osprey. Through a wide variety of hands-on activities, you'll learn about plumage, body shape, foraging techniques, flight patterns and migration times of 15 species. An information booklet will be provided. Arboretum Naturalist: Chris Earley, author of Hawks and Owls
Arboretum: Ecopsychology
Arboretum 250 Arboretum Road, GuelphParticipants will have the opportunity to engage in an eight-week program that explores the principles of Ecopsychology and Eco Art Therapy. Walking through this program, participants gradually gain a deeper sense of self-value, one’s relationship with nature, and a desire to engage with Nature as a trusted and valued aspect of one’s own life. The
Eden Mills Writers’ Festival Opening Night: In Conversation with Marina Endicott and Guy Gavriel Kay
Presented in partnership with College of Arts – University of Guelph and The International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation In Conversation: Marina Endicott and Guy Gavriel Kay The Eden Mills Writers Festival presents two best-selling Canadian authors for the opening night of the 2019 festival. Marina Endicott and Guy Gavriel Kay will appear on stage together for
Arboretum: Mushrooms Through Summer and Fall Workshop
Explore the mysterious, weird and wonderful world of fungi! The course is open to students of any skill level, with the assumption that most will be beginners. Past courses have been taught in October, when mushrooms are most abundant. However, this year the course will focus on the seasonal changes in mushroom diversity. The course
Arboretum: Shorebirds Workshop
Take part in a workshop on one of the most difficult groups of birds to identify! Using plumage, shape, size, calls and behaviour, we will try to figure out all of those confusing sandpipers, plovers, phalaropes, turnstones, knots, godwits and whimbrels. If you are up for the challenge, this is the workshop for you! They