VanGoGreen » biodiversity http://vangogreen.com Live.Greener Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:51:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Jan 25 | Celebrating Winter in UBC Botanical Garden http://vangogreen.com/2009/12/25/jan-25-celebrating-winter-in-ubc-botanical-garden/ http://vangogreen.com/2009/12/25/jan-25-celebrating-winter-in-ubc-botanical-garden/#comments Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:07:12 +0000 bigsnit http://vangogreen.com/?p=2681 Continue reading →]]> Finding beauty in biodiversity is easy when plants are in full floral display — but what about the humdrum winter months?

Join Daniel for a wintertime exploration and celebration of biodiversity in UBC Botanical Garden.

Contact: email  botg@interchange.ubc.ca, or visit the website
Cost $5.00 Please bring a bag lunch. Coffee and tea supplied. Fee collected at the door.

Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Date: Jan 25, 2010
Location: UBC Botanical Garden Reception Centre, near the main entrance
6804 SW Marine Drive, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada, V6T 1Z4

]]> http://vangogreen.com/2009/12/25/jan-25-celebrating-winter-in-ubc-botanical-garden/feed/ 0 Jan 11 | Resolutions for Biodiversity http://vangogreen.com/2009/12/25/jan-11-resolutions-for-biodiversity/ http://vangogreen.com/2009/12/25/jan-11-resolutions-for-biodiversity/#comments Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:03:06 +0000 bigsnit http://vangogreen.com/?p=2678 Continue reading →]]> 2010 is the United Nations’ International Year of Biodiversity.

This lecture will provide an overview of biodiversity statistics, threats to biodiversity and what you can do to help as an introduction to 2010’s themed lectures on biodiversity at UBC Botanical Garden.

Cost $5.00 Please bring a bag lunch. Coffee and tea supplied. Fee collected at the door.
Contact: email  botg@interchange.ubc.ca, or visit the website

Date: Jan 11, 2010
Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Location: UBC Botanical Garden Reception Centre, near the main entrance

]]> http://vangogreen.com/2009/12/25/jan-11-resolutions-for-biodiversity/feed/ 0 July 5 | What Lies Beneath http://vangogreen.com/2009/06/27/july-5-what-lies-beneath/ http://vangogreen.com/2009/06/27/july-5-what-lies-beneath/#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:14:01 +0000 bigsnit http://vangogreen.com/?p=1652 Continue reading →]]> Have you ever wondered what lies beyond your gaze in the ocean water? Help Beachkeepers and a local biologist catch, observe and release sea creatures collected by a beach seine net.

Learn why marine and beach ecosystems are important and what you can do to protect local biodiversity. Wear footwear that you can get wet and dirty.

Time:    10:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Belcarra Regional Park

Contact : Metro Vancouver  604-432-6200
Email   info@metrovancouver.org

]]> http://vangogreen.com/2009/06/27/july-5-what-lies-beneath/feed/ 0 April 16 | UBC Biodiversity Lecture – In Search of New Species http://vangogreen.com/2009/04/09/april-16-ubc-biodiversity-lecture-in-search-of-new-species/ http://vangogreen.com/2009/04/09/april-16-ubc-biodiversity-lecture-in-search-of-new-species/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:40:18 +0000 bigsnit http://vangogreen.com/?p=1083 Continue reading →]]> In the summer of 2008 Wayne Maddison travelled to remote regions of Papua New Guinea as part of a biodiversity survey supported by Conservation International. He found dozens of species of jumping spiders believed to be completely unknown to science. Join us for stories, photos, and videos from the expedition. FREE

7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Apr 16, 2009
Event Location Room 100, Wesbrook Building, UBC
6174 University Blvd.
University of British Columbia Vancouver
Contact Information: Derek Tan 604-827-4077  or see the website for more

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