Event

CANCELLED - Native Trees of McGill @ Museum

Saturday, October 28, 2017 13:30to14:30

Redpath Museum Meet on front steps, 859 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 0C4, CA

Price:

Cost: $2/ child (over 10 years); $4 adult. Max. $10 / family.

Join Louise Chenevert to explore the indigenous trees of McGill campus as well as a few on the slopes of Mont Royal.

In English.

Learn how to differentiate native trees from imports, hybrids and naturalized species. You will get to know the environmental benefits of native trees. We will discuss climate change and its impacts on our native tree species.

Rain or shine, please dress appropriately. The walk features some uphill, but it is mainly on flat ground. Suitable for all. Children over 10 years of age should be able to stay with the group. In English.

Meet: Front steps Redpath Museum.

Payable at start of tour by cash or card. A copy of the booklet Leafy Legacy by Bronwyn Chester will be available for purchase: $7.

Reservations: redpath.museum [at] mcgill.ca.

Photo: Spindle tree near Dawson Hall. Credit: Claudio Calligaris

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