Event

Trees: A Living Record of our Climate - 24 hours of science at the Museum

Saturday, May 11, 2019 11:30to14:30
Redpath Museum 859 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 0C4, CA
Price: 
The activities offered for 24 heures de science are free

Join the Redpath Museum for 24 hours of science!

Did you know that trees record the changes in the environment? Join the Redpath Museum on a walk to explore the local trees growing on the McGill downtown campus. Learn how to identify these trees, to read their growth rings and discover how scientists use them to understand climate change.

From 11h30 to 12h30: in English

From 13h30 to 14h30 in French

For children and adults. All activities for 24 hours of science are free.

Space is limited and advance registration required. All registrations must be received before Wednesday May 8.

We will be outdoors, so please wear appropriate clothing for the weather and good walking shoes. Please arrive 20 minutes in advance to check-in at the welcome desk. 

Please register here.

For the complete program of the 2019 edition of 24 hours of science, please visit the official website 24 hours of science.

 

 

Land Acknowledgement

McGill University is on land which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg nations. We acknowledge and thank the diverse Indigenous peoples whose presence marks this territory on which peoples of the world now gather.

The Redpath Museum's director EDI statement.

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