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Gardening Club puts local landscape under the microscope

By Natalie Ingram on September 4, 2018

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The UBC Okanagan Gardening Club will be putting local plants under the microscope with a September workshop that will have you looking at the natural world in a whole new way.

Hosted by local landscape designer and artist Stephanie Aitken, the workshop will use microscopes to take beautiful photographs of seeds, flowers, bark and leaves. Be amazed at the complexity and beauty that is revealed in the tiniest pieces of nature -- no previous experience with cameras or microscopes required.

Aitken will provide many interesting samples to photograph but feel free to bring in any interesting specimens from your own garden. The smaller the better. The best photograph results for this workshop will come from cameras with non-telescoping lenses (i.e. camera phones and 'point and shoot' digital cameras).

Date: Thursday, September 20, 2018
Time: 12 noon to 1 p.m.
Location: room SCI 142

If you like to get your hands dirty, join the Gardening Club on September 13 to continue the construction of the pollinator hotels. Bring insect-friendly materials from home (i.e. plant material, pinecones, clay pots and corrugated paper) or use what's available on site to fill up the pollinator pallets.

Date: Thursday, September 13, 2018
Time: 12 noon to 1 p.m.
Location: Science building atrium (or behind the Upper Campus Health Building if you need to arrive late)

Gardening Club events are open to students, faculty and staff. Pre-registration is encouraged but not required. For more information or to register, contact natalie.ingram@ubc.ca.

Posted in Workshops | Tagged Campus Operations and Risk Management, Facilities Management

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Natalie Ingram
Administrative Assistant to the Director
Campus Operations and Risk Management

The University of British Columbia
Okanagan campus
Tel: 250 807 8624
E-mail: natalie.ingram@ubc.ca

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