We have exciting events planned for the coming year including a members-only feature movie screening, a Tree-o-Caching series (modelled on the GeoCaching concept), plus of course the usual things you enjoy like the annual conference in Elmwood, members BBQ, and our quarterly newsletter. Please renew (or join, if you are not a member) today to …
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Genetic patterns in trees for climate adaptation
Researchers from UBC have helped discover a pattern of genes in two coniferous trees that help them to rapidly adapt to changing climates. Read full article on CBC News. Thanks to member Roger Short for sending in the link. If you see woodlands-related news of interest/relevance to BGWA members, use the comment form at the …
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BGWA at Extraordinary Tree opening
The Extraordinary Tree lecture series kicked-off last week at Grey Roots Museum and BGWA was front-and-centre. Our display booth was stocked with a variety of leaflets and booklets of interest to woodland owners and enthusiasts... and of course BGWA membership forms too 🙂
Wild Food and Risk
Further to the Edible Wilds hike at the BBQ, members may be interested in this article, An Abundance of Caution: Wild Food and Risk, just posted on the Northern Woodlands web site. On a related note, I highly encourage you to explore this web site. We have it listed amongst other useful resources in the References …
Opening this Sunday at the Tom Thomson Art Gallery
Guest curator Stephen Hogbin raises the question of whether trees are sentient beings in Resonance of the Tree, an exhibition that features all new works by local artists Lorne Wagman and Vera Dernovsek, Toronto based Kevin Yates and Peter Pierobon of Vancouver. While investigating natural history, early industries, and contemporary ecological issues, the works in …
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Bruce Grey Woodlands Association 