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Butterfly Quiz

Wednesday Walks

Workshops

Answers to Butterfly Quiz

Christmas Parties

Making a Donation

Facebook

What to See Currently at The Arboretum

Calendar of Events at The Arboretum – Summer, 2011

Sunday, June 19 – Arboretum Staff and Volunteer Reunion

Wednesday, June 22 – Wednesday Evening Walk - The Wild World of Pollination

Wednesday, June 29 – Identification and Ecology of Butterflies – registration deadline June 22

Wednesday, June 29 – Wednesday Evening Walk - Investigating Seed Dispersal in Ontario

Wednesday, July 6 – Wednesday Evening Walk – Owls in the Family

Tuesday, July 12 – The Secret Life of Lichens – registration deadline June 5

Wednesday, July 13 – Dragonflies and Damselflies – registration deadline July 6

Wednesday, July 13 – Wednesday Evening Walk – Nature’s Window to the Past: Investigating Paleoecology

Friday, July 15 – Summer Wildflowers – Beyond the Field Guide – registration deadline July 8

Wednesday, July 20 – Shorebirds – registration deadline July 13

Wednesday, July 20 – Wednesday Evening Walk -  Dragons and Damsels

Wednesday, July 27 – Wednesday Evening Walk - Pond Study: Investigations of an Aquatic Ecosystem

Wednesday Evening Walks continue through to the end of August

Butterfly Quiz:

Many different species of butterflies are now visiting our flowers.  Can you recognize any of these?  If you can't and want to learn, be sure to check out our all-day Butterfly Workshop scheduled for Wednesday, June 29.  The answers are at the bottom of the newsletter. In some browsers you may also see the answer by "mousing" over the photo.

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Wednesday Walks

For the months of June, July and August 2011 we will once again have Wednesday Evening Walks that will begin at 7 p.m. at the J.C. Taylor Centre.  These 1 ½ hour walks will be on a different topic each week and are $2 / person.  A schedule can be found on our website and will be updated with the rest of the walks as the summer progresses. 

 
Eastern Screech Owl          
photo by K. Egressy
Come learn more about Owls on our July 6 walk.

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Workshops

Our Butterfly, Lichen, Dragonfly and Damselfly, Summer Wildflowers and Night and Low Life Photography Workshops are all approaching.  The dates and registration deadlines are listed in our Coming Events listing in the column on the left side of this newsletter.  A detailed description of each course is available on our website.  Help us promote our programs … please forward this e-mail on to your friends and colleagues who may be interested.  The more participants we have, the more programs we can offer.

For further information and / or to register please call Bev Healy at 519-824-4120 ext. 52358.

Please note that a decision is made on the registration deadline as to whether the workshop will run or not, based on the minimum number of required registrants.  You may still register after the deadline as long as the workshop is running and there is space.


Unicorn Clubtail Dragonfly
Photo by Chris Earley
Learn more about our Dragonflies and Damselflies at our July 13 workshop

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Answers to Butterfly Quiz

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Lilacs are in bloom.  Come and enjoy their glorious scent.

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Making a Donation

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Attention Alumni Affairs
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Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
Tel: 1-888-266-3108 ext. 56934
Tel: 519-824-4120 ext. 56934
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Email: alumni@uoguelph.ca

Please identify The Arboretum as the focus of your donation.
If you would like information on bequests and planned giving to The Arboretum please contact:
Ross Butler
Director, Gift Planning
at (519) 824-4120 ext.56196 or by e-mail at rbutler@uoguelph.ca.



The Park in the Garden and some of our other gardens are alive with the colour of irises.

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Christmas Parties at The Arboretum

Looking for a great place to hold your Christmas Party?  The Arboretum can accommodate up to 150 people for lunches or dinners.  We still have some good dates available … book soon before they are gone.  For further information please contact Barb Watson – Ash, Marketing and Bookings Co-ordinator at extension 54110.  All catering is provided by Hospitality Services, University of Guelph.  For further information on the catering please call extension 53350.

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Facebook

The Arboretum is on Facebook.  Check us out at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/The-Arboretum-University-of-Guelph/226671253176?ref=ts 

Click on the "Like" icon on our page and let all your friends know about us.

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What to see Currently at The Arboretum

It's baby time in The Arboretum.  Young groundhogs, squirrels and chipmunks are being seen in various locations.  Young birds are now leaving their nests and noisy parents are protesting if anything gets too close to their "teenage stage" youth.  The warm weather has also brought with it many new insects.  Dragonflies and damselflies are now commonly seen over the fields and brilliant green tiger beetles escort you along the stonedust pathways.  There are many pollinating bees, wasps, flies, beetles and moths on the blooming dogwood, lilac and nannyberry shrubs.  And now there are butterflies everywhere!  Try the butterfly quiz and get to know some of our butterflies before your next visit.  Click here to find out more about our upcoming Dragonfly and Damselfly Workshop and Butterfly Workshop.

There is lots to see in bloom at The Arboretum in June. May was a great time to catch the formal lilac cultivars in all of their glory, however, this month offers the chance to see the flowers of many of the wild lilac species, such as Hungarian lilac (Syringa josikaea), nodding lilac (Syringa komarowii) and late lilac (Syringa villosa).  The end of the month is great time to witness Peking lilac (Syringa pekinensis) and Japanese tree-lilac (Syringa reticulata) as their flowers begin to open up.
 
A tour of the World of Trees is always a rewarding experience too with many rare plants including Yellowhorn (Xanthoceras sorbifolium), Jetbead (Rhodotypos scandens), Tulip Tree (Liriodendon tulipifera) and Summersweet (Calycanthus floridus) displaying their best during the month of June.

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Tulip Tree Bloom
Photo by Chris Earley

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