RBG Speaker’s Series: explore the dynamic and fascinating nature of Change with our 2012/2013 lineup of speakers. Individual lectures: $18Series: $65 (Members 10%)

ON THE WILD SIDE: TAKING NATURALISTIC PLANTING TO A NEW LEVELThursday, September 13; 7 to 9 p.m. at RBG Centre.

FINDING HOPE IN A CARBON CRISIS WORLDThursday, November 22; 7 to 9 p.m. at RBG Centre.

HUNTING DINOSAURS IN THE 21ST CENTURYThursday, February 21; 7 to 9 p.m. at RBG Centre.

A WINDOW INTO DEEP TIME: What turtles can tell us about evolution, extinction, and the age of dinosaurs Thursday, April 18; 7 to 9 p.m. at RBG Centre.

HISTORY ON THE HEIGHTSSaturday; September 22; 2 to 4 p.m. at Rock Garden’s entry kiosk.Fee $10 (Members 10% off)Join local historian Brian Lindsay for this guided walk.

Register online at www.rbg.ca

at Royal Botanical GardensThe landscapes of Royal Botanical Gardens have a grand

story to tell, from primeval forest and prairie to degraded

landscape, restored nature sanctuary and internationally

known living museum. Explore the dynamic and fascinating

nature of change through

special displays and

programs in 2012/13.RBG Centre, 680 Plains Road West Hamilton/Burlington • 905-527-1158

CHANGE! PUBLIC PROGRAMS

Why Change!A proposal has been made to coordinate activities during each of the next seven years around one of the seven concepts of ecol-ogy. Together, these seven big ideas (Energy, Change, Adaptation, Diversity, Cycles, Community, Interdependence, and Diversity) reveal how life works:  

Energy �ows from the sun and is harnessed by the plant world to power our planet and sustain Life. For living things Change is a constant, as all living things are always in the process of becoming something else. Through Adaptation, Life is able to �nd ways to persevere and thrive, resulting in remarkable species Diversity on this planet. This is built upon a �nite supply of the building blocks of Life and through Cycles, our self-contained systems use and reuse these essential compounds. The non-living and living parts of the world come together in Community, bound tightly through myriad relationships. These many forms of Interdependence link us all to everything else.

Usage:

Suggest pulling the annual theme letter/word out of the group, white type, larger, with bit of stylized vine along with the full logo, much smaller, so context is given without the paragraph explaining it.

Adaptation

Adaptation

Why Change!A proposal has been made to coordinate activities during each of the next seven years around one of the seven concepts of ecol-ogy. Together, these seven big ideas (Energy, Change, Adaptation, Diversity, Cycles, Community, Interdependence, and Diversity) reveal how life works:  

Energy �ows from the sun and is harnessed by the plant world to power our planet and sustain Life. For living things Change is a constant, as all living things are always in the process of becoming something else. Through Adaptation, Life is able to �nd ways to persevere and thrive, resulting in remarkable species Diversity on this planet. This is built upon a �nite supply of the building blocks of Life and through Cycles, our self-contained systems use and reuse these essential compounds. The non-living and living parts of the world come together in Community, bound tightly through myriad relationships. These many forms of Interdependence link us all to everything else.

Usage:

Suggest pulling the annual theme letter/word out of the group, white type, larger, with bit of stylized vine along with the full logo, much smaller, so context is given without the paragraph explaining it.

Adaptation

Adaptation

White Water-lily (Nymphaea odorata)

There are seven concepts of ecology that together reveal how life works:

Energy flows from the sun and is harnessed by the plant world to power our planet and sustain Life. For living things Change is a constant, as all living things are always in the process of becoming something else. Through Adaptation, Life is able to find ways to persevere and thrive, resulting in remarkable species Diversity on this planet. This is built upon a finite supply of the building blocks of life and through Cycles, our self-contained systems use and reuse these essential compounds. The non-living and living parts of the world come together in Community, bound tightly through myriad relationships, and these many forms of Interdependence link us all to everything else.

Through interpretive programming, displays and programs, Royal Botanical

Gardens is exploring one ecological concept each year between 2012 and 2018. In 2012, we start by exploring Change.

Hendrie Park and Hendrie Valley A taste of 1812 farming, ancient trees and fruits, and industrious muskrats are just some of the stories this area has to tell. 1 A Garden for Sustenance2 A Fruit Lost in Time 3 Underwater Transformers4 Uninvited Change5 Jurassic Bark6 A Balancing Act in Paradise

Burlington Heights Peace Garden This area is part of the Peace Garden Trail, which commemorates the Bicentennial of the War of 1812.7 Burlington Heights:

Protecting the Heart of Upper Canada8 Sights from the Heights

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FEATURE DISPLAYSWhy Change!A proposal has been made to coordinate activities during each of the next seven years around one of the seven concepts of ecol-ogy. Together, these seven big ideas (Energy, Change, Adaptation, Diversity, Cycles, Community, Interdependence, and Diversity) reveal how life works:  

Energy �ows from the sun and is harnessed by the plant world to power our planet and sustain Life. For living things Change is a constant, as all living things are always in the process of becoming something else. Through Adaptation, Life is able to �nd ways to persevere and thrive, resulting in remarkable species Diversity on this planet. This is built upon a �nite supply of the building blocks of Life and through Cycles, our self-contained systems use and reuse these essential compounds. The non-living and living parts of the world come together in Community, bound tightly through myriad relationships. These many forms of Interdependence link us all to everything else.

Usage:

Suggest pulling the annual theme letter/word out of the group, white type, larger, with bit of stylized vine along with the full logo, much smaller, so context is given without the paragraph explaining it.

Adaptation

Adaptation

These maps lead you to interpretive signage and displays in our gardens and nature sanctuaries. Just watch for the Ecology logo on each sign to see how change is apparent in every part of RBG, from winding forest and escarpment trails to cultivated gardens.

Arboretum and North Shore of Cootes ParadiseRBG is in constant change — wildlife is lost, some species are recovered and habitats shift with human use and ecological change. 9 They’re Big, They’re Bald

and They’re Back!10 Subterranean Invaders11 Using the Forest for the Trees12 Gone but Not Forgotten13 Rise and Fall of a Marsh

South Shore of Cootes Paradise 14 Living in Paradise15 Urban Watersheds

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Cootes Paradise Marsh

Arboretum

Princess Point

WestdaleInlet

SassafrasPoint

Ravine Road Trail

Marsh Walk

Bull’sPoint

Pine Point

Rat Island

WestdaleCreek

Hickory Island

NatureInterpretive

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Cockpit Island

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Captain Cootes Trail

Captain Cootes

Trail

Hickory Valley Trail

Ginger Valley Trail

Princess Point Trail

Sassafras Point Trail

Lilac Walk

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Rock Chapel/ EscarpmentHow does a field turn into a forest? What happened at Borer’s Falls in 1812? Walk (and read) on to find out… 16 From Pioneer Village to Sanctuary17 Nothing Succeeds Like Succession

Rock Chapel Rd.

Plains Rd.

Rock ChapelSanctuary

Hendrie ValleySanctuary

Rock Garden

Hendrie Park

BurlingtonHeights

RBGCentre

Escarpment / Bruce Trail

Escarpment / Bruce Trail

Rock Chapel

Trail

Rock Chapel Rd.

Borer’sCreek Gorge

Borer’sFalls

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