HOLIDAY MONDAY - Aug 5, 2024 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Lady Flower Gardens (20303 - 33 Street NE Edmonton, AB T5Y 6K3)
Tickets: $27.96 each
Please note that ages 14 & under (if accompanied by an adult) are free.
Join us for a day of fun, nature, and food at this beautiful location. This event is a fundraiser for the Greater Edmonton Alliance (GEA), so your participation will support a great cause.
Seven years ago this land, which boasts not only some of Canada’s best soil but an extended growing season and ample water for irrigation, was under threat of development. Great efforts were taken to raise funds for a conservation easement in hopes of protecting the property from development no matter who owns it in the future.
One of the reasons funds for the conservation easement came in as quickly as they did, was thanks to previous efforts by the Greater Edmonton Alliance to bring awareness to the importance of protecting agricultural land from residential and other development.
Come support GEA, enjoy nature, reconnect with the community, and bask in the summer weather. Let's make this day unforgettable!
Location: Lady Flower Gardens (20303 - 33 Street NE Edmonton, AB T5Y 6K3)
Tickets: $27.96 each
Please note that ages 14 & under (if accompanied by an adult) are free.
Join us for a day of fun, nature, and food at this beautiful location. This event is a fundraiser for the Greater Edmonton Alliance (GEA), so your participation will support a great cause.
Seven years ago this land, which boasts not only some of Canada’s best soil but an extended growing season and ample water for irrigation, was under threat of development. Great efforts were taken to raise funds for a conservation easement in hopes of protecting the property from development no matter who owns it in the future.
One of the reasons funds for the conservation easement came in as quickly as they did, was thanks to previous efforts by the Greater Edmonton Alliance to bring awareness to the importance of protecting agricultural land from residential and other development.
Come support GEA, enjoy nature, reconnect with the community, and bask in the summer weather. Let's make this day unforgettable!
10:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Refreshments and Food by the Yurt
Refreshments and Food by the Yurt
10:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Fern's Flower Garden
Fern's Flower Garden
- Wander through the paths of a 1 acre flower garden and meet Pam 'The Flower Chaperone.' Pam fell in love with flowers as a teenager at her first job as a floral designer at Riverdale Greenhouses, moving on to work at Garneau Flowers for several years, but never forgetting the intoxicating scent of the carnation house. So it is no wonder she fell hard when she discovered Fern's Flower Garden and it's sister Lady Flower Gardens where you will find flowers, a forest, a warm welcome, and an opportunity to share the love.
10:00 AM - 2:30 PM Children's Games - Miriam - Vegetable Garden
Self-guided gentle and open invitations for humans of all ages to be curious, use your imagination, share stories, get dirty, and play! Children must be supervised by their adults at all times: Make a stick bug, make clay creatures, leaf rubbings stick bubbles, small worlds play, mud kitchen, colour, scavenger hunt and more!
Self-guided gentle and open invitations for humans of all ages to be curious, use your imagination, share stories, get dirty, and play! Children must be supervised by their adults at all times: Make a stick bug, make clay creatures, leaf rubbings stick bubbles, small worlds play, mud kitchen, colour, scavenger hunt and more!
10:30 AM - 3:00 PM Guided Forest Tours
10:30 am - Michelle - Flowers & Trees Are Our Friends
Explore the beautiful biodiversity of flowering species, exploring which ones produce edible fruits, and learn about how plant species can benefit us in a hug variety of ways
Explore the beautiful biodiversity of flowering species, exploring which ones produce edible fruits, and learn about how plant species can benefit us in a hug variety of ways
10:45 am - Mariann - The Search for Bobcat Fuzzbutt the Catsquatch
Hello, I'm Mariann from 'the leaving tree.' I will be leading you in the 'Search For Fuzzbutt.' There are only a few trace elements here linked to a possible Catsquatch, including some sightings by our Gardeners. However there are loads of evidence of other living beings in the New Jubilee Forest besides ourselves. Each intertwined form of ancient energy has been here long before and hopefully after our time. Our tours will be in appreciation of the old growth harmonies and rhythms as we take a few moments For Rest.
Hello, I'm Mariann from 'the leaving tree.' I will be leading you in the 'Search For Fuzzbutt.' There are only a few trace elements here linked to a possible Catsquatch, including some sightings by our Gardeners. However there are loads of evidence of other living beings in the New Jubilee Forest besides ourselves. Each intertwined form of ancient energy has been here long before and hopefully after our time. Our tours will be in appreciation of the old growth harmonies and rhythms as we take a few moments For Rest.
1100 am - Don - The Ginger Trail - Deciduous to Coniferous
Hi, I'm Don. As a Greenman Stand-In, I will lead you on The Gringer Trail in the New Jubilee Forest. We will encounter new growth sustained by the death and composition of other trees with the intervention of fungus, that stands in an entire Kingdom off its own. I will point out areas that affect our lives as well as areas of interest where animals show their effect on the forest.
Hi, I'm Don. As a Greenman Stand-In, I will lead you on The Gringer Trail in the New Jubilee Forest. We will encounter new growth sustained by the death and composition of other trees with the intervention of fungus, that stands in an entire Kingdom off its own. I will point out areas that affect our lives as well as areas of interest where animals show their effect on the forest.
11:15 am - Kathleen - From the Head to the Heart
With this short, slow-paced walk into the forest, it is not the destination but th journey. You will be offered invitations to help you get out of your head and engage the forest community with your senses. Take a break from the noise in your head, relax and just be in the moment with the natural world.
With this short, slow-paced walk into the forest, it is not the destination but th journey. You will be offered invitations to help you get out of your head and engage the forest community with your senses. Take a break from the noise in your head, relax and just be in the moment with the natural world.
11:30 am - Nathan - Up , Down, and Around
This walk will take us down (to the earth) up (to the sky) and around (to all the living beings) in under an hour! A slow walk with only a few short inclines, suitable for all ages. Hope you enjoy!
This walk will take us down (to the earth) up (to the sky) and around (to all the living beings) in under an hour! A slow walk with only a few short inclines, suitable for all ages. Hope you enjoy!
11:45 am - Josh - For Children
Bring your young ones on an interpretive nature walk combined with a scavenger hunt designed to get kids into observing nature. Play games that each kids fun facts about the forest and its inhabitants. Spend time reflecting and answering some o those burning questions.
Bring your young ones on an interpretive nature walk combined with a scavenger hunt designed to get kids into observing nature. Play games that each kids fun facts about the forest and its inhabitants. Spend time reflecting and answering some o those burning questions.
12:00 pm - Rocky - Accessible and Relaxing
(Can you ID the plant behind? It's loved by Squirrels and Jays)
We will start at the circle of patio chairs behind Doug's house and proceed to drink, be merry, and introduce the best of ourselves to each other. After Ice Breakers we will download two Apps, iNaturalist and Merlin Bird ID. Both are available for free. Too smart for a smart phone? Congratulations. You can partner up with someone and still enjoy our session. We will spend the rest of our time teaching each other the key features of both Apps, then slowly stroll along the edge of the forest teaching each other the names of our forest kin and discovering the baloney spinners among us by cross checking all information on our apps. If you have a mobility challenge you can remain at the patio chairs and still stay connected to the group. we will not go far.
(Can you ID the plant behind? It's loved by Squirrels and Jays)
We will start at the circle of patio chairs behind Doug's house and proceed to drink, be merry, and introduce the best of ourselves to each other. After Ice Breakers we will download two Apps, iNaturalist and Merlin Bird ID. Both are available for free. Too smart for a smart phone? Congratulations. You can partner up with someone and still enjoy our session. We will spend the rest of our time teaching each other the key features of both Apps, then slowly stroll along the edge of the forest teaching each other the names of our forest kin and discovering the baloney spinners among us by cross checking all information on our apps. If you have a mobility challenge you can remain at the patio chairs and still stay connected to the group. we will not go far.
12:15 pm - Eric - Stewardship
Eric will take a longer walking route to show the difference between land used for gravel extraction and land stewarded for three generations of Vissers. He will talk about the history of Visser stewardship including putting a conservation easement on the land. He will also talk about the general history of the River Valley if the pace permits.
Eric will take a longer walking route to show the difference between land used for gravel extraction and land stewarded for three generations of Vissers. He will talk about the history of Visser stewardship including putting a conservation easement on the land. He will also talk about the general history of the River Valley if the pace permits.
12:30 pm - Michelle - Flowers & Trees Are Our Friends
Explore the beautiful biodiversity of flowering species, exploring which ones produce edible fruits, and learn about how plant species can benefit us in a hug variety of ways
Explore the beautiful biodiversity of flowering species, exploring which ones produce edible fruits, and learn about how plant species can benefit us in a hug variety of ways
12:45 pm - Kathleen - From the Head to the Heart
With this short, slow-paced walk into the forest, it is not the destination but th journey. You will be offered invitations to help you get out of your head and engage the forest community with your senses. Take a break from the noise in your head, relax and just be in the moment with the natural world.
With this short, slow-paced walk into the forest, it is not the destination but th journey. You will be offered invitations to help you get out of your head and engage the forest community with your senses. Take a break from the noise in your head, relax and just be in the moment with the natural world.
1:00 pm - Nathan - Up , Down, and Around
This walk will take us down (to the earth) up (to the sky) and around (to all the living beings) in under an hour! A slow walk with only a few short inclines, suitable for all ages. Hope you enjoy!
This walk will take us down (to the earth) up (to the sky) and around (to all the living beings) in under an hour! A slow walk with only a few short inclines, suitable for all ages. Hope you enjoy!
1:15 pm - Mariann - The Search for Bobcat Fuzzbutt the Catsquatch
Hello, I'm Mariann from 'the leaving tree.' I will be leading you in the 'Search For Fuzzbutt.' There are only a few trace elements here linked to a possible Catsquatch, including some sightings by our Gardeners. However there are loads of evidence of other living beings in the New Jubilee Forest besides ourselves. Each intertwined form of ancient energy has been here long before and hopefully after our time. Our tours will be in appreciation of the old growth harmonies and rhythms as we take a few moments For Rest.
Hello, I'm Mariann from 'the leaving tree.' I will be leading you in the 'Search For Fuzzbutt.' There are only a few trace elements here linked to a possible Catsquatch, including some sightings by our Gardeners. However there are loads of evidence of other living beings in the New Jubilee Forest besides ourselves. Each intertwined form of ancient energy has been here long before and hopefully after our time. Our tours will be in appreciation of the old growth harmonies and rhythms as we take a few moments For Rest.
1:30 pm - Don - The Ginger Trail - Deciduous to Coniferous
Hi, I'm Don. As a Greenman Stand-In, I will lead you on The Gringer Trail in the New Jubilee Forest. We will encounter new growth sustained by the death and composition of other trees with the intervention of fungus, that stands in an entire Kingdom off its own. I will point out areas that affect our lives as well as areas of interest where animals show their effect on the forest.
Hi, I'm Don. As a Greenman Stand-In, I will lead you on The Gringer Trail in the New Jubilee Forest. We will encounter new growth sustained by the death and composition of other trees with the intervention of fungus, that stands in an entire Kingdom off its own. I will point out areas that affect our lives as well as areas of interest where animals show their effect on the forest.
1:45 pm - Eric - Stewardship
Eric will take a longer walking route to show the difference between land used for gravel extraction and land stewarded for three generations of Vissers. He will talk about the history of Visser stewardship including putting a conservation easement on the land. He will also talk about the general history of the River Valley if the pace permits.
Eric will take a longer walking route to show the difference between land used for gravel extraction and land stewarded for three generations of Vissers. He will talk about the history of Visser stewardship including putting a conservation easement on the land. He will also talk about the general history of the River Valley if the pace permits.
2:00 pm - Rocky - Accessible and Relaxing
(Can you ID the plant behind? It's loved by Squirrels and Jays)
We will start at the circle of patio chairs behind Doug's house and proceed to drink, be merry, and introduce the best of ourselves to each other. After Ice Breakers we will download two Apps, iNaturalist and Merlin Bird ID. Both are available for free. Too smart for a smart phone? Congratulations. You can partner up with someone and still enjoy our session. We will spend the rest of our time teaching each other the key features of both Apps, then slowly stroll along the edge of the forest teaching each other the names of our forest kin and discovering the baloney spinners among us by cross checking all information on our apps. If you have a mobility challenge you can remain at the patio chairs and still stay connected to the group. we will not go far.
(Can you ID the plant behind? It's loved by Squirrels and Jays)
We will start at the circle of patio chairs behind Doug's house and proceed to drink, be merry, and introduce the best of ourselves to each other. After Ice Breakers we will download two Apps, iNaturalist and Merlin Bird ID. Both are available for free. Too smart for a smart phone? Congratulations. You can partner up with someone and still enjoy our session. We will spend the rest of our time teaching each other the key features of both Apps, then slowly stroll along the edge of the forest teaching each other the names of our forest kin and discovering the baloney spinners among us by cross checking all information on our apps. If you have a mobility challenge you can remain at the patio chairs and still stay connected to the group. we will not go far.
2:15 pm - Josh - For Adults
Meet the main players in the forest. There are many species of plants and animals that call the North Saskatchewan river valley home. We ill talk about some of the most common living things that you may see while waling your dog or on an evening stroll. Learn to identify some common edible plants and their uses. If you are a beginner or just want to pick up a few tips, this is the place to come.
Meet the main players in the forest. There are many species of plants and animals that call the North Saskatchewan river valley home. We ill talk about some of the most common living things that you may see while waling your dog or on an evening stroll. Learn to identify some common edible plants and their uses. If you are a beginner or just want to pick up a few tips, this is the place to come.
