Today we started our adventure at Norma Rose Point Elementary School, which has an incredible building full of creative work from students (as well as facilities none of us had access to in our Elementary education!)
We had the opportunity to investigate the rain garden, correctly identifying some plants while misidentifying others. We discussed the garden as a teacher and a place of learning and got to explore the undergrowth as if we were kids, too!
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Afterwards, we took a walk to visit and learn a little bit about the Woodward seed lending library; before this week we had no idea UBC had so many places to get, share and donate seeds! Like the invisible ecosystems at work in any natural space, UBC staff and volunteers have operated this system for enriching local and personal gardens with native and non-invasive plants right under our noses.
We even passed a community garden to peep at on our way there! Things are growing everywhere!
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We finished our morning by examining the water collection system behind the Beatty biodiversity museum, gawking at the plants that congregate there. We were like our potato plants today, just soaking up the information and storing it for when we need it 🙂
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