Community Solutions in a Changing Climate Coping with Change in our Backyard.

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Community Solutions in a Changing Climate Coping with Change in our Backyard

The Humber Arboretum First opened in 1977, the Humber Arboretum is a joint venture of the City of Toronto, Humber College and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Free to the public to enjoy the trails during the day throughout the year

Arboretum Vision Humber Arboretum will be a place where people can gather to celebrate the shared goals of a healthy community and a healthy environment.

Arboretum Mission to establish and maintain a collection of woody and herbaceous plants to protect natural areas through appropriate conservation and restoration practices to facilitate educational and research opportunities in arboriculture, horticulture and environmental studies to establish, maintain and encourage wildlife habitat to maintain a Centre for Urban Ecology that will serve as a gathering point with laboratory and classroom facilities

The Humber Arboretum LEED Gold Certified Building Gardens for teaching Natural areas for habitat Bee keeping New Greenhouses Climate Change Monitoring Humber Stewardship Programs Invasive Species Management and Education

Centre for Urban Ecology LEED Gold Certified Building

Gardens for Teaching

Natural Areas for Habitat

Bee Keeping and Pollinator Habitat

New Greenhouses

Climate Change Monitoring

Humber Stewardship Programs

Invasive Species Management

Climate Change Impacts changing populations of plants and animals invasive plants and animals diseases that threaten populations

Changing Populations of Plants and Animals

Invasive Plants and Animals Garlic Mustard Dog Strangling Vine Phragmites australis Asian Longhorned Beetle Emerald Ash Borer Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Diseases That Threaten Populations Butternut Research Enclosure