Friends and Foes: Native plants and problem weeds of coastal BC May 21, 2007

A Rocha's Grand Opening of their Native Plant Nursery

Guest Speaker, Live Music

Refreshments, Family Friendly

This year our guest speaker is Ken Marr, Curator of Botany at the Royal BC Museum. Ken has carried out botanical research in China, Laos, Nepal, and Hawaii as well as other parts of western North America and has taught plant taxonomy at several universities. His talk is titled Friends and Foes: Native plants and problem weeds of coastal BC.

About A Rocha:

Based in British Columbia's lower mainland, A Rocha Canada is a national conservation organization working to show God's love for all of creation. We work out our commitment to environmental action through community-based conservation projects, with a focus on science and research, practical conservation, and environmental education. Our project locations currently include:

The Little Campbell River near Vancouver, British Columbia
Pembina Valley near Morden in southern Manitoba

A Rocha Canada functions under the umbrella of A Rocha International and works alongside a family of A Rocha projects in 16 countries around the world in places as diverse as urban London and the Kenyan coast. The name “A Rocha” is Portuguese, and means “The Rock.”

Getting there:

(south of 8th Ave close to the Pacific Highway Border crossing)

Getting there: From Hwy 99, take Exit 2A (8th Ave exit EAST) and turn right (south) on 172nd St.
Look for the A Rocha sign on the lefthand side of the road.

Official Website: http://en.arocha.org/caevents/index.html