🌿 Native Plant Study Group Presents 🌿
A Botanical Quest: In Search of Trillium hibbersonii with Justin Dunning
🗓 Thursday, October 16
🕖 7:00 PM
📍 Swan Lake Nature House and Zoom
Registration:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/nx3FiuUKS7m-bcoH5drFpw
Join us for an evening with Justin Dunning, vice-president of the Victoria Orchid Society and passionate explorer of rare native plants. Justin will share his journey to locate and photograph the elusive Trillium hibbersonii, a rare trillium species found only on Vancouver Island. Through vivid images and field stories, he’ll reveal the challenges and triumphs of tracking this botanical treasure, and why its conservation matters.
Whether you're a seasoned botanist or a curious nature lover, this talk promises inspiration and insight into one of this region’s most mysterious native plants.
Speaker Bio:
Justin Dunning grew up exploring the forests, rivers, and lakes of central Ontario. He studied greenhouse horticulture at Niagara College and has been obsessed with orchids since high school. When he’s not growing orchids and carnivorous plants, he’s out in the wild searching for rare native species.
🌱 By donation admission (free for members)
🌱 All are welcome
🌱 Bring your questions and curiosity!
Location:
3873 Swan Lake Road at the Nature House, unceded Lekwungen and WSÁNEĆ territory.
What to expect:
A short welcome and intro, then sit down talk by speaker for about an hour, then after tea and treats, and chatting. Followed by a native plant raffle!
6:30-7:00: Volunteer setup inside and socializing (everyone welcome to help for 3 free raffle tickets!)
7:00-7:15 Introductions and Welcome
7:15-8:15 Presentation by Speaker, Q&A
8:15-8:30 Treats and Tea break
8:30-8:45 Famous Native Plant Raffle!!
8:45-9:00 Clean up together
What to bring:
🍵A mug for herbal tea or decaf coffee
🔆A headlamp or flashlight
💰🍪Some small change for cookies, tea, or raffle tickets
🌿Native plants or native seeds if you have extra to share
No RSVP needed. More info at www.npsg.ca
The Native Plant Study Group respectfully acknowledges that we meet on the unceded territory of the W̱SÁNEĆ and Lekwungen Peoples. We are a garden group with a strong interest in gardening with native plants for their aesthetic, intrinsic, and conservation values. We gratefully recognize the longstanding stewards of these plants and ecosystems, as well as their cultural significance.
We encourage a safe and respectful space for everyone to learn along with us in our individual and collective pathways of decolonization.
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