Treefest 2011 slideshow

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Treefest, be there, or be normal!

TREEFEST 2011 on the Riverview Hospital grounds; everyone is welcome.


TREE TOURS: The Popular Tree Tours which highlight some of the more than 1,900 trees on the site
11am, 12 noon, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm - leaving from beside the HEY building

HERITAGE BUILDING WALK: 12:00 Noon

There will be a Heritage walk with Don Luxton, well-known heritage consultant and member of the Vancouver Heritage Society who knows the grounds well. It will include walking to the main heritage buildings, but NOT inside.

CHILDREN'S TREE WALK: 2:30

Children of all ages will enjoy this wonderful walk. - leaving from near the HEY building.

SPEAKERS

"The Healing Power of Trees": Jay Peachy  

"Horticulture Therapy": Katie Hughes

ARTS: local artists on site displaying, demonstrating & selling their work.

ENTERTAINMENT

1:30 – 2:30 pm Stringz Aloud Finnie’s Garden Susan Vigneux and Don Kellett, play swing, jazz, traditional music using guitars, mandolin.

2:30 – 4:30 pm Dragana Hajduk Finnie’s Garden

11:00 am –12:30 pm Ernie Higgins, plays a guitar North side of HEY near concession 

12:45 – 2:15 pm The Acchords North side of HEY near concession

2:30 – 4:00 pm Sharmaine and Luvena Kwong North side of HEY near concession 

BLACKBERRY TEA: 1:30 - 4:30 - Blackberry tea served in Finnie’s Garden 

-Back again by popular demand. Tea will be served this year by volunteers from BMN & Maple Creek streamkeepers.

CHILDREN'S CRAFT ACTIVITIES

FOOD CONCESSION

FREE SHUTTLE BUS

This Event is FREE no registration required. Lots of Free Parking!

If you require more information phone 604-927-3583 or email Mary@rhcs.org

Bring the entire family to this free annual celebration of trees on the Riverview Hospital Lands.

Treefest is supported by:

Coquitlam Foundation

Coquitlam Towing & Storage

Meridian RV

Riverview Hospital Historical Society

TD Friends of the Environment

Thrifty Foods

WSI

Treefest is organized in partnership with:

ArtsConnect 

BC Mental Health Society 

Burke Mountain Naturalists

City of Coquitlam 

Shared Services BC 

SPARC 

Riverview Horticultural Centre Society 

The Riverview Horticultural Centre Society, RHCS

"Speaking for the Trees since 1992"

18th Annual Treefest Celebration on the Riverview Hospital Lands

Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 11:00 AM

Treefest is an opportunity to celebrate trees and environmental stewardship with an emphasis on the spectacular collection of trees on the Riverview lands. This year’s event will take place on SATURDAY, September 17th, from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm at the Riverview Hospital Grounds located at 2601 Lougheed Highway in Coquitlam. Please note the CHANGE of DAY (made in order to avoid the Terry Fox Runs in the Tri-City area.

This year’s theme will be “The Healing Power of Trees”. Activities will include heritage walks and talks, community displays, live entertainment, a delicious Blackberry Tea in Finnie’s Garden, children’s activities, workshops by GardenWorks, tree tours, and exhibits from the local arts community. Food and beverage services will be provided on site as well as a Pocket Farmer’s Market.

This event runs from 11 am to 4 pm. Follow the banners on site to find the main celebration area.
 The main staging area is beside the Henry Esson Young,(HEY) building;
Google Earth KML directions, Here.

Treewalks 2011

April 17 Sunday 1 pm Magnolia walk
May 1 Sunday 1 pm BMN Natural Heritage Children/Youthwalk
May 8 Sunday 1 pm Public Tree Tour - Mother’s day
June 5 Sunday 1 pm Public Tree Tour
June 26 Sunday 1 pm Linden walk 1
July 7 Thursday 7:30 pm Linden walk 2
July 17 Sunday 1 pm Public Tree Tour
August 14 Sunday 1 pm Public Tree Tour
August 21 Sunday 1 pm BMN Natural Heritage walk
September 17 Saturday 11am - 4pm TREEFEST 2011 - 18th Annual
Guided walks leave on the hour
October 2 Sunday 1 pm Public Tree Tour - Last of the season

All of these walks start from the HEY building,  go here for some maps.

Visit RHCS for more information.  

Some pictures from the 2010 treefest

These pictures are just a small selection of what was going on at Treefest.

BMN, members Don and Ian, discussing trail work.

Boiling Point Action Network and the,
Douglas College Institute of Urban Ecology displays

Earl of the Hoy-Scott Watershed Society, HSWS

Ian, of Coquitlam Riverwatch

Mike of Minnekhada Park Association

Burke Mountain Naturalists, BMN display

Artists displaying their works in the Henry Esson Young,(HEY) building.

Artists displaying their works in the Henry Esson Young,(HEY) building.

Artists displaying their works in the Henry Esson Young,(HEY) building.

Music at Finnies Garden

Donna, Gaye, and Christina enjoying blackberry shortcake at Finnies Garden

Music at Finnies Garden

Gaye Mitchell's art work in progress, at Finnies Garden

Susan Jessop, art installation at Finnies Garden

Susan Jessop, art installation, at Finnies Garden

Tree walks for 2010

All walks start at the Henry Esson Young building, meet at the uphill entrance, parking is available above the building.


April 18th Sunday 1 pm Magnolia walk

April 25th Sunday 1 pm BMN Finnie’s garden / Backyard walk

May 9th Sunday 1 pm Public Tree Tour - Mother’s day

May 23th Sunday 1 pm Children’s walk

June 13th Sunday 1 pm Public Tree Tour

June 20th Sunday 1 pm BMN children's Backyard walk

June 27th Sunday 1 pm Linden walk 1

July 8th Thursday 7:30 pm Linden walk 2

July 18th Sunday 1 pm Public Tree Tour

August 15th Sunday 1 pm Public Tree Tour

August 22nd Sunday 1 pm Public tree tour

September 12th Sunday 11 am - 4pm TREEFEST 2010 -Guided Walks leave on the hour and half hour.

October 3th Sunday 1 pm Public Tree Tour - Last of the Season



Answering service: 604-290-9910 for up to date information, or go to the Riverview Horticultural Centre Society website

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