Monthly Archives: September 2010
Someone is saving ‘valuable’ trees at UBC
Someone is saving ‘valuable’ trees at UBC. According to UBC’s community planning page: Valuable trees were recently rescued during a demolition project on UBC’s Vancouver campus. Two buildings—Earth and Ocean Sciences East Building and the Engineering Annex Building—were knocked down … Continue reading
Arbutus Tree
At the north west corner of Agronomy Road and Main Mall stands a grand old arbutus tree. It’s an impressive example. There are few such trees found at UBC these days -more were likely here in the past. I first … Continue reading
Pine trees on Thunderbird Blvd
There used to be a fine row of pine trees growing along Thunderbird Blvd and Eagles Drive. One tree remains at the corner of the Formwerks townhouse development that stands there now. For years prior to the townhouses my partner … Continue reading