POLLINATORS: VITAL KEY TO GARDEN SUCCESS
MASTER GARDENERS OF ONTARIO INCORPORATED
ZONE 8 – OTTAWA CARLETON, UNITED COUNTIES, LANARK
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2009
ALGONQUIN COLLEGE, WOODROFFE CAMPUS, OTTAWA, ONTARIO
[SOUTH OF COLLEGE SQUARE MALL NEAR WOODROFFE AVENUE AND BASELINE ROAD]
MESSAGE FROM ZONE 8
Zone 8’s Technical Update Committee is pleased to present a star-studded program featuring a very special keynote speaker, Dr. Peter Kevan. Dr. Kevan will be ably supported by excellent local presenters on the vital matter of pollination – that quiet activity that often goes unnoticed and under-appreciated, but which plays a major role in the ongoing survival of our fragile planet.
We want this up-to-date information to leave you inspired, better equipped to explain the pollination process and ready to take a stand on the protection and encouragement of our complex population of pollinators.
POLLINATORS: VITAL KEY TO SUCCESS – ZONE 8 – SEPTEMBER 26 – 2009
Keynote Speaker
Peter Kevan is Professor in Environmental Biology at the University of Guelph, and is regarded as one of the most active pollination biologists world-wide. He is presently principal investigator on a multi-million dollar NSERC-Canadian Pollination Initiative research network, chair of the Task Force on Declining Pollination of the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources), part of the steering committee for the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign, and a member of the Canadian Pollinator Protection Initiative. Dr. Kevan is actively involved in initiatives in pollination stemming from the Convention on Biological Diversity, as well as many other pollination or pollinator-related projects.
Scott Olan
Scott joined the Ministry of the Environment as a Pesticides Specialist and designated Provincial Officer in Eastern Region in March 2005. Before beginning his career, Scott graduated from the University of Guelph with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. He is presently working on his Masters of Science in Environment and Management from Royal Roads University. His passion for gardening developed early while growing up on the family farm. Scott has never used pesticides on his lawn. His motto is “enjoy a lawn for what it is, not what others think it should be”. Scott was a Master Gardener from 1997 to 2003. He also spent three years as Zone Director on the MGOI Board. He was a Certified Arborist with the International Society of Arboriculture from 1997 – 2006.
Ken Farr
Ken Farr is a forest taxonomist and science policy advisor with the Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada. He is a Registered Professional Forester and a member of the Canadian Institute of Forestry. His current activities include international forest trade issues, invasive forest pests and plant quarantine issues. He is the Canadian Forest Service Scientific Authority for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Ken has taught horticulture, urban forestry and arboriculture in the Horticulture Department of Algonquin College, Ottawa, Ontario and also as adjunct professor of Dendrology at the University of Toronto School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. He was project dendrologist for the well-known reference text Trees in Canada by John Laird Farrar, and is author of the Canadian Forest Service publication The Forests of Canada.
Dale Odorizzi, Gloria Oopzoomer and Ankaret Dean
Partnership for Pollinators
Master Gardeners Gloria Oopzoomer and Dale Odorizzi present a case study on developing and maintaining an all-volunteer public Butterfly Garden, combining the strengths of the Rideau Valley Field Naturalists, Rideau Valley Conservation area and Lanark County Master Gardeners.
The Secret Life of Bees
Master Gardener and Beekeeper, Ankaret Dean, will describe the life of bees and the important plants that attract bees to your garden.
To Register, forward a cheque to the following address, including your name, Mailing Address and Email address if you have one. Also, include any group affiliation (MVFN) or United Counties Master Gardeners
Mail To: E. Falconer, 3276 Klondike Road, North Gower, Ontario K0A 2T0
$35 for Master Gardeners, $40 for all other participants
Lunch and refreshments for the day will be catered by the Algonquin College Catering Service. Cost of all food and beverages is included in your registration fee. If you have special needs, please note them in this section. If we can accommodate them we will.
If you have any questions, please contact Dale Odorizzi at 613 264-8135 or odorizzi@storm.ca.
Hope to see you there.
