Attractions
Other attractions at RBG include the Arboretum, the RBG Herbarium, the Nature Interpretive Centre (an outdoor education centre), a network of over 37 km of trails and outdoor floral arrangements. Some of the trails link to the Bruce Trail, and a building in the RBG Arboretum, Rasberry House, is the headquarters of The Bruce Trail Conservancy. In 2010, the RBG partnered with Geotrail to bring their trail network to the internet through an interactive website.
The natural lands or nature sanctuaries of Royal Botanical Gardens include some of the most significant wildlife and native plant areas in Canada. The largest area, which includes the wetland called Cootes Paradise or Dundas Marsh, is a major spawning area for native fish species in Lake Ontario, one of the best bird-watching areas in Canada, and is the subject of one of Canada's largest ecological rehabilitation efforts aimed at a wetland, 'Project Paradise.'
The Royal Botanical Gardens holds the second-largest garden show in Canada simply called The Ontario Garden Show. It comes second only to Canada Blooms which is held in Toronto.
Innovative educational programs are operated from both RBG's main building in Burlington and the Nature Interpretive Centre, located in the Arboretum to the north of Cootes Paradise. Over 18,000 school children per year visit the organized school programs, and over 200 public education offerings include such diverse topics as botanical illustration, organic cooking and basic botany. Aldershot School offers an ECO Studies program in conjunction with the RBG.
Royal Botanical Gardens is a member of the American Public Gardens Association and Botanic Gardens Conservation International and is very active in local, regional, national, and international efforts to conserve plant diversity and ensure its sustainable use.
The Gardens span Bayview Junction, hosting several popular locations for railfanning.
Read more about this topic: Royal Botanical Gardens (Ontario)
Famous quotes containing the word attractions:
“The world,—this shadow of the soul, or other me, lies wide around. Its attractions are the keys which unlock my thoughts and make me acquainted with myself. I run eagerly into this resounding tumult. I grasp the hands of those next to me, and take my place in the ring to suffer and to work, taught by an instinct, that so shall the dumb abyss be vocal with speech.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“Fantasy love is much better than reality love. Never doing it is very exciting. The most exciting attractions are between two opposites that never meet.”
—Andy Warhol (1928–1987)