Join the Gardening for Birds, Bees, and Butterflies workshop at the Humber Arboretum, led by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA).

This workshop is for anyone looking to create a garden that attracts and supports native pollinators. Discussion topics include native plant selection, designing gardens for birds and pollinators, and maintenance through the different seasons.

Who: Open to all

When: Wednesday, April 23, 2:45 to 4:15 p.m.

Where: Inside the Centre for Urban Ecology at the Humber Arboretum. The Humber Arboretum is located at the back of Humber Polytechnic North Campus (View the location on Google Maps). The Centre for Urban Ecology is the glass building with the red door on the Arboretum grounds.   

How: This event is free but space is limited. Please register in advance to reserve your spot.

This workshop is made possible by CICan Living Lab funding and presented in partnership with Humber Sustainability.

The Math & Writing Centre in partnership with the Centre for Urban Ecology invites English language learners from Humber and Guelph-Humber to engage in a conversation about nature inside the LEED Gold Certified CUE building in the heart of the Humber Arboretum. These Nature Conversation Circles will be co-hosted by one of our tutors and CUE staff.

NCC schedule for Winter 2025:

Groundhog Day – February 3 (10 to 11 a.m.) 

• Talk about Groundhog Day - Science and squirrels!

Valentine’s Day – February 13 (2 to 3 p.m.) 

• Birds and Bees; Pollination and when the birds come back for the spring.

World Wildlife Bird House Building – March 3 (10 a.m. to 12 p.m.)

• Building Bird Boxes 

Spring Equinox – March 20 (2 to 3 p.m.)

• Spring Equinox Walk (also, World Sparrow and Frog Day) 

National Dandelion Day – April 3 (2 to 3 p.m.)

• Dandelion recipes PDF with QR code to access 

Earth Day Walk – April 23 (10 to 11 a.m.) 

• Earth-day themed walk (with wildflower seeds giveaway)

Please note that attending students are asked to arrive at the North Campus Math & Writing Centre (LRC, 3rd floor) at least 30 minutes before the start of the session. Tutor and students will walk from there to the Arboretum as soon as everyone has gathered.

These events are immensely fun and engaging learning experiences, as well as a great way for students to practice listening and speaking in a natural environment.

To sign up, please fill out the short form.

Please share the poster and let English language learners know about this wonderful opportunity.

In honour of Earth Day and April being Citizen Science Month, join staff from the Humber Arboretum to learn about iNaturalist, a citizen science platform that allows you to record and share your sightings of living organisms and add them to an international database of knowledge. You'll also learn about citizen science in general, and how to participate in the Canada-wide City Nature Challenge coming up on iNaturalist April 25 to 28.

We'll take a quick look at the website before heading out on a nature walk where we'll demonstrate how to use the app.

When: Tuesday, April 22, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Where: Meet inside the Centre for Urban Ecology. The Centre for Urban Ecology is the glass building with the red door on the Arboretum grounds. The main entrance of the Humber Arboretum is at the back of Humber North Campus, beside the residence buildings.    

How: Free. No registration is required.

Optional: Participants may want to install the free iNaturalist app beforehand so they can try it out themselves during the walk, or wait and learn more about it first.

As part of our ongoing commitment to open dialogue and keeping our community informed, we invite you to join one of our upcoming Town Hall sessions with Ann Marie Vaughan, president and CEO of Humber, and members of our Executive Team. These sessions are for employees only. 

These sessions build on the conversation we began at our Town Halls in January around Humber’s budget and our shared future. As we continue these discussions, we want to ensure employees have the space to ask questions, stay informed, and engage with leadership and colleagues across Humber’s campuses.

To ensure broad participation, we are hosting multiple in-person sessions across all campuses. Each session will cover the same content, so we ask that employees select only one session to attend to allow space for as many colleagues as possible to participate.

Registration links are below:

• Tuesday, April 8 – North Campus, Barrett CTI, 5th Floor
  • 10 a.m. – COMPLETE
  • 3 p.m. – COMPLETE 
• Wednesday, April 9 – Downtown Campus, IGS405
  • 3 p.m. – COMPLETE 
• Monday, April 21 – Lakeshore Campus, Recital Hall
  • 10 a.m. – SOLD OUT 
  • 2 p.m. – Registration Link

Please note that there will be no hybrid attendance option, and these sessions will not be recorded. Due to space limitations, proof of registration will be required upon entry.  

We look forward to seeing you there and continuing this important conversation together. 

Thank you!