BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20261102T062555EST-5153dwamwG@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20261102T112555Z DESCRIPTION:Note: This event\, originally scheduled on September 19th\, has been postponed September 26th due to weather\n\nCome celebrate at the Mac donald Campus\, the launch of McGill’s first Biodiversity Plan on Tuesday\ , September 26 from 12h00 to 14h00 in the Centennial Centre lobby and Ceil idh. Learn about the new Biodiversity Plan and actions that will be implem ented to protect and improve McGill’s biodiversity.\n\nVisit our booths to learn about biodiversity research and initiatives occurring here at Mac C ampus\, then join a guided bird walk. Then\, test your biodiversity knowle dge for a chance to win some fantastic prizes!\n\nBioBlitz: Contribute to Biodiversity Monitoring on Campus\n\n🌿 Get ready to explore the incredible biodiversity around us! Participate in McGill’s BioBlitz\, happening duri ng the Biodiversity Festival\, from Sept. 18 to 23 at the Downtown Campus\ , Macdonald Campus\, and Gault Nature Reserve. Whether on one of our guide d nature walks or on your own\, join us in discovering the rich tapestry o f life that calls our campuses home. Learn more.\n\nGuided Walks\n\nTime\n Topic\n About\n Expert\n Details for participants\n 14h00-15h00\n Guided bird w alk at Macdonald Campus\n Join Dr. Kyle Elliott for a guided bird walk at M acdonald Campus. Fall migration is underway\, and many migratory birds can be spotted moving through greenspaces on their way south!\n Professor Kyle Elliott\, Department of Natural Resource Sciences\n Participants can meet on the front steps of the Centennial Centre at 14h00.\n Wear walking shoes and outdoor attire. Binoculars are optional.\n Booths\n\nOrganization\n Abou t\n Macdonald Campus Pollinator Meadow\n \n The Mac Meadow is home to a diver se array of native wildflowers that provide food and shelter for pollinato rs. With the support of the McGill SPF (Sustainability Projects Fund)\, th e initiative that began as a class project in 2020 has bloomed into an eco system that continues to service all species in its vicinity.\n \n McGill He rbarium\n The McGill University Herbarium has been cataloguing natural hist ory for over a century and a half\, preserving vouchers essential to under standing both past and present patterns of plant biodiversity. There are c urrently about 140\,000 sheets in the collection\; specimens from Quebec\, Ontario\, and the circumpolar Arctic\, including Greenland and Siberia\, form the core of the collection.\n Lyman Entomological Museum\n \n The Lyman Entomological Museum is a biodiversity “hotspot” on the Macdonald Campus o f McGill University. This insect collection holds nearly 3 million specime ns\, making it one of the largest insect collections in Canada.\n \n McGill Bird Observatory\n \n Founded in 2005\, the McGill Bird Observatory (MBO) is a project operated by The Migration Research Foundation Inc.\, a charitab le organization dedicated to migration monitoring and bird conservation an d is located on the Stoneycroft Wildlife Area in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue. Our site encompasses a patchwork of different types of habitats making it an ideal location for the hundreds of bird species we’ve already observed on- site to rest and refuel during migration.\n \n  \n\nExplore the downtown Bio diversity Festival events\n\n\n Learn more about McGill's Biodiversity Plan \n\n DTSTART:20230926T160000Z DTEND:20230926T190000Z LOCATION:Centennial Centre\, CA\, QC\, St Anne de Bellevue\, H9X 3V9\, 2111 1 Lakeshore Road SUMMARY:Biodiversity Festival at Macdonald Campus URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/channels/event/biodiversity-festival-ma cdonald-campus-350763 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR