Visit Selected Parks and Learn About Vancouver’s Trees
Biosphere Eco-City Volunteers created a self-guided tour of 12 sites where you can see and learn about Vancouver’s tree heritage. A tour book identifies key trees and their environments. This guide also includes interesting facts on how wildlife interacts with trees, indigenous practices with trees, historic and modern uses of trees, and tips on identification. With descriptions of the sites, there is also information on things to do there.
Here are examples of tree and park descriptions in the tour book:
The Pacific dogwood is a small tree up to 15 metres (50 ft) with branches arranged in a circular pattern around the tree. It grows a mass of white flowers in the spring and fall, which are the floral emblem of British Columbia … Indigenous peoples used the tree’s hard, fine-grained wood for bows, arrows, and knitting needles …
Queen Elizabeth Park is a 52-hectare (130 acre) naturalized area in central Vancouver … It contains around 1,500 trees of many species … an indoor conservatory of plants and birds, many scenic trails, a small golf course and an elegant restaurant … A scavenger hunt for children, and picnic areas can make your tree viewing experience even more pleasant.