2012 Live Green Toronto Speakers Series
Welcome to Live Green Toronto's Speaker Series. Please join us for information, inspiration and conversation at these informal gatherings, and learn more about the people, places and projects that are greening Toronto. We'll feature community projects, Green Toronto Award winners, local food advocates, wildlife enthusiasts and more.
Reservations are not required. Simply bring your curiosity and a desire to learn more about our great green city.
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Thursday, April 26: Spiders of Toronto
Speaker: Brad Hubley, Royal Ontario Museum
Brad Hubley, Entomologist at the ROM, will entertain you with interesting images, facts and insights about the spiders that call Toronto home. Bring your curiosity and your questions about these fascinating 8-legged creatures. Spiders of Toronto is one of illustrated booklets in the City of Toronto's Biodiversity Series. The series was created to help Toronto residents appreciate the wildlife that inhabits Toronto and learn how they can help protect biodiversity. Join us to learn more.
Time: 1 – 3 p.m.
Location: Downsview Library, 2793 Keele Street (at Wilson Avenue) -
Tuesday, May 8: Spiders of Toronto
Speaker: Brad Hubley, Royal Ontario Museum
Brad Hubley, Entomologist at the ROM, will entertain you with interesting images, facts and insights about the spiders that call Toronto home. Bring your curiosity and your questions about these fascinating 8-legged creatures. Spiders of Toronto is one of illustrated booklets in the City of Toronto's Biodiversity Series. The series was created to help Toronto residents appreciate the wildlife that inhabits Toronto and learn how they can help protect biodiversity. Join us to learn more.
Time: 12 noon - 1 p.m.
Location: City Hall, 100 Queen Street West (at Bay Street), Committee Room 3, second floor -
Thursday, June 14: Butterflies of Toronto
Speaker: Bob Yukich, Toronto Entomologists' Association
Join us to learn more about the many beautiful butterflies that travel through and about our city. Bob Yukich of the Toronto Entomologists' Association will share his love of these delicate creatures and introduce you to Butterflies of Toronto, one of the illustrated booklets in the City of Toronto's Biodiversity Series. The series was created to help residents appreciate the wildlife that inhabits Toronto and take action to protect it.
Time: 12 noon - 1 p.m.
Location: City Hall, 100 Queen Street West (at Bay Street), Committee Room 3, second floor -
Tuesday, Oct. 2: Spiders of Toronto
Speaker: Tom Mason, Curator, Toronto Zoo
Did you know that more than 200 species of spiders call Toronto home? Join us to learn all about these fascinating eight-legged creatures. Tom Mason, Curator with the Toronto Zoo will entertain you with interesting facts, images and insights. Bring your curiosity and your questions. Spiders of Toronto is one of a series of illustrated booklets in the City's Biodiversity Series.
Time: 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Location: North York Library, 5120 Yonge Street (south of Sheppard Avenue, beside the North York Civic Centre) -
Wednesday, October 24: Emerald Ash Borer and Toronto’s Urban Forest
Speaker: Melissa Williams, LEAF (Local Enhancement & Appreciation of Forests)
Toronto's urban forest has a structural value of $7.2 billion and provides more than $60 million in ecological benefits each year. The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) will have a major impact our urban forest as it affects Toronto's 860,000 ash trees. Find out what's at stake as Melissa Williams of LEAF explores Toronto's tree canopy and the many benefits it provides. Learn how to identify ash trees, the signs of Emerald Ash Borer infestation, and how you can build a healthier and more resilient urban forest in your community.
Time: 12 noon – 1 p.m.
Location: City Hall, 100 Queen Street West (at Bay Street), Committee Room 3, second floor -
Tuesday, October 30: Spiders of Toronto
Speaker: Brad Hubley, Royal Ontario Museum
Did you know that more than 200 species of spiders call Toronto home? Join us to learn all about these fascinating eight-legged creatures. Brad Hubley of the Royal Ontario Museum will entertain you with interesting facts, images and insights. Bring your curiosity and your questions. Spiders of Toronto is one of a series of illustrated booklets in the City's Biodiversity Series.
Time: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Location: Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street (Yonge & Bloor), Beeton Auditorium
