Botanical Garden & Greenheart TreeWalk

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UBC Botanical Garden and Greenheart TreeWalk

Last updated on

Monday, December 22nd, 2025

Experience type:

In-Person

Program Description

This two-hour experience is ideal for larger groups that can switch between the botanical garden and the TreeWalk. Students explore the treetop canopy of the temperate rainforest on an aerial adventure on the TreeWalk and our many gardens and learn about the importance of forests, biodiversity, and the interconnectedness of trees with people, plants, and the planet.

Whether you teach preschool, elementary, high school or post-secondary UBC Botanical Garden is an excellent place to enhance your classroom learning.

To book, please visit our website at: https://botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/learn/field-trips/

Big Ideas

Daily and seasonal changes affect all living things.

Plants and animals have observable features.

Living things have features and behaviours that help them survive in their environment.

Observable patterns and cycles occur in the local sky and landscape.

Living things have life cycles adapted to their environment.

Water is essential to all living things, and it cycles through the environment.

Living things are diverse, can be grouped, and interact in their ecosystems.

All living things sense and respond to their environment.

Multicellular organisms have organ systems that enable them to survive and interact within their environment.

Multicellular organisms rely on internal systems to survive, reproduce, and interact with their environment.

Earth and its climate have changed over geological time.

Evolution by natural selection provides an explanation for the diversity and survival of living things.

Life processes are performed at the cellular level.

The biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere are interconnected, as matter cycles and energy flows through them.

Stories and traditions about ourselves and our families reflect who we are and where we are from.

Healthy communities recognize and respect the diversity of individuals and care for the local environment.

We shape the local environment, and the local environment shapes who we are and how we live.

Canada is made up of many diverse regions and communities.

Indigenous knowledge is passed down through oral history, traditions, and collective memory.

Learning about indigenous peoples nurtures multicultural awareness and respect for diversity.

Trip Details

City:

Vancouver

For Grades:

K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Months Available:

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Days Offered:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Times Offered:

10:00 am, 10:30 am, 11:00 am, 11:30 am, 12:00 pm, 12:30 pm, 1:00 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:00 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:00 pm

Duration:

Half Day minutes unless otherwise stated.

Maximum Students:

See Additional Notes.

Offered In French:

Also Offered For:

Adult Groups, Daycamps, ESL, Guides, Homeschool, Other, Preschool, Scouts

Packages Provided:

No Packages Provided

Fee Details

Cost Per Student:

$15.00

Cost Per Adult:

$30.00

Fee Notes:

Child: $15, Youth: $20, Adult: $30. One complimentary chaperone per 8 students.

Additional Notes

Minimum 10 participant charge per tour.

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