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Adebar, Tess

Quercus garryana, or Garry oak, is western Canada’s only native oak tree. It grows within a complex web of associated ecosystems, including the Garry oak meadow. The ecological legacy of thousands of years of Indigenous landscape management, less than 5% of Garry oak ecosystems are still standing. However, due to climate change, their suitable range is forecasted to increase. While many Pacific Northwest tree species are expected to struggle under shifting heat and drought regimes, Garry oak is well-adapted to flourish. Root, Bulb, and Acorn aims to increase the diversity and resilience of Vancouver’s urban forest by creating plots of Garry oak meadows within three parks in Vancouver: Tatlow Park, Oak Meadows Park, and Queen Elizabeth Park. The acts of planting, tending and maintaining these plots will foster the well-being of the meadows, as well as a renewed appreciation for Garry oak. Performing small-scale interventions with largescale impacts, this project aims to plant seeds of care, connection, and community to grow alongside the ecology of this unique and vital ecosystem.

Vancouver (B.C.)

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University of British Columbia. LARC 598

Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library

10.14288/1.0442276

Applied Science, Faculty of; Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA), School of

Unreviewed

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