Animal welfare issues, community greening and sustainable design
are topics to be discussed by leading North American experts as
part of the UBC Faculty of Agricultural Science’s ongoing Community
Lecture Series. All lectures are free of charge and take place at
the Pacific Space Centre (Planetarium), 1100 Chestnut St., with
an opportunity to meet the speaker at 7:30 p.m. Presentations begin
at 8 p.m. For information call the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
at 822-2620.
Feb. 12: David Fraser, Caring for Animals in a World
of Colliding Values
An expert on animal welfare issues, Fraser holds a cross-appointment
with UBC’s Dept. of Animal Science and the Centre for Applied Ethics.
He has more than 20 years experience dealing with animal welfare
issues and animals ranging from farm animals to moose. At UBC, he
is participating in the development of a multidisciplinary effort
to promote the scientific assessment and improvement of animal welfare
and a better understanding of how the welfare of animals is affected
by economics, regulation and trade.
March 19: Judy Zuk, From Garbage to Green Peppers: A
Partnership in Building Communities
Zuk is a horticulturist with experience as an educator, researcher
and administrator. She is president of one of North America’s pre-eminent
botanical gardens, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, which has members
in every U.S. state and 52 other countries and attracts 800,000
visitors annually. She has been closely involved in “greening the
concrete jungle” in communities in New York City.
April 9: John Lyle: Regenerative Design for Productive
Urban Landscapes
John Lyle is the founder and driving force behind the Institute
for Regenerative Landscapes at the California Polytechnic University
at Pomona. The institute is an attempt to create a totally sustainable
community. Students who live there grow their own food (fish, fruits
and vegetables), use passive solar power to heat and light buildings,
recycle and compost all waste and use recycled materials. Sustainable,
or regenerative, designs create urban landscapes that enhance the
environment in terms of biodiversity, productivity and ecosystem
health rather than degrading it.
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