Nourish Your Community: Too much fruit on your trees? If you have a hard time eating all of your fruit, don't let it go to waste. Donate it. The North Shore Fruit Tree Project will visit and pick your tree fruit and donate it to those in need in the community. Sign up as a donor at www. northshorefruittreeproject.ca.
My Favourite B.C. Photo Contest: The Nature Trust of B.C. invites amateur photographers to submit digital images of B.C.'s natural diversity until Dec. 7. Categories include My Favourite Tree, My Favourite Wildlife, My Favourite Wild Place and My Favourite Wild View. Photos can be uploaded to flickr or emailed to photos@ naturetrust.bc.ca. Full contest rules are available at www. naturetrust.bc.ca. Info: 604-924-9771.
Cedar Lecture Series - Red Reverie, Plants and the Colour Red: Daniel Mosquin, research manager, UBC Botanical Garden will explore the colour red in plants Thursday, Dec. 8, 7: 30 p.m. in the Floral Hall at VanDusen Botanical Garden, 5251 Oak St., Vancouver. Admission: $15 non-members/$10 members. Tickets in advance from the administration office or, subject to availability, at the door on the night of the lecture. Info: www.vandusengarden.org.
A Holiday Wreath and Centrepiece Sale will take place Dec. 10 and 11, 10 a.m.4 p.m. at the Entrance Pavilion to VanDusen Botanical Garden, 5251 Oak St., Vancouver. All pieces are created from materials grown at VanDusen. Info: www. vandusengarden.org.
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