The Measure Up Challenge Program

The Humber Arboretum has a new and exciting outdoor opportunity for groups or individual community members!

Join us for a full day program at the Humber Arboretum participating in an ecological monitoring project, which will provide data for research on climate change and biodiversity. You can help us take scientific measurements of an existing forest plot located behind the Nature Centre at Humber College (North Campus). This program includes activities such as measuring height and diameter and identifying tree species. This is a fun way to learn more about native trees and local issues regarding climate change in your own city/province.

There is NO ADMISSION FEE for the Measure up Challenge!

This project is in partnership with the Humber Arboretum and the Association for Canadian Education Resources with funding from the Trillium Foundation. The Ontario Trillium Foundation, an agency of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, receives annually $100 million of government funding through Ontario's charity casino initiative.

About ACER

The Association for Canadian Educational Resources is an incorporated not-for-profit organization founded in 1987. Members are leaders in education, business, and media who initiate and facilitate the development, production and promotion of Canadian educational materials. The current focus of ACER is that of community outreach through the environmental monitoring of forest plots, streetscapes, and school yards. Measuring locally and reporting globally, ACER is working with educators, volunteers, scientists, landowners, government, and non-governmental organizations towards an increased awareness of biodiversity and our impact on climate change.

The Humber Arboretum will provide a base for the launching of ACER's newest venture in sustainability. As an urban model for ACER's biodiversity plot program, the deciduous forest of the arboretum will provide a site for the ACER biodiversity monitoring program in a joint venture focusing on urban sustainability.

The program is an introduction to the concepts of biodiversity, climate change, and the importance of healthy forest ecosystems. The opportunity to participate in exciting hands-on field work and data input will be followed by an assessment of individual and community impact on their surrounding ecosystems, or "ecological footprints". These methods can be put to use at home, school, or within the community.

How Can I Get Involved?

If you are interested in helping to build a sustainable future for your community contact us at
The Nature Centre
Email: naturecentre@humber.ca
Phone: 416-675-5009

We welcome individuals and groups.

Visit the ACER web site