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The Botanical Garden and the Montreal Insectarium

A fun-filled summer for the whole family!

Are you looking for summer outings to please the whole family? At the Montréal Botanical Garden and Insectarium, you can learn about other cultures around the world, try a family rally in the Arboretum and even sample some insect delicacies!

Family Vacations and Nature Outings!

Insect tasting celebration!

In the Insectarium garden, Saturdays and Sundays
*Activities for school groups on weekdays and for the public on weekends. This great outdoor family feast features insect tastings, activities for children, information booths on insects, workshops and more. Busy Bodies, at the Insectarium, all year round Ants, bees, termites--many insects live in organized groups in which each member has a well-defined role that helps preserve the species. Learn about their community life and see some truly ingenious social models! It's an exhibition crawling with life!

Monarch Odyssey, at the Insectarium

The Insectarium's experts invite you to enjoy an unusual sight, as they tag monarchs about to start on their migration to Mexico from the Insectarium garden.

Guardians of the Forest, at the Tree House

Come learn about the fires, insect pests and diseases threatening Quebec's forests, and meet the people who sometimes risk their lives protecting our vast wooded domains.

Family suggestion: Head out on a Tree Rally, a great way for the whole family to explore the Arboretum (in the fall, 40 minutes). Take the tour of our recently redeveloped pond, too.

For details on our complete program of activities, visit the Botanical Garden and the Montreal Insectarium Websites:

www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/jardin or www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/insectarium

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Earth's Most Successful Life Form
Kudzu Grows a Foot per Day
Meow How? Should I keep my cat indoors?
Habitat on Your Balcony and Garden Patio
Keeping ants in nature where they belong

NOTE to my readers: We provide resource links to help you protect and nurture your natural resources. Tip: when you contact suppliers in person, online, by phone or email...please ask them about alternatives that are sustainable, green, or habitat-healthy. By asking, we advocate for better protection of our natural resources. Thank you, Carolyn.

If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed;
if in terms of ten years, plant trees;
if in terms of 100 years, teach the people."
- Confucius

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