| In
2007 the Nairobi Arboretum
is
a hundred years old!
FONA and Forestry Department take this opportunity to raise the
public awareness of the Arboretum as a place of recreation and education
on environmental protection and nature conservation. The centenary
celebrations are meant to get more public support and extra funds
for renovating and upgrading the Arboretum – an investment
in the next 100 years!
How
to get there:
Centenary
Program:
Sunday 28th of January: Love your tree –
Arboretum’s Birthday Party
Guided tree walks at 11.00, 13.00, 15.00 and 17.00
15.00: Sarakasi acrobats, drummers and dancers
16.00: Kachumbari 7, Africa’s next big fusion band performing
live
Children activities, workshops, games. Exhibitions and Refreshments.
Entrance free, parking fee KSh 100.
Saturday
24th of February: Wind in the trees
Concert with Kenya’s finest youngest artists
Tree Relay Run
Teams of 4 runners (at least one of them female) do a relay run
in the Arboretum. Prizes for the fastest and for the most original
team
Saturday
9th of June: Nairobi Music Society
Classical music concert in the Arboretum
Saturday
16th and Sunday 17th of June: Dance weekend
Performances and dance competition
6
– 10 August: Summer day camp
Days packed with activities for children
Saturday
29th and Sunday 30th Grand Finale of the Centenary
Lectures:
Every
last Thursday of the Month, 17.00 in the Tree Centre.
Topics: Medicinal Trees, Tree planting programs, Environment in
Nairobi, History of Kenyan Forests
|
Biodiversity
Parks Project
Nairobi
Arboretum
Centenary Programme
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