Don’t take your trees for granted.
That’s the gist of “Rooted: How Trees Give Us Life,” the new exhibit opening at the Galt Museum, May 28 and running until Sept. 4.

“ There are a lot of different aspects to trees. There’s more to them than just shade and cleaning the air,” said Tyler Stewart, the Galt Museum’s new curator.
“So we’re giving people a great opportunity to learn about the scientific, economic and indigenous perspectives of trees,” Stewart said, emphasizing the playfulness of trees.
“There is something for everyone from a five year old kid to a 95 year old scientist,” Stewart said.
There are informational panels, an original piece of a wooden water pipe used in the early days of Lethbridge, multi-media interactive displays, an oral component of First Nations Elders discussing traditional Piikani perspectives about their relationships to trees and nature and a video of Lethbridge people talking about trees. There is even a wooden playhouse and mini-climbing wall.
“We hope the tree house will give people a sense of nostalgia about their childhood and memories of their own tree houses,” he continued.
All of the pieces of the exhibit are connected by images created by local artist April Matisz, who has been inspired by nature since she began creating art.