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Connecting People
to Each Other
and Nature

To improve well-being and inspire environmental action

Join a Green Team

Our Mission

To connect, build and empower diverse communities through hands-on activities that promote health, well-being and environmental stewardship.

Our Vision

Healthy communities engaged in environmental stewardship.

About us

What we do

We organize outdoor hands-on environmental activities like invasive plant removals, planting of native species, litter clean-ups and more. We raise environmental awareness while connecting people to one another and to nature, all while improving their health and well-being and inspiring environmental stewardship!

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Our collaborative spirit

When people see the impact they
can make working together, it leads to
hopefulness and inspires environmental stewardship.

By running community activities side by side
with governmental agencies, land trusts,
educational institutions and businesses with
similar goals, everyone gets much further ahead!

About us

Join the Action

Take care of yourself, your community and the environment by joining one of our Green Teams!

Lower Mainland Green Team
Greater Victoria Green Team

What Our Community is Saying

Thank you for all that you do. Volunteers are the heart and soul of Canada, deeply rooted in community and concerned and active on issues that matter.
David Suzuki
All the best. Good Luck to the Lower Mainland Green Team.
Farley Mowat
If not for the Lower Mainland Green Team, I would be inside on my smartphone or laptop wasting away time. Working with this group empowers me to make a difference!
Gurjiv DhamiLower Mainland Green Team community member
The ecological impact is the obvious one, but aside from that I think the participants get to be reminded of our role in the natural world we're all a part of and come away with a sense of community spirit and connectedness.
Kaia O'BrienGreater Victoria Green Team community member
More important than the direct benefits of removing invasive species is the sense of collective responsibility to our environment that is cultivated by getting people out to contribute together.
Ty RussellGreater Victoria Green Team community member
Thanks very much for this well organized and fun event! You are an amazing team and wonderful leaders!We appreciate all the time spent before, during, and after the event to ensure its success. We also appreciate the educational sessions and opportunity to help the environment and give back to our community. The healthy snack options were very much appreciated!
Jacqueline HubickLower Mainland Green Team community member
Today I was able to work beside and get to know folks who were, till now, strangers. In the warmth of a beautiful day, a stunning natural setting, and in the company of such a wonderful group of thoughtful and talented people I was able to share a love of what is good in this world. For me, this is everything. Thank you so much!
David GroveCity of Colwood councillor
Holy smokes, what better way to improve mental health? Sense of community, feelings of accomplishment/pride in city/sense of stewardship, laughter, cooperation, chit-chat, fresh air, exercise, being in nature. I think people learn to look after their environment - what should be growing there and what shouldn't. I heard someone say that after getting involved with these sessions she pulls out Scotch broom sprouts now when she walks her dog!
Cynthia BrossardGreater Victoria Green team community member
My son and I have a strong sense of achievement in every volunteer activity. When we see that the natural environment has been improved through everyone's joint efforts, all our efforts are worth it!
Liyuan AnLower Mainland Green Team community member
Our participation was a team-building event for our department. The event truly brought coworkers closer together. The impact on the local area is also significant. We feel more connected to the space we worked in because of the time we spent removing invasive species.
Jennie BartosikUVic Biology Department
It was really fun, and a good chance to get out in nature and make a difference.
Harman GurjalLower Mainland Green Team community member

Green Teams In Action

Invasive Ivy, Blackberry, & Holly Removal at Ron McLean Park, Burnaby

Thank you to everyone who participated in our invasive plant removal! Ace, Alice, Amy, Anastasia, Anna, Athena, Chris, Cleo, Drew, Edward, Gui, Jo-Anne, John, Junya, Kaho, Kuo, Lauren, Lena, Maria, Orion, Philmo, Sam, Thomson, Trevor, Yeagwon, Frank, Lin, Paul, Yumi, & Joan! CLICK HERE to see ALL PHOTOS on Flickr

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