The Greater Victoria Green Team organized a fun beach cleanup and eco-restoration event for community members and students from Dunsmuir Middle School! In total 50 people participated and helped to pick up 27 pounds of garbage from the shoreline and remove 2 cubic metres of invasive plants including Thistle and Blackberry.
Thank-you to all of the amazing people for making a big difference and participating: Barbara, Judy, Jen, Darren, Costa, Firas, Bev, Thelma plus the amazing teachers and students from Dunsmuir Middle School!
Thanks to the Esquimalt Lagoon Stewardship Initiative (ELSI) coordinator, Kitty Lloyd for collaborating!!
To find out about other ELSI activities, head to the ELSI WEBSITE HERE
Our amazing community of eco-heroes!
PHOTO ALBUM FROM THE EVENT IS FOUND HERE
Highlights
- 52 volunteers participated (including 41 students and teachers) and contributed 86 volunteer hours.
- 26 volunteers had never participated in a beach cleanup before!
- We picked up 27 pounds of garbage including 1005 cigarette butts, plastic and foam bits, food wrappers (lots from McDonalds and Tim Hortons!), and straws.
- We removed 2 cubic metres of invasive plants including Scotch Thistle, Himalayan Blackberry and Morning Glory
- Most of the volunteers walked from school (41), 1 volunteer took the bus, another biked and 2 others carpooled!
Volunteers in Action
