The Greater Victoria Green Team and Volunteer View Royal volunteers removed 3 cubic metres of Scotch Broom from the Garry Oak habitat in Edwards Park, View Royal!
Thank-you to all of the amazing people for making a big difference and participating: Helena, Matthew, Cathie, Ricardo, Wonda and Ken!
Thank you to Chris Junck and Town of View Royal for hosting us! To join other volunteer efforts in View Royal, head to their Facebook page: Volunteer View Royal
Thank you very much to the Town of View Royal for helping fund our GVGT activity (and others) in your municipality! Your funding helps support community engagement, environmental education and ecological restoration in View Royal!
Our amazing community of eco-heroes
PHOTO ALBUM FROM THE EVENT IS FOUND HERE
Highlights
- 7 volunteers were engaged and contributed 17 volunteer hours (14 GVGT hours)
- 4 of the volunteers had never been to Edwards Park before
- 2 of the volunteers had never removed Scotch Broom before
- We removed 3 cubic metres of broom
- We revitalized an area measuring approx. 100 square metres!
What volunteers said
“I enjoyed being outside, getting to meet new people, and bettering my community through this volunteering. The event was very organized and the people were great to work with!”
“Our well guided, small group put so much enthusiasm into the event today we were able to show that as a group goals can easily be met if the energy is there!”
Before and After photo
Volunteers in Action
