Thank you so much Lower Mainland Green Teamers for your hard work and enthusiasm:
Aaron, Alexis, Amos, Anegus, Anna & Skye, Barbara, Cathy, Daniel, Dorothy, Elliott, Elvis, Emma, Fairy Wei, Haiyan, Hannah, Heather, Irene, Iris, Ivy, Jack, Jacob, John, Junya, Kelsey, Krista, Ansel, Kurtis, Leah S., Leah V., Lena, Lucy, Mike, Nathan, Peter, Rika, Steven, Sumomo, Tammy, Tao, Tracy, Yumi, Yunseo, Tai, and Pace!
An amazing group of community members came out in spite of a rainy morning with smiles on their faces and all inspired to make a difference by the ocean at West Beach!
Keep reading for our impacts, highlights, and more from the day!
Impacts
- 44 community members engaged!
- 18 people visited West Beach for the first time
- 12 people removed invasive plants for the first time
- 131 hours contributed to habitat restoration
- 7 cubic metres of invasive plants were removed (equivalent to the volume of 44 bathtubs!)
- 110 square metres of habitat revitalized!
Highlights
- This activity marks 5 years since we first started restoration work at West Beach in May 2021! We’ve made some great progress here and it’s been so special to be a part of the on-going stewardship of West Beach! Check out some of our other activities here below!
- Many passersby thanked us for our work, and others learned new things about invasive plants and the work of our team!
- Community members joined us from across the Lower Mainland, including from White Rock itself, Mission, Langley, Surrey, Maple Ridge, Vancover, Pitt Meadows, Port Moody, New Westminster, and West Vancouver!
- Skye the cat returned for her second activity with us & her owner Anna!
- People of all ages, backgrounds, abilities and experience levels came out including families, students working professionals, retirees, first timers, returning LMGTers and newcomers!
- Many delicious snacks were enjoyed during our break, including tasty brownies, hot chocolate, and healthy carrots & hummus!
- Special thank you to:
- Local community members Mick & Kevin who were grateful to see the positive community action planned for the day and jumped in to help unload the van!
- Lena & Anna who did a great job helping set up snack for the day!
- Tai & Pace and Ansel & Sumomo‘s family who all stayed extra to help load up the van at the end of the activity!
- Everyone for braving the rain with enthusiasm to have a great day at West Beach!
Video of Jacob, Krista, & Aaron, with Krista sharing about joining for the first time, being inspired, and building new friendships right away!
Video of Anna & Emma, talking about Anna’s story of joining, being inspired by community, and having a great time in new places!
Video of Jacob, Krista, & Aaron, with Aaron sharing about meeting a new, welcoming community with LMGT!
Community Investment Partner
THANK YOU to the City of White Rock for being a Community Investment Partner and providing the financial support and direction to make our work in White Rock possible! Special thanks to Justin, Spencer, and Ralph.
This activity was a great success and together we made a significant impact on the health and well-being of community members and the environment!
This was the 3rd of 8 activities we are organizing with the City of White Rock this year! We can’t wait to keep making an impact here together!
Sign Up to join our next White Rock activity at Ruth Johnson Park on Saturday June 14th, from 9:45am-1pm!
In-Kind Support
A big thank you to our in-kind supporters: Green Beaver for providing their amazing 100% natural maple lip balm for community participants to take home. Green Beaver has great products working to help people access a natural and healthier lifestyle, while contributing to a more sustainable world!
If you’re interested in contributing in-kind or have ideas for potential partnerships, please contact Ashton Kerr. Your support makes a difference!
Why We Do This Work
The Lower Mainland Green Team organizes hands-on educational activities that have a positive environmental impact to empower people. Through activities such as invasive plant removals, plantings, litter cleanups and more, we are fostering connections with others and nature so that health and well-being is prioritized, lifelong environmental stewardship is promoted, and community members are enabled to take care of themselves, each other and the places they live. We all have the power to make a difference!
We all experience mental and physical health benefits from spending time in nature, including reduced stress and anxiety, and improved mood, focus, memory and more. While doing so, we can also have a positive impact on the environment as demonstrated through this activity!
Staff Who Made This Activity Possible
Our staff work hard to run high-quality community activities. Outreach, activity logistics, social media, reporting on impacts, partnership building and more – they do it all!
Max Muehlen, our Lower Mainland Green Team’s Program Manager led this activity with support from Lyda Salatian, our Founder and Executive Director who works hard behind the scenes as a key part of making these activities happen!