The Greater Victoria Green Team volunteers continued efforts to remove English Ivy and other invasive plants from the riparian area in Mystic Vale at the University of Victoria!
Thank-you to everyone who participated: Alden, Andre, Autumn, Barbara, Catherine, Catrina, Courtney, Darrin, Dazhong, Emileigh, Emily, Hailey, Henry, Ida, Jasper, Jodie, Jon, Katie, Madeline, Natan, Peter, Riley H, Riley C, Sam, Sarah, Scott, Spencer and Vanessa!
Thank you very much to the University of Victoria Sustainability and Campus Planning Department for funding this activity and other Green Team volunteer activities at UVic this year!
Thank you to our in-kind sponsors for providing thank you gifts to our volunteers:West Coast Seeds for providing veggie and flower seeds, Camino Chocolate for providing chocolate, and EarthRated for providing dog poop bags. Plus our granola bars were donated by the awesome Nature’s Path
PHOTO ALBUM FROM THE EVENT IS FOUND HERE
Highlights
- 28 volunteers participated and contributed 86 volunteer hours
- 15 volunteers had never been to Mystic Vale before!
- 10 of the volunteers were introduced to removing invasive English Ivy!
- We removed 7 cubic metres of English Ivy (and some holly) from an area measuring approximately 250 square metres.
What participants said about their experience“
To be added…
Before and After photos
Volunteers in Action
