Invasive Species Month in BC!
In total, 15 volunteers with the Greater Victoria Green Team contributed a total of 60 volunteer hours removing invasive English Ivy, Daphne, Japanese Honeysuckle and Holly from the forest around the North Saanich Strata!
Thank-you to all of the amazing people for making a big difference and participating: Ricky, Helena, Conway, Daniel, Dave, Phaedra, Jason, Kai, Maggie, Duncan, Anaelle, Court, Ryan, Chris and Mitchell!
A big thank you North Saanich Strata for supporting community engagement in your area! Also, thank you for feeding us a delicious BBQ. Your funding made it possible for us to engage community AND restore the environment! Thank you!
Our amazing community of eco-heroes!
PHOTO ALBUM FROM THE EVENT HERE
Highlights
- 15 volunteers were engaged and contributed 60 volunteer hours
- 12 of the volunteers had never been to this forest before
- 7 of the volunteers had never removed English Ivy before!
- We removed 5 cubic metres of invasive plants
- We revitalized an area measuring approx. 300 square metres
- This was our third GVGT activity in N. Saanich forest. Read the reports from our previous activities:
Before and After photo
Volunteers in Action
