Community Garden Party at Oswald Park – March 24, 2023
Community Garden Party at Oswald Park Community Garden – March 24, 2023 Highlights This activity was run in collaboration with Oaklands Community Association. The support of the City of Victoria My Great Neighbourhood Grant made this activity possible, and we appreciate their commitment to empowering the community in carrying out public education and participation in food security initiatives! Community members enjoyed exploring their creative sides while contributing the larger project—signs and decorations were created for the garden! An important focus for this activity was to engage the local community to increase participation in the garden by local neighbours! One young neighbour saw the flyer and insisted on joining the garden party! We love to see eager young community members helping out! Before & After Photos On Saturday March 24th, 2023, the Greater Victoria Green Team hosted a community garden work party in collaboration with Oaklands Community Association! 56 awesome community
Invasive Species Removal at Ocean View Park in Colwood – March 18, 2023
Invasive Species Removal at Ocean View Park in Colwood – March 18, 2023 Highlights Thank you to the CIty of Colwood for partnering with us! Their support made this activity possible, and we appreciate their commitment to empowering the surrounding community in carrying out environmental stewardship! Thank you as well to Colwood council members Ian, Dean, & David for volunteering with us today! We removed Invasive Himalayan blackberry and English ivy from crowding out many Grand fir tree seedlings trying to grow in the forest! Thanks to the hard work of all these community members, these trees will have a much better chance to survive and thrive. Before & After Photos On Saturday March 18th, 2023, the Greater Victoria Green Team hosted an invasive species removal activity in partnership with the City of Colwood! 26 awesome community members spent the morning removing invasive Himalayan blackberry from Ocean View Park. It
YOUTH ACTIVITY! – Invasive Species Removal at UVic Mystic Vale – March 9, 2023
YOUTH ACTIVITY! – Invasive Species Removal at UVic Mystic Vale – March 9, 2023 Group Photos! Highlights Thank you to the UVic Office of Campus Planning & Sustainability for partnering with us! Their support made this activity possible, and we appreciate their commitment to empowering UVic students and the surrounding community in carrying out environmental stewardship! Before & After Photos On Thursday, March 9, 2023, the Greater Victoria Green Team hosted an invasive species removal activity in partnership with University of Victoria Campus Planning & Sustainability! This activity focused on engaging youth; we were joined by over 70 students from a UVic Biogeography class, along with 40 Grade 1 students from Campus View Elementary and 9 Grade 11 students from Mount Douglas Secondary. All of the students worked hard throughout the day to remove invasive English ivy from UVic’s Mystic Vale and learned a lot about how invasive species influence
Youth Activity! Invasive Species Removal & Native Tree Planting at Aldersmith Park, View Royal, on March 7 2023
Youth Activity! Invasive Species Removal & Native Tree Planting at Aldersmith Park, View Royal, on March 7 2023 Group Photos! Highlights Thank you to the Town of View Royal for partnering with us! Their support made this activity possible. Together, we are improving the health of local ecosystems and communities! Before & After Photos Special Guest Miss Earth Canada 2023! Miss Earth Canada 2023 joined in the fun on Tuesday helping students to remove invasive Himalayan blackberry! On Tuesday March 7, 2023, the Greater Victoria Green Team and the Town of View Royal partnered up to host a youth activity for Eagleview Elementary School! Students, teachers, parent volunteers and community member volunteers spent a fun day removing invasive English Ivy and Himalayan blackberry from Aldersmith Park. They also helped plant 20 native trees: Douglas fir, Grand fir. Their efforts have helped revitalize the habitat in this local park, and the
Invasive Species Removal at UVic Queenswood Campus, February 25, 2023!
Invasive Species Removal at UVic Queenswood Campus, February 25, 2023! The Greater Victoria Green Team spent the day engaging 34 community members from all over the Greater Victoria region to remove invasive English ivy, Daphne, English holly, and other invasive plants at UVic’s Queenswood Campus! This was our 9th visit to this location. Group Photo! Highlights THANK YOU Thank you to everyone for participating: Anna, Alex, Ann, Paulo, Cathy, Caitlin, Camille, Taisha, Alex, Jessica, Alexa, Edna, Marika, Kai, Blythe, Leah, Shaelyn, Josie, Evelyn, Michelangelo, Yves, Luc, Kai, Rob, John, Kiersten, Elizabeth, Danial, Karen, Haruki, Melissa, Daniil, and Daniel ! Thank-you very much to the UVic office of Campus Planning and Sustainability for partnering with us and contributing to our Green Team activities! Thank you for recognizing the importance of collaboration in community engagement and ecological restoration! Invasive species like English Ivy, Daphne, English Holly and Himalayan Blackberry have been crowding and shading out the
Invasive Species Removal & Native Tree Planting at View Royal Park, View Royal, February 18 2023!
Invasive Species Removal & Native Tree Planting at View Royal Park, View Royal – February 18 2023 The Greater Victoria Green Team spent the day engaging 34 community members from all over the Greater Victoria region to remove invasive Daphne, Himalayan Blackberry, and English Ivy. Additionally, we planted Grand Fir trees and Douglas Fir Trees throughout View Royal Park! Invasive species have been crowding and shading out the native understory and threatening the trees growing in this beautiful forest. The View Royal Parks group has been working in this park for many years and have succeeded in removing many invasive species from a large portion of this park. We joined forces to continue this important work and increase the area that is primarily inhabited by native plants. The invasive Daphne, Himalayan Blackberry, and English Ivy replace native species and decrease biodiversity, putting the health of these habitats at risk. By
Invasive Species Removal at UVic Queenswood Campus, January 28, 2023!
Invasive Species Removal at UVic Queenswood Campus, January 28, 2023! The Greater Victoria Green Team spent the day engaging 45 community members from all over the Greater Victoria region to remove invasive English ivy, Daphne, English holly, and other invasive plants at UVic’s Queenswood Campus! This was our 8th visit to this location. Group Photo! Highlights THANK YOU Thank you to everyone for participating: Tiffany, Hayato, Jennifer, Maggie, Crystal, Chloe, Ehsan, Annie, Trystan, Brittany, Herman, David, Kiran, Tom, Yining, Ashley Joyce, John, Liz, Logan, Leonardo, Alessandro, Chen, Shambu, Peter, Blythe, Ella, Haruki, Sarah, Josie, Wren, Rowan, Maya, Kai, Daniel, John, Kennedy, Marianne, Rob, Kiersten, Zahra, Alison, Alex, Emma-Jeanne, and Benjamin! Thank-you very much to the UVic office of Campus Planning and Sustainability for partnering with us and contributing to our Green Team activities! Thank you for recognizing the importance of collaboration in community engagement and ecological restoration! Invasive species like English Ivy, Daphne, English
Invasive Species Removal at Burnside-Watkiss Park, View Royal, January 21, 2023!
Invasive Species Removal at Burnside-Watkiss Park, View Royal, January 21, 2023! The Greater Victoria Green Team spent the day engaging 27 community members from all over the Greater Victoria region to remove invasive Daphne, Himalayan Blackberry, and English Ivy at Burnside-Watkiss Park! Group Photo! Highlights THANK YOU Thank you to everyone for participating: Susan, Marika, Joan, Joyce, Marianne, Rhianedd, Angeli, Devin, Becca, Erina, Nuria, Rania, Hamnah, Caitlin, Marta, Gareth, Tristan, Nancy, Ciara, Kiersten, Elizabeth, Robbie, Shambu, Claire, Blake & Oliver! Thank-you very much to the Town of View Royal for partnering with us and contributing to our Green Team activities and for recognizing the importance of collaboration in community engagement and ecological restoration! Thank you as well to Chris from View Royal for helping facilitate! We discovered many items in the park that did not belong, including golf balls, bottles and cans, garbage, and old pieces of farm equipment. These remnants of the park’s
Invasive Species Removal at UVic Mystic Vale – December 4, 2022
Invasive Species Removal at UVic Mystic Vale – December 4, 2022 Highlights Thank you to the UVic Office of Campus Planning & Sustainability for partnering with us! Their support made this activity possible, and we appreciate their commitment to empowering UVic students and the surrounding community in carrying out environmental stewardship! Before & After Photos On Sunday December 4, 2022, the Greater Victoria Green Team hosted an invasive species removal activity in partnership with University of Victoria Campus Planning & Sustainability! 39 awesome community members spent the morning removing invasive English ivy from UVic’s Mystic Vale. It was a great opportunity to return to this beautiful, local ecosystem; GVGT worked in Mystic Vale last year so it was great to check in and see how areas we previously worked in have been recovering! It was also very inspiring to see people from all backgrounds, ages, abilities, and experience levels come
Invasive Species Removal at Ocean View Park in Colwood – December 3, 2022
Invasive Species Removal at Ocean View Park in Colwood – December 3, 2022 Highlights Thank you to the CIty of Colwood for partnering with us! Their support made this activity possible, and we appreciate their commitment to empowering UVic students and the surrounding community in carrying out environmental stewardship! Thank you as well to Colwood council members Dean & David for volunteering with us today! Before & After Photos On Saturday December 3, 2022, the Greater Victoria Green Team hosted an invasive species removal activity in partnership with the City of Colwood! 12 awesome community members spent the morning removing invasive English ivy, holly, and Daphne from Ocean View Park. It was a great opportunity to return to this beautiful, local ecosystem; GVGT has visited Ocean View Park in September and July this past year, so it was great to check in and see how areas we previously worked in