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Make Friends & Remove Invasive Plants from Stoneridge Wetland Park, View Royal
Saturday, August 24 @ 9:45 am - 1:00 pm
Join us in Stoneridge Wetland Park, View Royal on Saturday August 24th from 9:45am – 1:00pm or for as long as you like!
We will be removing invasive plants such as parrot feather and Himalayan blackberry from this beautiful wetland area in View Royal! As a wetland, this park provides integral habitats for a diversity of plants and animals, so protecting this area is important!
Come learn with us! It will be a fun day of hands-on environmental stewardship with lots of opportunity to learn about this unique area!
It’s a great opportunity to meet new people, learn about environmental issues and increase biodiversity. 🙂
Everyone is welcome! No experience needed; instructions, gloves, tools, and tasty snacks are provided!
Please bring rain boots if you have them!
MEETING SPOT
Meet at the entrance to the park at the end of Stoneridge Place (off of Watkiss Way)
WHAT TO BRING
- Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty
- Long sleeves and long pants to protect from thorny plants, & insects
- Refillable water bottle with water (we have water for refills)
- Sturdy closed toe shoes/boots
- Rain boots if you have them
- Hat, sunglasses, suncreen
- Your own gardening gloves, tools and/or safety glasses if you prefer – otherwise we’ll provide these.
WHAT WE PROVIDE YOU
- Gloves, tools and safety glasses
- Education and demonstration on what we will be doing (no experience necessary!)
- Refreshments (e.g. baked goods, veggies, fruits, granola bars)
- Photos of you in action
- Volunteer letters (on request)
FLOW OF THE ACTIVITY
At 9.45am sign in, followed by instruction and engaging in this activity. Halfway through we’ll take a break, go back to engaging in the activity and then we end at 1pm