EARTH DAY Highrock Park - plant trees, remove invasives & goats! LEADERS NEEDED!

Earth Day is being celebrated in Esquimalt on Wednesday, April 24 with a community clean-up, planting and environmental awareness event at Highrock Park. Several local schools will be participating with some 600 students pitching in. Activities for the students include invasive species removal, planting, trail building and nature walks.

Hungry goats will be assisting again this year with weeding out of invasive species on steep terrain too difficult to access by students.

** We also need volunteers to help lead groups, and help at our Green Team booth at the event! I can send more information about the opportunities! **

To participate, please fill in Volunteer Registration (if you have participated before, you may have already signed this form. You only need to fill it in once): https://greenteams.formstack.com/forms/greater_victoria_green_team_volunteer_registration_form

Rain or Shine!

Meeting Spot

We will meet in Highrock Park here: http://bit.ly/2F3s4gu
Parking is available on side streets. I will send more detailed parking locations soon!

How to get to the location

Transit/Cycling. To find out the best route from where you are, please go to BC Transit (http://www.bctransit.com/regions/vic/?p=2.list) or use Google Maps (https://www.google.ca/maps/preview).

Carpool. If you need a ride log into your Meet-up account, RSVP and leave a message at the bottom of this event page describing where you need a ride from.

Flow of Volunteer Activities

• Meet at 9:30am for sign-in and introductions (if you have to arrive later, that is okay as this is a drop in event, unless you would like to help be a "leader" that day!)
• Walk to site
• Remove invasive plants, plant native plants, or be a leader!
• Take a break with treats and refreshments
• Volunteer until you can (this is more of a drop in event)

What to bring

• If you're under 19, you must bring a waiver form signed by a parent or guardian in order to participate. Fill in form here: https://greenteams.formstack.com/forms/greater_victoria_green_team_volunteer_registration_form
• Refillable water bottle
• Dress for the weather. Rain jacket/pants if it rains, hat/sunscreen if it is sunny
• Long-sleeved shirt and long pants to protect you from thorny plants and ticks
• Clothing you don't mind getting dirty
• Sturdy, comfortable closed-toe shoes/boots.

We will provide

• Gardening gloves if you don't have them
• Tools
• Instructions on what to do. You don't need to have experience to participate!
• A fun experience, meeting new people in a beautiful park!

Host

Township of Esquimalt (http://www.esquimalt.ca)