pull invasives, plant, survey coho fry & study stream bug at Hunter Pk North Van

Meeting Spot

We will meet at the Tennyson road main entrance -it will have a large North Shore Streamkeepers sign. Follow "T" to sign for park entry.

Click on the following maps (note: when you get to the map, click directly ON the map to make it clearer and bigger)

Hunter Park Map (https://www.meetup.com/The-Lower-Mainland-Green-Team/photos/5571972/) zoomed out

Hunter Park Map (https://www.meetup.com/The-Lower-Mainland-Green-Team/photos/5571972/#88120072) zoomed in

Getting yourself there

Consider carpooling. There are often Lower Mainland Green Team volunteers willing to provide a ride! If you need a ride log into your meetup account, click on "join us" on this page and leave a message briefly describing where you can offer or need a ride from. You can also leave a message at the bottom of this page in the box where it says "post a comment". Don't forget to chip in for gas if you get a ride ($5 for every hour of drive is about right)

Take transit. To find out the best route go to:http://www.translink.bc.ca (http://www.translink.bc.ca/) type in the location you are starting from, the destination and the date and time you will be begin the trip.

Ride your bicycle. There are bicycle maps here: http://vancouver.ca/engsvcs/transport/cycling/bikeways/maps.htm

Activities

Meet at 9.50 am (please don't be late) Sign-in Walk to site. Note: if you are late follow green arrows. Invasive plant removal (blackberry, ivy and lamium), plant small sapling trees and plants, 5 volunteers will assist with a coho fry survey in Hastings Creek which runs through Hunter Park (this involves collecting traps and checking fish type and size and recording data), 5 volunteers will do a stream bug survey. All tasks will go from 10 am - 1 pm (with breaks and refreshments). Have a picnic lunch at 1pm (please bring a packed lunch) if it rains we will forgo this part. What to bring

Your rain jacket in case it is raining. Our events in the rain have still been great fun! Gardening gloves if you have them (otherwise they'll be provided for you) Ideal footwear: waterproof hiking boots, sturdy outdoor shoes, rubber boots. No open toe shoes, heels or fashionable shoes/boots. Wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty Water (to bring with you to the work site) What will be provided for you

Gloves, tools and equipment. If you have your own gardening gloves, feel free to bring them. Snacks for the break Instruction - the host will give you the run down about the work we will be doing (you don't need to have experience to participate) About Hunter Park

Hunter Park is a District of North Vancouver urban forested park trail where you can see signs of the giant trees that used to grow here. Hastings Creek flows through with Coho salmon, cut throat trout, & crayfish in their natural habitat. It is not unusual to see red crested woodpeckers, raccoons, skunks, occasionally a Barred owl and a Blue heron that visits to fish. We also have other larger visitors – coyotes and bears but they are rarely seen in daytime. At the western end is Donovan pond that is home to ducks, fish and one turtle. Many locals love to walk here plus there are horse riders from a local stable that often pass through. The trees are predominantly cedar, alder, hemlock and pine. The bushes are elderberry, salal, huckleberry, salmonberry, thimbleberry and snowberry.

Hosts

District of North Vancouver, Friends of Hunter Park and Pacific Streamkeepers Federation