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We will be removing invasive plants including English Ivy from Portage Park. We will be working with students from Shoreline Community Middle School! Community members are also invited to participate and can come for any part of the day, or all day!
Volunteer Registration
Please fill in this form is the first time you are volunteering with the Green Team: http://bit.ly/2WdZeAT. You only need to fill out this form ONCE.
PARENTS, please fill out the consent form here: https://greenteams.formstack.com/forms/greater_victoria_green_team_volunteer_registration_form_guardian
We'll be at the park volunteering rain or shine.
MEETING LOCATION AND PARKING
We will meet in the park by the grass area and playground, and there is parking just behind the 4 Mile Pubhouse in View Royal. Parking and entrance to the park found here: https://bit.ly/3MGWmXG
If you need to take the bus or cycle; find out the best route from where you are, please go to BC Transit https://www.bctransit.com/choose-transit-system. Portage Park is just off the E&N rail trail, so a perfect place to save the gas and bike there! If you would like a carpool, please comment at the bottom of this event to ask other community members if they are available.
Look out for GVGT Signs and tent!
FLOW OF THE ACTIVITY
• Meet at 8:45am for sign-in and introductions (please be on time)
• If you can't find us, please call me at[masked]
• Remove invasive plants, clear trails
• Finish around 3pm
Don't forget to get your parent to sign the parent consent form.
This is a youth event, so if you are a community member, please be aware that there will be school aged youth at this event! There will be multiple different sessions, so it will be a little different to our usual community weekend events. It's still an awesome time, and a great way to engage with youth in your community!!
WHAT TO BRING:
• Rain jacket in case it rains. Don't let the rain scare you off!
• Refillable water bottle
• If it's sunny bring a hat and sunscreen
• Your own gardening gloves if you prefer them (we provide them otherwise)
• Wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty
• Long sleeves and long pants to protect you from thorny plants and ticks
• Sturdy, comfortable closed toe shoes/boots. Gum boots work too especially if it's wet!!
WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU:
• Gardening gloves if you don't have your own
• Tools
• Refreshments at the break
• Instruction on what to do. You don't need to have experience to participate!
• An opportunity to meet new people and have a fun experience in a beautiful park!
WHAT HAPPENS AFTERWARDS?
• Photos taken will be uploaded into a photo album on Meetup.com
• A summary of how this activity went along with before and after photos
• A volunteer letter will be emailed to you if you need to confirm your hours for school or another program
COLLABORATORS / PARTNERS
Thanks to the Town of View Royal for helping fund this activity and other Green Team activities in View Royal!
- Alison G.
- Wanda K.
- Cathie
- 3 attendees
We will be removing invasive English ivy from this beautiful forest!
Please fill in Volunteer Registration if this is the first time you are volunteering with the Green Team: http://bit.ly/2WdZeAT. You only need to fill out this form ONCE.
We will be working rain or shine.
MEETING SPOT/PARKING
Meet by the Ocean Networks Canada parking lot here: https://bit.ly/36Vif6h
There is free parking along Haro Rd and Arbutus Rd. There is a yellow metal gate off of Haro Rd with a trail to walk to the Ocean Networks Canada. We will be meeting inside this yellow gate by the gazebo.
Bus: There is a bus station right outside the entrance to the Queenswood Campus. Check BC Transit Schedules to plan your route here: https://www.bctransit.com/victoria/home
Look for GVGT tent and signs!
WHAT TO BRING
• Wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty
• Long sleeves and long pants to protect from thorny plants and insects
• Rain jacket in case it rains
• Refillable water bottle. Please bring water and snacks! We will have water bottles and packaged refreshments for those who forget.
• A hat, sunscreen
• Your own gardening gloves, tools, safety glasses (We provide them if you don't have your own)
• Mask
• Sturdy closed toe shoes/boots
FLOW OF THE ACTIVITY
• Meet at 9:45am for sign-in, introductions (please be on time)
• If you can't find us, please call[masked]
• Remove invasive plants
• Take break for refreshments half way through
• Volunteer until 1 pm then sign-out at end, take home an eco-gift!
REGISTER AS A GREEN TEAM VOLUNTEER AHEAD OF TIME ONLINE
• If you haven't yet, register online (You only need to fill out this form once): http://bit.ly/2GEDEO9
• Get your parent to sign this form if you are under 19: http://bit.ly/parentguardianform
PARTNER
Office of Campus Planning and Sustainability, The University of Victoria
- Alison G.
- Miki S.
- AJ W.
- 32 attendees
We will be returning to Uplands Park in Oak Bay to remove invasive English ivy and Daphne! This park is home to 20 threatened and endangered species. The Garry Oak ecosystem found in this park is also among the most endangered ecosystems in Canada, so the work we do here is significant!
Volunteer Registration
Please fill in Volunteer Registration if this is the first time you are volunteering with the Green Team: http://bit.ly/2WdZeAT. You only need to fill out this form ONCE.
We will be working rain or shine.
MEETING SPOT/PARKING
Park in Cattle Point Parking lot, or along Beach drive (2969 Beach Drive) near the entrance to Uplands Park here: https://bit.ly/2UxVBdt
(Photo Below)
Bus: Check BC Transit Schedules to plan your route here: https://www.bctransit.com/victoria/home
Look for GVGT tent and signs!
WHAT TO BRING
• Rain jacket in case it rains
• Refillable water bottle. Please bring water and snacks! We will have water bottles for those who forget and packaged refreshments.
• A hat, sunscreen
• Your own gardening gloves, tools, safety glasses
• Mask
• Wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty
• Long sleeves and long pants to protect from thorny plants and ticks
• Sturdy closed toe shoes/boots
FLOW OF THE ACTIVITY
• Meet at 9:45am for sign-in, introductions (please be on time)
• If you can't find us, please call me, Ali, at[masked]
• Remove invasive plants
• Take break for refreshments half way through
• Volunteer until 1 pm then sign-out at end, take home an eco-gift!
REGISTER AS A GREEN TEAM VOLUNTEER AHEAD OF TIME ONLINE
• If you haven't yet, register online (You only need to fill out this form once): http://bit.ly/2GEDEO9
• Get your parent to sign this form if you are under 19: http://bit.ly/parentguardianform
PARTNER
- Alison G.
- AJ W.
- Geneviève
- 10 attendees
Join us for World Environment Day with the Rotary Club of Sidney by the Sea for an interactive day learning how to live sustainably in the face of climate change.
The Greater Victoria Green Team will be occupying a table at this event, exchanging knowledge and dialogue with community members and other organizations bringing about positive environmental action!
Want to come?
This event will be happening from 8:30am until 4:15pm, and tickets are $15 at the Mary Winspeare Centre in Sidney. There will be presentations, display booths, group discussions and fun throughout the day, and you can come for as long or as short as you would like!
Want to help?!
Come join our display booth! We can give you information about GVGT and what to say to community members if you're not sure. Please message me, Ali, or give me a call or text at[masked] if you would like to join us behind the display booth!
- Alison G.
- Amanda E.
- 2 attendees
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- Alison G.
- Cathie
- Olga
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