Remove Invasive Species & Restore the Forest at UVic Queenswood Campus!

We will be removing invasive English Ivy from this beautiful forest. This is an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience doing ecological restoration, learn new skills, and make new friends!

This is the first UVic activity of 2023! We will be sure to have some extra special snacks & hot chocolate for everyone who attends!

Please fill in Volunteer Registration if this is the first time you are volunteering with the Green Team: [http://bit.ly/2WdZeAT](https://greenteams.formstack.com/forms/greater_victoria_green_team_volunteer_registration_form). You only need to fill out this form ONCE, before your very first activity.

We will be working rain or shine.

**Anyone interested in arriving early to help with set up can email Kaitlin@GreenTeamsCanada.ca**

MEETING SPOT/PARKING
Meet by the Ocean Networks Canada parking lot here: [https://bit.ly/36Vif6h](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ocean+Networks+Canada/@48.4679823,-123.2966766,18z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x548f715ba77ee729:0x10f50e32e63183a!8m2!3d48.4681616!4d-123.2966652). 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: Check BC Transit Schedules to plan your route here: https://www.bctransit.com/victoria/home

Carpooling: Use the comments at the bottom of the page to arrange carpooling with other volunteers!

Cycling: There is a covered bike rack at Queenwoos Campus right beside the gazebo

Look for GVGT signs!

WASHROOMS
There are no washrooms at Queenswood; the nearest ones are at the UVic bookstore

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING
• Wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty
• Long sleeves and long pants to protect from thorny plants and insects
• Refillable water bottle with lots of water (we will have water for you to refill with if needed!)
• Sturdy closed toe shoes/boots
• A hat, sunscreen
• Rain jacket in case it rains
• Optional: Your own gardening gloves, tools, and/or safety glasses

WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU
• Gloves, tools, and safety glasses if you don't have your own
• An educational instruction on what to do (no experience necessary!)
• Refreshments
• A small thank you gift at the end, donated by a Canadian and/or eco-friendly business

FLOW OF THE ACTIVITY
• Meet at 9:45am for sign-in & introductions (please be on time)
• If you can't find us, please call 778-677-9078
• Receive instruction & demo for the activity
• 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](https://greenteams.formstack.com/forms/greater_victoria_green_team_volunteer_registration_form)
• Get your parent to sign this form if you are under 19: [http://bit.ly/parentguardianform](https://greenteams.formstack.com/forms/greater_victoria_green_team_volunteer_registration_form_guardian)

PARTNER
This activity is being made possible thanks to financial support and direction from our Community Investment Partner, the UVic Office of Campus Planning & Sustainability.

BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING
• Learn about local environmental issues and how to address them
• Meet new people & be part of a community
• Improve your mental & physical health by being in nature
• Get exercise & fresh air in a beautiful green space
• Revitalize a local green space & increase biodiversity
• Learn how to identify invasive plants & how to remove them
• Get volunteer hours
• Have FUN!

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
All Greater Victoria Green Team activities take place on the traditional and unceded territories of the W̱SÁNEĆ Nation, the Lekwungen speaking Songhees & Esquimalt peoples, and the nations who form the Te'mexw Treaty Association. We respectfully acknowledge the longstanding relationships these groups have with the land that stretch from time immemorial to the present day. We are extremely grateful to be able to run environmental stewardship activities on these lands.