Remove Invasive Plants & Meet Community in Oak Bay!

We will be removing invasive plant species from Anderson Hill Park in Oak Bay!

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.

We will be working rain or shine.

MEETING SPOT/PARKING
Meet at Anderson Hill Park
Please enter the park (via Island Road) and follow the path (guided by Green Team signs) to the convergence of the paths at the top of the hill. There is a relatively flat open space near the top of the hill where we will set up our tent and table and gather for instruction.

If you're interested in arriving early to help set up, please email Kaitlin@GreenTeamsCanada.ca to coordinate!

The PARKING LOT at this park has VERY LIMITED SPACE. There is street parking about a 5 minute walk from the park on Newport Ave.

Please carpool, bus, bike, or walk if possible!

Bus: Check BC Transit Schedules to plan your route here: https://www.bctransit.com/victoria/home
Cycling: Please bring your bike in with you if you are cycling to this event.
Carpooling: Looking for a ride or are willing to give others a ride to/from this activity? Please use the comment section at the bottom of the page to organize. Be sure to include the location you need a ride from/are willing to pick up from in your comment.

If no one responds to your comment, please contact Kaitlin and she will include your request in an email to all attendees.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING WHEN CARPOOLING:

• Volunteers who carpool with others do so at their own risk
• Any compensation for the ride is to be discussed/agreed upon between the driver and the passenger
• Please be courteous & respectful to one another & inform each other of any changes right away. E.g. If you are going to be late, let the other person know
• GTC staff are not allowed to give rides and are not responsible for coordinating rides (though they may assist!)

WASHROOMS

There are no washrooms on site. The nearest public washrooms are at Windsor Park about a 10 minute walk away.

WHAT 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. Please bring water, or a cup to fill up with! We will provide snacks and refreshments halfway through!
• Your own gardening gloves, tools, safety glasses (We provide them if you don't have your own)
• Sturdy closed toe shoes/boots
• A hat, sunscreen
• Rain jacket in case it rains

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
• 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

Huge thank you to our Community Investment Partner, the District of Oak Bay for Austinporting this activity!

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.