Remove Invasive Plants & Meet Community in Peter Grant Park, Sidney!


Details
We will be removing invasive English ivy in Peter Grant Park in Sidney, BC!
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 in the grassy area of Peter Grant Park here: https://bit.ly/3RhaBEP
There is parking along Greenglade Road. Use the park entrance closest to the address 9448 Greenglade Rd. At the end of the road, there is an entrance to the park. Walk past the metal gate and follow the trail straight to the field. Look for GVGT tent and signs!
**If you're interested in arriving early to help greet other volunteers & lead them to our meeting spot, email Kaitlin@GreenTeamsCanada.ca** or **Severine@GreenTeamsCanada.ca** to coordinate!
Bus: Check BC Transit Schedules to plan your route here: https://www.bctransit.com/victoria/home
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 Town of Sidney, for supporting us to run this activity!
The Town of Sidney
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.

Remove Invasive Plants & Meet Community in Peter Grant Park, Sidney!