Remove Invasive English ivy & Meet Community in Porcher Park, Langford!

We will be removing invasive English ivy in Porcher Park in Langford, 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 at the entrance to Porcher Park at the end of Wren Place.

There is street parking, though this is a residential area so please be respectful of driveways. 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 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 604-306-9200

• 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 City of Langford, for supporting us to run 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.