Invasive plant pull at Derby Reach Park in Langley BC

Directions

This Park lies along the Fraser river west of Fort Langley. We will meet at the Parking lot under where it says "Registration trailer" on the following map: http://www.metrovancouver.org/about/maps/Maps/Derbymap.pdf

Please carpool, cycle or take transit ! If you carpool, don't forget to reimburse your driver for gas.

What to expect

Note: Based on the unexpectedly large number of people signed up there is a good chance we'll be done with this invasive plant removal sooner than expected. When we are done, we'll explore this beautiful park!

We will:

Meet at 10 am in the parking lot at Derby Reach Regional Park in Langley BC. There is a possibility we will be given a short tour of the area. It is the "birth place" of BC, so there is interesting history. One group of around 5-10 will head down to location 1 (a 2 minute drive from the parking lot we are meeting in). At this spot there is lamium. Lamium is a trailing evergreen perennial groundcover and is very aggressive. It spreads by vegetative runners over other native plants smothering them. The second group will head to location 2 ( a 2 minute drive from the parking lot we are meeting in). This group will be removing: ivy, blackberry and spurge daphne. Volunteer until 1 pm (with breaks and refreshments of course) We will meet back at the parking lot we originally met, at 1pm. Head across the street to a section of the Fort to Fort trail, have a picnic lunch (please bring a packed lunch). After lunch we are going to do part of the Fort to Fort trail along the Fraser River. Very beautiful area!

Photos of invasive plants we're going after

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The very lamium we are going to remove (location 1)

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The very ivy we are going after (location 2)

About Derby Reach Regional Park

This park is a favourite destination for picnickers and fishermen, Derby Reach has trails along the river, a beach and a campsite. For photos of the area please go to: http://www.jiwiz.com/DerbyReach.html

Our hosts are:

Derby Reach Park/Brae Island Park Association and Metro Vancouver Parks