ENVIRONMENT WEEK! Remove Invasive Plants at the Cariboo Heights Forest, Burnaby!

Celebrate Environment Week with the Lower Mainland Green Team, Cariboo Heights Forest Preservation Society & City of Burnaby!

We will be removing invasive Himalayan blackberry & Small balsam (AKA Small touch-me-not, a plant easily removed by all ages!) at the Cariboo Heights Forest in Burnaby alongside the Cariboo Heights Forest Preservation Society! We will be restoring local habitat while having fun & connecting with each other in nature. We will be working RAIN OR SHINE!

All ages, abilities & experience levels are welcome, bring your family & friends! NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. Gloves, tools, educational instruction & snacks provided!

ENVIRONMENT WEEK
This activity is part of the City of Burnaby's Environment Week, a family-friendly celebration to raise environmental awareness & encourage sustainability. Check out all of the activities celebrating Burnaby Environment Week from June 4-10, 2023 HERE!

CARIBOO HEIGHTS FOREST PRESERVATION SOCIETY
The Cariboo Heights Forest Preservation Society works for the preservation of a large second growth forest, located south of the Brunette River. They are a diverse fun group working on many projects to improve & protect this forest & will be helping us lead this awesome activity!

FIRST ACTIVITY WITH THE LOWER MAINLAND GREEN TEAM?
• PLEASE REGISTER AS A GREEN TEAM VOLUNTEER AHEAD OF TIME HERE: http://goo.gl/WRx6jr. THIS IS REQUIRED! You do not need to fill this out again if you have filled it out for a previous activity.
• Filling out this form does not sign you up for this activity, it only registers you as a volunteer with our organization. Please sign up for this specific activity here on Meetup or by emailing Ashton at ashton@greenteamscanada.ca.

MEETING INSTRUCTIONS
We will meet at the the Cariboo Heights Forest trail entrance located at the corner of Sapperton Ave and Klenner Dr. EXACT LOCATION HERE: https://bit.ly/41VNEfE. Look for our green arrows/banners and type 9192 Klenner Dr into your maps app to help guide you. Call/text Ashton at 778-968-2693 if you can't find us!

GETTING THERE/PARKING
• This activity is accessible by public transit, which is a great way to save on costs & is better for the environment. Use Google Maps or download the Transit app (green icon) on your phone to find the best route for you!
• Free street parking

WASHROOMS
• A portable toilet will be available for this activity

FLOW OF THE ACTIVITY
• Meet at 9:45am (please be on time)
• Sign in on your phone or our tablet
• Receive educational instruction/demo on how to identify & remove invasive plants
• Remove invasive plants
• Take a break (yummy refreshments time!) around 11:30am
• Continue removing invasive plants until 1pm
• Take home a reward from a sustainable business
• Sign out on your phone or our tablet

WHAT TO BRING
• Refillable water bottle
• Wear clothes & shoes you don't mind getting dirty
• Long sleeves & long thick pants (such as jeans) to protect you from thorny plants & ticks
• Sturdy, comfortable closed toe shoes/boots
• Rain boots or jacket if it rains
• Your own gardening gloves, tools, safety glasses (we have lots, don't worry if you don't have any!)

WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU
• Gloves, tools & safety glasses if you don't have your own
• An educational instruction on what to do (no experience necessary!)
• Yummy snacks
• A small thank you gift at the end, donated by a sustainable business

WHAT HAPPENS AFTERWARDS
• A follow-up survey will be sent (filling this out helps us improve our program and secure funding to run more activities!)
• A volunteer letter emailed on request
• Photos taken will be uploaded here: http://goo.gl/hctXBv
• A summary of the activity uploaded here: http://bit.ly/3uigmrb

PARTNER FOR THIS ACTIVITY
This Environment Week activity is being made possible thanks to financial support & direction from our Community Investment Partner, the City of Burnaby

BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING
• Learn about local environmental issues & 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
This activity is taking place on the traditional, ancestral & unceded territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓em speaking peoples who have lived on & stewarded these lands since time immemorial, & continue to do so today. We are humbled to run our program on these lands.

QUESTIONS?
Email ashton@greenteamscanada.ca