Meet New People & Remove Invasive Plants at Thurston Woods Trail in Port Moody!

Care for a local trail & make new friends with the Lower Mainland Green Team & City of Port Moody!

We will be removing invasive plants including English Ivy and Himalayan blackberry along a beautiful trail in off Noons Creek Dr and Cunningham Ln in Port Moody! We will be restoring local habitat while also having fun and 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, instruction & snacks provided!

Is this your first activity with the Lower Mainland Green Team?
• PLEASE REGISTER AS A GREEN TEAM VOLUNTEER 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 Cunningham Ln off of Noons Creek Drive (right beside the 184 bus stop. EXACT LOCATION HERE: https://bit.ly/3hlAFC6. We will be working on a beautiful trail in the area! Type in 894 Cunningham Lane on Google Maps to help you get there. Look for our tent and signage or message Ashton/Andrea on Meetup if you can't find us!

GETTING THERE/PARKING
• This activity is accessible by public transit (take the 184 bus, which stops at the Moody Centre and Inlet Centre Skytrain stations, or 160 bus and walk), and is a great way to save on costs and 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!
• There is free street parking in the area

WASHROOMS
• There are no public washrooms in the area, so we will be using one in the Starbucks located HERE, about a 10 min walk away.

FLOW OF THE ACTIVITY
• Meet at 9:15am (please be on time)
• Sign in on your phone or our tablet
• Receive instruction and demo on how to remove invasive plants
• Remove invasive plants
• Take a break (yummy snack time!) around 11am
• Volunteer until 12:30pm
• Take home a reward from a sustainable business
• Sign out on your phone or our tablet

WHAT TO BRING
• Refillable water bottle
• Rain jacket in case it rains
• Long sleeves & long pants you don't mind getting dirty to protect you from thorny plants & ticks
• Sturdy, comfortable closed toe shoes/boots or rain boots
• Wear a hat to keep sun/rain out of your face
• 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: https://bit.ly/LMGT-in-action

PARTNER FOR THIS ACTIVITY
This activity is being made possible thanks to financial support and direction from our Community Investment Partner, the City of Port Moody - thank you Angela and Sarah!

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
This activity is taking place on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm, S’ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō), Qayqayt, and Coast Salish First Nations who have lived on and stewarded these lands since time immemorial, and continue to do so today. We are humbled to run our program on these lands.

QUESTIONS?
Email ashton@greenteamscanada.ca