We will be removing invasive Scotch Broom with the Habitat Acquisition Trust on Mt. Matheson! There will be lunch provided, and snacks throughout the day!<\/p>\n
REGISTER AS A GREEN TEAM VOLUNTEER HERE:\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/2GEDEO9<\/a><\/p>\n Working rain or shine!<\/p>\n Meeting Spot and Parking<\/p>\n The exact location will be emailed to those who RSVP. The location is close to Mt. Matheson Rd and Gillespie Road in Sooke!<\/p>\n How to get to the location<\/p>\n Transit\/Cycling. To find out the best route from where you are, please go to BC Transit (http:\/\/www.bctransit.com\/regions\/vic\/?p=2.list<\/a>) or use Google Maps (https:\/\/www.google.ca\/maps\/preview<\/a>).<\/p>\n Carpool. If you need a ride log into your Meet-up account, RSVP and leave a message at the bottom of this event page describing where you need a ride from. Also, please offer the driver a bit of gas money to help cover this cost.<\/p>\n Flow of Volunteer Activities<\/p>\n \u2022 Meet at 10 am for sign-in and introductions (please be on time) REGISTER AS A GREEN TEAM VOLUNTEER AHEAD OF TIME ONLINE<\/p>\n \u2022 If you haven’t yet, register online:\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/2GEDEO9<\/a> WHAT TO BRING:<\/p>\n \u2022 Rain jacket in case it rains. Don’t let the rain scare you off! WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU:<\/p>\n \u2022 Gardening gloves if you don’t have your own WHAT HAPPENS AFTERWARDS?<\/p>\n \u2022 If you need to confirm your hours for school or another program a volunteer letter emailed to you COLLABORATORS \/ PARTNERS<\/p>\n The Habitat Acquisition Trust has partnered with us for this event!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We will be removing invasive Scotch Broom with the Habitat Acquisition Trust on Mt. Matheson! There will be lunch provided, and snacks throughout the day! REGISTER AS A GREEN TEAM […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[8,26,60,18],"class_list":["post-5854","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry","tribe_events_cat-british-columbia","tribe_events_cat-get-your-hands-dirty","tribe_events_cat-native-plants","tribe_events_cat-restoration","cat_british-columbia","cat_get-your-hands-dirty","cat_native-plants","cat_restoration"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/westerncanada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/5854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/westerncanada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/westerncanada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/westerncanada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/westerncanada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/5854\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/westerncanada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/westerncanada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5854"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/westerncanada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=5854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Remove invasive plants, mainly Scotch Broom
\n\u2022 Volunteer until 3pm and sign out at the end.<\/p>\n
\nDon’t forget to get your parent to sign the parent consent form<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Refillable water bottle (we have extra cups in case you forget yours!)
\n\u2022 If it’s sunny bring a hat and sunscreen
\n\u2022 Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty
\n\u2022 Long sleeves and long pants to protect you from thorny plants and ticks
\n\u2022 Sturdy, comfortable closed toe shoes\/boots. Gum boots work too especially if it’s wet!!<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Tools
\n\u2022 Refreshments at the break
\n\u2022 Instruction on what to do. You don’t need to have experience to participate!
\n\u2022 An opportunity to meet new people and have a fun experience in a beautiful area!<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Photos taken will be loaded up in a photo album:\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/2oWAT3G<\/a>
\n\u2022 A summary of how this activity went along with before and after photos:\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/2Db7d7W<\/a>
\n\u2022 A volunteer letter will be emailed to you if you need to confirm your hours for school or another program<\/p>\n