The Lower Mainland Green Team is looking for volunteers to help repopulate Burnaby’s Stoney Creek with native plants this Saturday.
The Lower Mainland Green Team, organized by Lyda Salatian through Meetup.com, is a group of volunteers that gathers regularly to help the environment. They remove invasive species, collect trash and harvest vegetables, among other things.
The Stoney Creek event involves pulling invasive species and replacing them with native plants.
The work starts on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 9:45 a.m., and volunteers meet at the Jennifer Atchison Environmental Centre at 2730 Beaverbrook Cres., close to Lougheed Town Centre. The work should be done by 1 p.m.
Volunteers should bring water, and the event runs rain or shine, so dress for the weather. It’s also best to wear long sleeves and pants to protect your limbs from thorny plants, and bring your own gardening gloves and work boots.
Since the Lower Mainland Green Team is all about helping the environment, organizers suggest people carpool, cycle or take transit to reach the site. Tools and refreshments will be provided.
For more on the Lower Mainland Green Team, go to http://www.meetup.com/The-Lower-Mainland-Green-Team.
