Saturday June 6, 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon, Hudson’s Bay Wetland Planting Party
Volunteers are invited to the Prince George Naturalists Club’s first planting party at the Hudson’s Bay Wetland. We will be working around the new deck and trail on the south side of the channel, close to the footbridge that crosses the channel. Parking is available at The Exploration Place in Fort George Park. From there it’s a short walk across the grass to the footbridge.
The planting party will remove invasive plants and replace them with native plants. We will be planting over 250 individual native plants including prickly rose, northern gooseberry, thimbleberry, willow, native lupine, yarrow and blue wildrye. Our efforts will improve habitat for birds, pollinators and other wildlife. All plant and nature lovers are invited to participate!
Participants should wear closed shoes. If possible bring your favourite digging tool and a wheelbarrow, five-gallon pail or bucket to carry compost a short distance to the planting areas. We will provide shovels, spades, hand clippers and extra work gloves, also water, juice and energy bars. Coffee and donuts will be waiting for volunteers arriving at 8:30 a.m.
The Club’s first planting party is made possible with the support of the Pacific Salmon Foundation, Northwest Invasive Plant Council, and the expert guidance of volunteer Andrea Eastham. For more information please contact Anne at [email protected].
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