Presented by Maya Irwin, TLC Covenant Coordinator, with the Greater Victoria Green Team, HAT, and CRD Join TLC and the Greater Victoria Green Team to restore Ayum Creek Regional Park’s biodiversity. Contribute to TLC’s 5+ year periwinkle eradication project and remove invasives like English ivy, English holly, and spurge-laurel from the forest. Volunteers of all [...]
The skies cleared and sun illuminated the first restoration event of the year at Ayum Creek Regional Park Reserve at the end of February. Volunteers worked together to hand-pull the garden escapee, and very invasive, periwinkle (Vinca minor) that blankets some of the forest floor. Since 2017, TLC’s biologist Torrey Archer has been spearheading [...]
Join TLC in Sooke for an exploration of DeMamiel Creek covenant area and ecological monitoring. We will only be travelling about 1.5 km along a dry river bed but checking out the botany, geology and ecology of salmon will take the day! 10- 4 pm. Some parts of the stream are still running, sturdy footwear or [...]
Join TLC's Torrey Archer and GVGT's Amanda Evans at Ayum Creek to combat invasive periwinkle through sheet mulching. This restoration project will allow native species to recolonize the area. Tools, gloves, and snacks are provided but please pack water and sturdy shoes! Volunteers register free here