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Invasive Species 'Pull of the Week' blog: August 2009
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VOLUNTEERS ARE UNCOVERING A CULTURAL HISTORY. Volunteers at Konukson Park are working hard to remove the dense mat of English ivy that has taken over much of the park. The picture on the right was taken on the front line of battle; the dramatic contrast between the foreground and background of the picture illustrates how much the volunteers are changing the plant community within the park. Forests where they were more protected from the elements of an exposed coastline. Every Friday kids from the Saanich...
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Invasive Species 'Pull of the Week' blog: VOLUNTEERS COMPETE AGAINST THE RELENTLESS GROWTH OF ENGLISH HOLLY
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VOLUNTEERS COMPETE AGAINST THE RELENTLESS GROWTH OF ENGLISH HOLLY. Friends of Mt. Douglas Park. Institute for Coastal and Oceans Research. ICOR - Environmental Portal. ICOR - Vancouver Island Wilds Blog. ICOR - Google Maps. VOLUNTEERS COMPETE AGAINST THE RELENTLESS GROWTH O. KIDS BECOME ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS OF SAANICH PARK. BROOM BASH AT KONUKSON PARK. VOLUNTEERS HARD AT WORK DESPITE THE SUMMER HEAT.
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Invasive Species 'Pull of the Week' blog: VOLUNTEERS ARE UNCOVERING A CULTURAL HISTORY
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VOLUNTEERS ARE UNCOVERING A CULTURAL HISTORY. Volunteers at Konukson Park are working hard to remove the dense mat of English ivy that has taken over much of the park. The picture on the right was taken on the front line of battle; the dramatic contrast between the foreground and background of the picture illustrates how much the volunteers are changing the plant community within the park. Forests where they were more protected from the elements of an exposed coastline. ICOR - Environmental Portal.
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Invasive Species 'Pull of the Week' blog: May 2009
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Institute for Coastal and Oceans Researchs'. Pull of the Week'. We are located on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. VI Wilds - ICOR Project. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Institute for Coastal and Oceans Research. ICOR - Environmental Portal. ICOR - Vancouver Island Wilds Blog. ICOR - Google Maps.
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Invasive Species 'Pull of the Week' blog: INVASIVE PLANTS INVADE ENDANGERED ECOSYSTEMS
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INVASIVE PLANTS INVADE ENDANGERED ECOSYSTEMS. Thanks to the students of Mt. Douglas High School for all your hard work! Special thanks to Judy Spearing and Dick Battles from The Friends of Mt. Douglas Park Society for making this trip possible. Thanks to the students of Campus View Elementary for being such good listeners! Labels: Garry oak ecosystems. Old growth coastal Douglas-fir. Institute for Coastal and Oceans Research. ICOR - Environmental Portal. ICOR - Vancouver Island Wilds Blog.
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Invasive Species 'Pull of the Week' blog: KIDS BECOME ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS OF SAANICH PARKS
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KIDS BECOME ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS OF SAANICH PARKS. This week kids at Meadow and Marigold Park were introduced to the dangers invasive plants pose to our parks and communities. As part of Saanich's Neighbourhood Playground Program, time will be spent each week with the kids helping them learn about the variety of native plants that compose the park vegetation and the habitat these areas provide for wildlife and how they are affected by invasive plants. Nd become stewards of an urban park. Having learned...
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Invasive Species 'Pull of the Week' blog: June 2009
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INVASIVE PLANTS INVADE ENDANGERED ECOSYSTEMS. Thanks to the students of Mt. Douglas High School for all your hard work! Special thanks to Judy Spearing and Dick Battles from The Friends of Mt. Douglas Park Society for making this trip possible. Thanks to the students of Campus View Elementary for being such good listeners! Labels: Garry oak ecosystems. Old growth coastal Douglas-fir. STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF INVASIVE PLANTS. Thanks to the students from. For all your hard work! Last week the ot...
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Invasive Species 'Pull of the Week' blog: SAANICH NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAYGROUND PROGRAM: KIDS HELP RESTORE LOCAL PARKS
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SAANICH NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAYGROUND PROGRAM: KIDS HELP RESTORE LOCAL PARKS. Every Friday kids from the Saanich Neighbourhood Playground Program have been getting down to work to help defend our urban parks from invasive plant invasion. The kids are working hard to remove English ivy from the park and many of them have become. Curious about other plants they are encountering in the process. Working in the park as a group has also acted to calm some of their fears about poisonous insects and plants.
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Invasive Species 'Pull of the Week' blog: BROOM BASH AT KONUKSON PARK
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BROOM BASH AT KONUKSON PARK. This week volunteers at Konukson Park rescued a patch of a Garry oak habitat from being over-run with Scotch broom. Volunteers arrived just in time to remove the broom before it set seed. The seeds from Scotch broom are capable of germinating after lying dormant for 50-80 years in the soil. Maintaining a consistent long-term monitoring and removal program that depletes the seed bank is o. Ne of the biggest challenges in controlling Scotch broom. Place in the park.
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Invasive Species 'Pull of the Week' blog: VOLUNTEERS HARD AT WORK DESPITE THE SUMMER HEAT
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VOLUNTEERS HARD AT WORK DESPITE THE SUMMER HEAT. Volunteers at Mt. Douglas Park fought off the summer heat this week while digging out Himalayan blackberry at the Cedar Hill Road entrance to the park. Shown in the picture below, the invasive blackberry is capable of re-sprouting from segments of root or from the root ball. The site was cleared in 2007 (see picture at right) and each summer volunteers return to the area to remove any Himalayan blackberry that is re-sprouting. ICOR - Environmental Portal.