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Japanese knotweed removal @ Sawmill Creek
| Date: | Saturday 20 July 2019 - |
| Location: | Towngate Shopping Plaza, located at Bank St. and Hunt Club Rd. intersection |
| Time: | 09:00am - 12:00pm |
| Contact: | City Stream Watch |
This area is part of our continuing management effort to contain and prevent the spread of Japanese knotweed along the shores of Sawmill Creek. We have been returning to this site to keep these plants under control, but this is a resilient plant that we have been removing in this area.
Parking: There is parking at the shopping plaza
Meeting location: We will be meeting at the south end of the parking lot behind the Produce Depot (https://goo.gl/maps/mJg14q4zQ6L2)
What to wear: Dress for the weather! Wear waterproof boots, long pants and a hat
What to bring: Feel free to bring your own gloves if you have a favorite but we will provide them; please bring your own water bottle
What we will provide: We will have drinking water to replenish empty bottles, some snacks, chest waders, garbage bags and gloves
If you are interested in participating, please RSVP for chest waders
Himalayan balsam removal @ Taylor Creek
| Date: | Saturday 27 July 2019 - |
| Location: | Across the road from Princess Lousie Falls, St. Joseph Blvd. |
| Time: | 09:00am - 12:00pm |
| Contact: | City Stream Watch |
Taylor Creek was one of the streams we monitored last year and we found a lot of garbage along the shores. This stream is divided at this reach by St Joseph Blvd, we will be meeting at 9am across the road from the Princess Lousie Falls. This is a continuation effort from our previous removal event, as density of balsam is high in this area.
Parking: There is road side parking on Taylor Creek Drive, please make sure not to block bus stops (https://goo.gl/maps/QfnpDcbXyJC241ND6)
Meeting location: Meeting will be downstream of St. Joseph Blvd across the road from Princess Lousie Falls (https://goo.gl/maps/kc4G1KCb7n4wbBKh9)
What to wear: Dress for the weather! Wear waterproof boots, long socks (if you want to borrow chest waders), long pants and a hat
What to bring: Feel free to bring your own gloves if you have a favorite but we will provide them; please bring your own water bottle
What we will provide: We will have drinking water to replenish empty bottles, some snacks, chest waders (for those who reserve them send me your shoe size with your RSVP), gloves
If you are interested in participating, please RSVP for chest waders
