Students from Peter Ewart Middle School volunteered their time removing invasive plants from Routley Park in 91原创.
The morning activity on Oct. 23 was in partnership with the Township of 91原创 and Lower Mainland Green Team to raise environmental awareness and increase community engagement.
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鈥淥ur class had a great day working hard and learning about invasive plants at Routley Park,鈥� said Keara Curtis, teacher at the school. 鈥淭hey were thrilled to look back on their progress and see the significant difference they made in the park.鈥�
In total, 31 volunteers contributed 62 hours to removing invasive Himalayan and Evergreen blackberry from the park.
The Green Team will be back at Routley Park with students from Brookswood Secondary on Wednesday morning.
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