Today, John told us of talking to a homeless gentleman during the summer drought who spent time and effort to bring water from public washrooms to keep some of our thirsty new plants alive. Whoever you are … JSG and the Park thank you! We know that Jericho is loved and appreciated by many many […]
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Jericho upper meadow in fall
Jericho meadows
There has been lots of noticeable changes in Jericho Park since last year when JSG created an ecological management plan for natural areas in Jericho in order to guide future work by us and Parks Board. This has included PB using mowers to clear significant areas previously overgrown with Himalayan Blackberry and Japanese Knotweed. Some […]
November Workparty
November Workparty of 34 volunteers was an epic effort and result from many groups: JSG of course 20 8-11 year olds from Nature Kids; @EvergreenBC who brought the tools and cinamon buns. Parks Board removed blackberry & knotweed then supplied us 140 native trees, shrubs & ferns; @LMGreenteam who cleared english ivy; Thanks to everyone, […]
Sept workparty with LMGT
The Lower Mainland Green Team joined us for our September workparty with an additional enthusiastic 17 volunteers. Unfortunately high winds kept us out of the trees as there was still lots of branches falling to the ground so we couldn’t tackle the english ivy. Instead, we created space around 30 newly planted trees by removing […]