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Sort Plants With Us!

Sep 28, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

On Thursday September 28th, we need your help organizing all of our plants into their orders! This involves identifying, sorting, and moving plants around.

This is a great opportunity to learn and improve your native plant identification skills!

 

Why It’s Helpful

  • Our Native Plant Sale pick-up day is on Saturday the 30th. We need to prepare and organize all the orders. Your volunteering will ensure that our plant sale goes smoothly!

Responsibilities

  • Be prepared to spend the day moving and labeling plants. There will be lots of bending and lifting involved.
  • Work with a fun team to sort hundreds of plants into order groupings.
  • Must be able to follow instructions and have good attention to details to ensure all the orders have the correct plants.

Training/Equipment

  • All training, including plant identification, will be provided on the day.

Safety

  • Dress appropriately for the weather as we will be outside.
  • Wear sturdy footwear and bring your gardening gloves. We will have some available if you need them.
  • Bring a refillable water bottle (water will be provided).

Setting and Location

  • Bradner, Abbotsford. Exact location will be provided upon registration.
  • We will be outdoors under a covered area.
  • There is a port-a-potty available on site.

Commitment

  • Thursday, September 28th, 2023.
  • 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM (or sooner if we finish early)
  • Rain or shine!

Are you able to come out and help? Sign up using the link below!

Details

Date:
Sep 28, 2023
Time:
10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Organizer

Joelle Krol
Email
joelle@fraservalleyconservancy.ca