Name: Invasive Plant Drop-Off
Start: 2024-05-25T10:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-05-25T15:00:00-07:00
Location: Community Gospel Chapel

👉 Invasive Plant Drop-Off on May 25 at the Community Gospel Chapel
Act now to reduce the risk of wildfires by participating in our woody invasive plant removal initiative!
These highly flammable plants pose a significant fire hazard, especially in our dry season. It's time to tidy up your property and rid it of these plants!
📅 When: Saturday, May 25, from 10am - 3pm
📍 Where: Community Gospel Chapel, 147 Vesuvius Bay Road
🌱 What to bring: gorse, broom, ivy, blackberry and daphne - absolutely no roots, as they can contain rocks and dirt that can destroy chipper blades.
❌ Don't bring: soft tissue plants, giant hogweed or Japanese knotweed.
To fund the program, the modest drop-off fees as follows (fees vary with load size and density):
Car Trunk: $5-$10
SUV: $5-$15
Trailer: $15-$40
Box Truck: $50-$150
Pickup: $15-$40.
Cash is preferred, but credit is an option.
Carrying on a 14-year tradition, the Native Plant Stewardship Group has organized this first drop-off and chipping day of 2024. With the support of Transition Salt Spring, SSI Conservancy, SSI Garden Club, and many partners, the group hopes to schedule another day in June, depending on the funding.
We invite all community members to cut and collect invasive plants from their properties for the May 25 drop-off. Let's work together to keep our community safe from wildfires!