Volunteer Stewardship WINTER Series: Restoration Wednesdays

Join us for our Restoration Wednesdays WINTER SERIES at GreenUP's main office! This four-part indoor series will focus on "off-season" techniques and tasks to prepare us for the spring.

Join us for the following events:

• January 14: Seed Sorting & Stratification 1-4pm
• January 28: Garden Tool Maintenance 1-3pm & Volunteer Social 3-5pm
• March 4: Seed Sowing Part 1 1-4pm
• March 18: Seed Sowing Part 2 1-4pm

What to Bring:

• Everything will be provided
• No experience is necessary, just a willingness to learn and get your hands dirty!

Physical Requirements:

• Most tasks can be comfortably completed seated at a table
• Bring your glasses (some seeds are really small!)

Transportation & Parking:

• GreenUP's downtown office is located around the corner from the Peterborough Bus Terminal and accessible via several bus routes. https://www.peterborough.ca/living-in-peterborough/transit/routes-and-schedules/
• There is no public parking at the GreenUP office. There is a public parking garage at the Peterborough Bus Terminal or street parking where permitted.

Perks for Volunteers:

• Learn hands-on ecological restoration skills.
• Meet great people and engage with your community.
• Go home with a little envelope of native seeds.

***Please note that all volunteers must be at least sixteen years of age to participate. Volunteers under 18 will require parental or guardian permission in advance.

Questions?

We’ll reach out to confirm your attendance and provide additional information prior to the event. You can also email us at [email protected] with any questions or concerns.

Info: Seed stratification is the process of exposing seeds to specific environmental conditions—usually cold and moist treatment—to break dormancy and trigger germination. It mimics the natural overwintering period seeds would experience outdoors before sprouting in spring. In this workshop, you will learn how to sort and clean seeds and which seeds require special processing to trigger germination. You'll likely go home with a little envelope of seeds too:)

Info: Become comfortable with basic garden tool maintenance. Learn how to disassemble, oil, sharpen and tighten tools such as secateurs and shovels.

Info: Join us for a short environmental film and conversation alongside yummy snacks and good company!

Info: Get ready to sow the seeds we sorted, cleaned and stratified back in January. Learn how to give your plants a jumpstart on the season by starting seeds and cuttings indoors under lights.

Info: Get ready to sow the seeds we sorted, cleaned and stratified back in January. Learn how to give your plants a jumpstart on the season by starting seeds and cuttings indoors under lights.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

GreenUP, 378 Aylmer Street North, Peterborough, Canada

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