Ecosystem Restoration on Trial Island

Wednesday, January 17, 2024
7pm to 9pm
at Swan Lake Nature House, Victoria

GOERT’s Matt Fairbarns will provide new information on ecosystem restoration work on Trial Island including the long-standing project to control Scotch Broom and English Ivy and an ambitious new project trying to control invasive grasses. Matt will also touch on the challenges that climate change poses to conservation on Trial Island. Matt Fairbarns is a conservation biologist who has worked on the protection of native species and ecosystems in western Canada for over 40 years and has been conducting ecosystem restoration work on Trial Island since 2002.

Program

7:00–7:15 Welcome and Introductions
7:20–8:20 Presentation (including questions)
8:20–8:30 Tea & Cookies break
8:30–8:45 NPSG Announcements, Upcoming Events, Question Jar
8:45–9:00 Raffle + Social

If you are interested in participating via Zoom please register via the Native Plant Study Group at https://npsg.ca/