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The yellow fish remind us not to pollute storm drains. Thanks Guides!

The North Saanich Guides assist with ivy removal in Reay Creek Park. October 2006.

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Volunteering

Volunteer Opportunities

Want to help plant trees with kids? We will be planting alder seedlings with SD63 elementary school students in October (see table below for details). Call 250-363-6480 for more information or email us!

School	Tree Return Date	Planting Date	Planting Location	Time
Sidney	Thursday Oct 7	Saturday Oct 9	Reay Creek Park	12:30-1:30
Kelset	Thursday Oct 7	Saturday Oct 9	Reay Creek Park	1:30-3

Deep Cove	Thursday Oct 14	Saturday Oct 16	Chalet	12-1:30
Brentwood	Thursday Oct 14	Saturday Oct 16	Gowlland Tod	2:30-4
Tribal	Thursday Oct 14	Saturday Oct 16	Gowlland Tod	2:30-4

Keating	Thursday Oct 21	Saturday Oct 23	Adam Kerr Park	12:30-2
Cordova	Thursday Oct 21	Saturday Oct 23	Adam Kerr Park	12:30-2
Lochside	Thursday Oct 21	Saturday Oct 23	Adam Kerr Park	12:30-2
Prospect	Thursday Oct 21	Saturday Oct 23	Wray Creek	2:30-3:30

Click on our volunteer application for more information....

Come join us out in the field! A smiling group of volunteers removed ivy and

planted alders alongside Reay Creek. February 2009.

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Each watershed has project activities for volunteers to work on and these occur at irregular times - contact us to be put on the email or phone contact lists. These "outdoor' jobs include water quality monitoring, stream invertebrate assessment, stream side planting, invasive species removal, mapping and stream channel construction, among others.

We also need volunteers to help with administration, bookkeeping, restoration planning, web site updates, and stewardship group coordination.

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If you have any questions regarding these volunteer activities please contact us at either the phone number or email address at the top right hand corner of the page.

invasive species removal at Sandhill Creek, Sept. 06

Gary Green, Alice Johnson and Steve Dierten at Sandhill, Sept. 2006

If you have questions or need more information please contact Peninsula Streams Society.

Hagan Tree Planting
Hagan Creek tree planting. Become a volunteer!

Peninsula Streams delivers presentations to service clubs such as the Lions and Rotary. Let us know if we can help your group.

Upcoming volunteer activities are posted regularly.

Thanks!

Invasive species removal continues to be a focus for us. Thank you to everyone who has assisted with their removal. We can't do it without you - our volunteers!

Chalet Creek invasive species removal event. June 26 2007.

Watershed model builder

Overview:Peninsula Streams Society is looking for one or more individuals to undertake the building of a new watershed model. The watershed model is used in our elementary school based environmental education programs. A photograph of a watershed model in use is available on the "Education" page.

Description: The watershed model is a three dimensional model of a local watershed and surrounding area. It is built on top of a standard piece of plywood, with a 6-8 inch lip. High density foam is shaped to model the natural contours of the area of interest and attached to the plywood. The model is then sealed, painted and scale items are added (i.e. buildings, painted on roads, trees).

Requirements: The builder should have basic carpentry skills. (Assistance cutting wood for the base may be available). Previous experience building models, such as for model railroads, would be helpful. The volunteer(s) should have space available to them to build the model and store supplies during the building process. Peninsula Streams Society will provide funding for supplies and materials.