If you are interested in learning about the best practices for removing common invasive weeds, Free The Fern invites you to a free Zoom session on Wednesday, April 28th 7:00 – 8:30 pm. You will learn the skills to remove invasive plants like Himalayan Blackberry, English Ivy and others from your garden or other green space. Free the Fern is a new local organization based in SE Vancouver that was founded in January 2021. It is a group of 14 community members and environmental stewards living within Champlain Heights. They, like many others, realize invasive plants have already spread throughout our local parks and green spaces. Free the Fern was created to decrease the spread of invasives along the Champlain Heights Trail with a mission to replace the invasive species with native plants. If you are interested in participating in the Zoom session, pre-registration is required email them directly to register at freethefern@gmail.com.
Free The Fern is also hosting a fundraiser to raise money for adding new native plants to the Champlain Heights Trail. Hand painted canvases by Christine (Kiki) Nombrado featuring local birds and plants are available for sale for $15 each (5″ x 7”) or 3 for $40. 100% of the proceeds will go to fund native planting on the Champlain Heights Trail this Fall. To purchase the art work, we invite you to reach out to freethefern@gmail.com. To follow along on Instagram, visit them at FreeTheFern.
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Thank you for featuring our community group, Free the Fern! We are excited to be out there removing invasives and replanting native plants in our area. If people are interested to find out more about us – feel free to go to our website – http://www.freethefern.ca or send us an email at freethefern@gmail.com Thanks!