Glory Hills Conservation Lands are a haven for wildlife just west of the City of Edmonton. A lake, forest, and meadows support deer, moose, and birds of all kinds. Just like on some of our other conservation lands, here we fight to protect trees in the Prunus family (e.g. cherry trees) and others from black knot fungus, which grows within and on the outside of branches, eventually killing the tree. At this event we will remove as much fungus as we can find to help the trees thrive. You can see a preview of this activity here!
We will meet at Glory Hills Conservation Lands at 10:00 AM, and leave the site by 2:00 PM at the latest. Wear warm winter clothing in layers, warm sturdy boots, and bring a lunch, water, hat, and a camera or binoculars if you’d like. We also strongly recommend bringing an extra pair of socks. If you have your own gloves to bring we recommend that you do so, but otherwise tools and gloves will be provided. We will be using bleach to sanitize tools at this event. Additional information will be sent to you several days in advance of the event.
Note: In support of public health and the health and safety of EALT staff and volunteers, EALT is requiring proof of vaccination for our stewardship events. Please plan ahead by saving a digital copy of your vaccination QR code on your phone or printing it out and bringing it to the event, and bring a form of photo ID also. We thank you for supporting public health and the health of EALT staff and volunteers in this challenging time.
Other notes:
Parking is limited at this land, so volunteer spots are as well. If you need to cancel, please do so through SignUp.com or inform us as soon as possible.
Stewardship events are weather-dependent and subject to cancellation. If the temperature is forecasted to be below -15 before windchill we may reschedule or cancel this event for the safety of participants.
Please contact us in advance if you wish to bring a minor to this event.
Email Meghan at meghan.jacklin@ealt.ca with any questions about this event.
