Last year, we opened our newest land, JBJ McDonald, to the public. Since then, we’ve identified more things that need to be done in order to make this place safe and easy to explore. This land is adjacent to Lily Lake Natural Area and close to the Lu Carbyn Nature Sanctuary, supporting contiguous habitat for wildlife to travel through. This land is a stunning boreal ecosystem, and we are delighted to have our volunteers experience it with us.
Not all of the trails at JBJ McDonald can be mowed, but instead must be maintained by hand. This event will focus on establishing and maintaining the trail that travels along Lily Lake, the Brett Bog trail. This is the wettest and most narrow trail in the land, an adventure best fit for waterproof hiking boots or rubber boots! Volunteers can expect to use tools saw as pruning saws, tree loppers, and hedge trimmers.
If time permits, volunteers can join staff in replacing and fixing some signage on the land as well.
Event Details:
We will meet at JBJ at 10:00 AM, and leave the site by 1:30 PM at the latest.
What to bring and wear:
Weather-appropriate clothing
Waterproof footwear (Rubber boots recommended)
Water bottle
A lunch
Camera or binoculars (optional)
Bug jacket or hood (optional, but recommended for keeping off mosquitoes!)
Other notes:
If you need to cancel, please do so through SignUp.com or inform us as soon as possible. Please arrive on time.
Stewardship events are weather-dependent and subject to cancellation. If there is high chance of thunderstorm during the event, 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.
If you wish to carpool with another volunteer, please review our Carpooling Policy here.
Click the button below to register. Email Kayleen at kayleen.falkenstein@ealt.ca with any questions about this event.
