On October 3rd, 20 wonderful volunteers supported regenerative tourism by pulling invasive species and documenting native mushrooms!
We started with a land acknowledgment from Laura Dolha. As a proud member of Lake Babine Band, she shared songs and stories to welcome us to the land and remind us of our responsibility as stewards. She is the owner of Ancestral Heartbeat Tours, a 100% owned and operated Indigenous ecotourism adventure company on the traditional and unceded Secwépemc and Syilx territories.
Our hard working volunteers pulled 12 bags of the invasive hoary alyssum, common tansy, Canada thistle, chicory, and spotted knapweed from Centennial park. A great way to make room for native species!
In the afternoon, volunteers also assisted Wildsight Revelstoke with a mushroom BioBlitz (a MycoBlitz!) on Macpherson – it was a great afternoon with over 50 observations!
Thank you to Revelstoke Tourism for organizing this wonderful event!
