BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:Pacific Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:Pacific Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230608T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230608T203000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Broom Bashing with GaLTT DESCRIPTION:Join us Thursday evenings from 7-8:30pm. Locations and additional dates here: https://galtt.ca/broomcut-work-party-scheduleWe'll supply loppers. You may wish to bring gloves.Thursday Evening Work Party Dates: May 11th - Stalker road\, meet at Mander road\n May 18th - Peterson road at Dorby\n May 25th - Drumbeg\n June 1st - Coast road\n June 8th - The Village and ferry hill\n June 15th - Honeysuckle meadowAdditional dates here: https://galtt.ca/broomcut-work-party-scheduleWhy Broom Bash?Have you travelled from Nanaimo to Victoria and noticed the monoculture of invasive Scotch broom? Native vegetation across the coast is struggling to compete with this species that was initially introduced as a garden ornamental from Europe.On Gabriola we are working hard to contain broom in support of our island's natural biodiversity. Small broom plants (and their roots) can be removed successfully. We otherwise cut broom in bloom because the plant's energy is focused on flower and seed production\, meaning the roots are less likely to have the capacity to resprout. Our broom removal focuses on Island parks\, trails and public places. Please cut broom on your own property. Check out this new how-to video from Broombusters: https://youtu.be/UWLUASphMGE X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: