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Category: Climate change

Miyawaki Mini Forest at the Park

Posted on March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 By admin No Comments on Miyawaki Mini Forest at the Park

In the week leading up to Earth Day April 22nd 2023, we will be inviting the community to plant a tree and help create a Miyawaki Mini Forest in the Park. There will be more details posted in the next few weeks, or you can email for information The Miyawaki Method is unique in that…

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Climate change, Mini Forests

CARE students count the trees

Posted on January 2, 2023 By admin No Comments on CARE students count the trees
W.L. Seaton Students display their Wonderful Wetlands CARE project

As part of their Climate Action Ripple Effect Wonderful Wetlands project, three students from W.L. Seaton Secondary School in Vernon made field trips to Pleasant Valley Wetland Heritage Park to study carbon sequestration in the more than 600 trees, shrubs and plants. They logged the age and species of each tree from observation and from information provided by BC Small Wetlands Association staff. The data was recorded on a spreadsheet containing formulae that calculated carbon sequestration by species and age.

Climate change, Wetland

Adopt-a-Tree

Posted on September 27, 2021September 27, 2021 By admin No Comments on Adopt-a-Tree

A single tree produces 260 lbs. of oxygen per year; absorbs 48 lbs. of carbon dioxide per year

October 2021 will be Adopt-A-Tree month at Pleasant Valley Wetland Heritage Park and we will be giving away over 200 trees. Details of this program and how you can Adopt-a-Tree will be announced on the website soon.

Climate change

We thank the Ancestors for the use of this land. We are guests in the unceded traditional territories of the Secwépemc Nation and the Syilx Okanagan Nation

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