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Sunday, March 17, 2013

Cunningham Woods - Pre and Post Restoration Photos

In March 2013, twenty UVic student volunteers tackled invasive English Ivy (Hedera helix), Holly (Ilex aquifolium) and Daphne (Daphne laureola) in Cunningham Woods on UVic's campus. Over three Saturdays students worked to remove Ivy from the trunks of 101 trees and cleared 700 square meters of ground of Ivy  and Holly. By removing the Ivy from both living and dead trees, the Ivy will not reproduce seeds and by clearing it from the ground, native species will have an opportunity to repopulate the area.




Below are the "before" and "after" photos. Well done!

Before - March 1st, 2013






After - March 17, 2013








Note: the Ivy on the trees has been disconnected from its roots by about 1 metre height and will wither over time.

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