Cut Broom in Bloom
Vancouver Island & BC Mainland’s Grassroots Scotch Broom Containment Campaign
2022 Broombuster Volunteers! 667 volunteers cut broom for 5633 hours this spring on Vancouver Island and BC lower mainland. Active areas stretched from Sooke to Alert Bay, from Port Alberni to Coquitlam… 14 municipalities and more regional districts. The invasion of Scotch broom is one environmental problem we can do something about – together. You can help!
Why Cut Broom?
Scotch Broom is a highly invasive woody weed. It grows rapidly, crowding out native plants and preventing regrowth, retarding or preventing the growth of many understory species, preventing the regrowth of forests, leading to a dramatic loss of diversity
How to cut Broom?
Cut Broom in Bloom at ground level, while broom is in bloom, usually mid-April through early June.
Problems with Broom
About Scotch Broom
Highly Flammable
Spreads rapidly & densely
Crowds out native plants
Leads to loss of diversity
Prevents forest regrowth
Toxic to wildlife
Takes over farms
Get Involved!
You can help, as an individual, community or municipality. The strategy works.
Active BC Communities
Campbell River
Comox Valley
Coquitlam
Cowichan Valley
Lantzville
Nanaimo
Oceanside
Port Alberni
Powell River
Sooke
Powell River
Sooke
