by CeliaStudio | Oct 12, 2022 | news & Stories
Invasive Species Council of BC interviewed Executive Director Joanne Sales for the ISCBC recent newsletter. Below are excerpts from the interview. You can read the whole ISCBC article here. Who you gonna call? Broombusters! Volunteers take on invasive Scotch broom...
by JoanneSales | May 17, 2022 | news & Stories
Although we have had to work around the record breaking rain and cold weather, volunteers are making good progress cutting the broom. The broom is finally blooming, about a month late. Sooke and Coquitlam are the newest communities to start Broombuster groups. We...
by JoanneSales | May 9, 2022 | news & Stories
As the rains pass and the sun returns, Scotch broom will bloom all over the Pacific Northwest. It’s time to stop the spread! Two new cities joined up wth Broombusters: Coquitlam and Sooke. Coquitlam is the first Broombusting city on the mainland, and Sooke is ground...
by JoanneSales | Dec 5, 2019 | news & Stories
Drier and hotter summers? Broom will love it! Young seedlings will not. The cedars are already struggling with the change of climate in the Pacific Northwest. Without the abundant rain that we have relied on, will forests grow back after being clear-cut? The...
by JoanneSales | Dec 5, 2019 | news & Stories
Gathering in groups is not wise this year. However, there are still ways that you can clear the broom from your neighborhood and town. Instead of community cuts, we will have close-to-your-home “Cut Anytime” locations, and you will be able to...
by JoanneSales | Dec 5, 2019 | news & Stories
Broombusters Tree Planting Project: Forests prevent broom from spreading. Scotch broom prevents forest from re-growing. One of the most immediate and personal action we can take to fight the Climate Crisis is to plant trees. Mosaic donated 200 Douglas fir...
