2024 Broombusting Events in Ladysmith
Contact
Ladysmith: Nikki Toxopeus
Email: hollandcreekinvasives@gmail.com
Thank you to all volunteers !
Ladysmith Community Cuts 2024
All Done! No more CUTS OF 2024
It is the end of the season. Seed pods have formed on the plants. So we stop cutting. Please come back next year. In the meantime, please help to remove ivy and spurge laural. Thank you all!
COMPLETED CUTS OF 2024
April 11, Friday. 2:00 – 4:00 pm. Transfer Beach. Meet in the parking lot on Warf Rd, here. We will check what we did last year and continue to the south and back along the boundary with the rail line.
April 14, Sunday. 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. Volunteer Fair at Aggie Hall here. Come and chat with us at the YES/Broombuster/Kiwi Food Bank Garden stand.
May 3, Friday. 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. Holland Creek Estuary. Meet by the Ladysmith sign on Roland Rd/King Road. We will continue to clear the rail and road right of way near the creek.
May 12, Sunday, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. Upper Holland Creek north side. Meet at the parking space by the Park information stand on 6th Avenue/Methuen St. We will start at a large patch identified by one of our new recruits (thanks Sue) and then work up towards the top of the park to catch the broom which is working its way down into the creek. There are some blackberries at the big patch.
May 17, Friday. 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. Upper Holland Creek south side. Meet by the Workshops near the water tanks, We will clean up the slopes down to the river, where we started 2 years ago and we may be able to start on Arbutus Hump. Again some of the rights of way have been mowed and look good.
May 24, Friday, 1:00- 4:00. Nanaimo River Canyon Park.
Completed Cuts 2023
June 3rd, 1-3pm we will revisit Holland Creek Estuary.
May 26, Friday. 1-3:00 pm Upper Holland Creek Park Trail. Meet at the Parking lot by Waterworks.
May 20th, Saturday 10:00am Yellow Point Road organized by YES.
May 8, Monday, 5:00. Ladysmith Transfer Beach Broom Cut.
May 11th, Thursday. 10:00 am Nanaimo River Canyon, organized by the Friends of the Nanaimo River Canyon Park
May 13th, Saturday. 1:00 pm Lower Holland Creek Estuary Trail. Meet at the corner of King Rd and Roland Lane near the Estuary Trail head. We will start from Holland Bank (lightly infested) and work back towards the E&N rail/Hwy 1 (already in bloom and heavily infested and visible to the public).
May 2nd, Tuesday 7:00 pm Zoom meeting with Joanne Sales, CEO of Broombusters, organized by Yellow Point Ecological Society.
May 5th, Friday. 10:00 am Transfer Beach Trail. Meet in the Transfer Beach Parking lot near Dogpatch Trail Head. Start from Transfer Beach and work towards the Marina.
Make plans for cut broom removal before you cut! Unfortunately, MOTI is not able to remove broom cut on the highways. If you contact Broombusters in advance, sometimes we can help. At the very least, we can offer advice on cut broom disposal. To be a Broombuster, contact Broombusters first! Cut at your own risk. Be safe and have fun!
Transfer Beach After Cutting. May 2023
Holland Creek Before Cutting. May 2023
Cut ANYTIME AREAS in Ladysmith 2023
We welcome those of you who are new to broombusting! Feel free to come to any (or all!) of the community cuts. We cut as a group for a couple of hours. You can come late or leave early if that is best for you. There is no need to let me know if you are coming (or not coming) to a community cut – just show up when you have time in your schedule. There are also opportunities for you to cut on your own after coordinating with Nikki, the area organizer.