What a wonderful community we live in. On Oct. 13, 25 residents of Penticton and area took time out from their busy schedules to voluntarily plant 350 native trees and shrubs along Penticton Creek.
This followed on the heels of over 50 Grade 7 students from McNicoll Park Middle School who planted over 100 trees and shrubs in the same location the day before.
Thank you as well to Penticton Home Hardware for their donation of gloves for all the volunteers and to Jack’s Java Stop for providing complimentary coffee to keep us warm on Saturday.
Special thanks to the city’s Parks Department who supported us every step of the way. This well-used recreational corridor continues to looks better and better with every project, and the additional plants will be of great benefit to the local wildlife.
Lisa Scott, co-ordinator
South Okanagan-Similkameen Invasive Plant Society
