Urban Hike and Shoreline Cleanup (Team Grad Student Scavengers) - Sun, Sep 27 2009

Urban Hike and Shoreline Cleanup (Team Grad Student Scavengers) (9/27/2009)

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The Basics:

Event Type:

Urban Hike

Event Location:

Mill Creek Ravine Park (88th Ave to Connors Rd)

Date(s) & Time:

Sun, Sep 27 2009 2:00 PM

Registration Cut Off:

Sat, Sep 26 2009 7:00:00 PM

Event Duration:

2-3 hrs

Difficulty Rating:

D2: Easy to Moderate

Event Coordinator(s):

Catherine L
Ryan
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Member Cost:

None

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members Only, All - DO NOT USE

Maximum Group Size:

Minimum Group Size:

Number Registered So Far:

15 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)

Are Dogs Permitted:

Itinerary:

Join thousands across Canada for the Great Canadian Shoreline cleanup! We’ll be removing litter and other garbage from the Mill Creek Ravine (88th Ave to Connors Rd). This is a great opportunity to help keep the spaces our club uses on a regular basis clean and beautiful. This is also part of very valuable data collection for research done by the Vancouver Aquarium, so we will be documenting what we find along the way. Afterward, we can go somewhere for a drink and/or snack, if desired.

Come out, have great time, and help make a difference! You can check out the cleanup website for more information.

There are various possible tasks, including picking up the garbage, holding the collection bags, and recording data as others collect. There opportunities to be adventurous (climbing up and down the river bank, picking things out of the water, etc), or to hang back closer to the main path, collecting there and/or recording data and carrying bags.

To add to your motivation, we will be competing with Team Narminator, who are doing the same event the previous weekend. Based on our collection data, we will determine who gets bragging rights as the winner of the 2009 EOC Shoreline Cleanup Competition!

Only thin rubber gloves are provided, but better gloves are recommended (work, latex, or rubber dishwashing gloves). We will walk along the shoreline, not necessarily a nice path, so sturdy shoes are a must, and rubber boots if you have them for getting into the ravine. WE ARE PICKING UP GARBAGE, SO COME PREPARED TO GET DIRTY.

We will meet in the parking lot at Ecole Maurice-Lavallee (8828 95 St.). There is street parking there. Please note that this is on the East side of the ravine so the best way to get there is from Whyte ave, turning North at 91st street and west at 88th ave.

Required Items to Bring:
Appropriate clothing for weather
Sturdy footwear

Recommended Items to Bring:
Use our Event Checklists to make sure you have everything you need.
Rubber boots
Bug spray
Water
Extra pair of gloves

How to Get There:

Event Directions:

Meet at the parking lot at Ecole Maurice Lavallee (8828 95 St) See map below.

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Notes:

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- Details of this event are subject to undergo a change at any point in time, with or without warning.

Cancellation/Partial Attendance:
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