Join the Lower Mainland Green Team

Looking for a constructive way to help the environment?

The Lower Mainland Green Team is a group of people from all over the Lower Mainland who get together once a month (sometimes more) to help an environmental group, non-profit organization, charity or city tackle an environmental issue that needs co-operation and teamwork to get done. Gloves and tools will be supplied as well as refreshments! If you care about the environment, this is the group for you. It is open to all ages.

Some activities will include:

• Pulling invasive plants that are overtaking our native flora
• Planting of native plants/trees
• Restoring areas along a stream, river, marsh or shoreline
• Beach/River/lake clean up
• Harvesting organic fruits/veggies
• Trail building/maintenance
• Restoration of wildlife sites

Application deadline: ongoing

For more information, visit their website or e-mail them at lowermainlandgreenteam@gmail.com.

About the Author: Min Young Hwang

That girl constantly belting a tune, whether it be in the streets or in a performance? Yup, that's Min Young. Min Young is more than pumped for her last year at Prince of Wales Secondary because unlike most people, she absolutely adores school. Other than singing, some of her other involvements include the THiNK Club (Tomorrow's Hope in North Korea), musical theatre (come see our school production of "Hair" this February!) and an awareness project about the dolphin slaughter in Japan. One thing that Min Young wants to work on this year is becoming more athletic - which is why she recently joined swimming class - and practising for her ARCT piano exam in January (uh oh).

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