Garry Oak Leaflet Fall 2024 (PDF)
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Thank you Pender Islands Conservancy!
Last February 23, 2022, Dr. Erin O’Brien & Dan Baxter with the Pender Islands Conservancy picking up 40 of our Garry oak seedlings for new homes on the Pender Islands. Quoting Dr. Erin here, “Thank you and all your volunteers for all you do to help restore Garry Oak ecosystems!”
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Thank you Ms. Maxine Moiner!
Last December 7, 2021, Ms. Maxine Moiner and partner picked up 10 x 2 gal seedlings for new home in Errington. And so, on behalf of everyone here at the Garry Oak Meadow Preservation Society we are very grateful for your support.
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Thank you Mr. Malcolm McCartney!
We would like to extend our gratitude to Mr. Malcolm McCartney of Duncan, who is creating a Garry oak ecosystem on his property. He picked up 20 of our volunteer nursery seedlings.
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Thank you to Doncaster School for the Acorn Donation!
We would like you extend our gratitude to the Grade 4 students at École Élémentaire Doncaster for their wonderful donation of Acorns.
We especially liked the handmade card included with the acorns. Thanks to the artist(s) who created the card. Very nicely done!
The acorns that Division 5 collected for us this year will be more than enough to complete our 2020 acorn collection. We’ll keep them all safely refrigerated until early 2021 and then they’ll be planted out next February/March.
On behalf of the Garry Oak Meadow Preservation Society, our thanks, once again, for your generous donation. Best wishes to those hard working students.
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An Oak out in the Community
It is always exciting when our trees leave the Garry Oak Nursery! As time goes on, more and more of our little oak are being adopted out into the community and planted into their permanent homes. Local couple Liz and Dan sent us these photos of an oak they picked up this May being planted into their yard. It is wonderful to see one of our seedlings help to naturalize our local landscapes!
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Garry Oak Meadow Preservation Society response to COVID-19
As the health & safety of our members, volunteers & interested public are paramount, the Garry Oak Meadows Preservation Society (GOMPS) has POSTPONED our Annual General Meeting in accordance with Government Health directives. GOMPS Board of Directors will be in touch with members when we have determined how best to proceed in this regard.
While our Garry Oak Nursery no longer has official volunteer work parties, our Board members work to ensure the nursery continues to function. We have just finished planting the collected fall 2019 sprouting acorns! The Nursery work area is structured to ensure social distancing, so interested volunteers are welcome to join us weekly on Sunday mornings from 10am to 1pm.
During this challenging time, GOMPS deeply appreciates the SUPPORT shown by our members & interested public through their memberships and donations.
Even though there is uncertainty, please know that we continue to advocate for Garry oaks and their associated ecosystems as well as growing Garry oak seedlings for planting in our communities!