Hornby Island Community School Students Participate in Helliwell Provincial Park Habitat Restoration

environment · 2024-10-22 · Helliwell Provincial Park

On October 22, Hornby Island Community School students, along with Natural History Centre stewards and BC Parks staff, planted nearly 600 native plant plugs in Helliwell Provincial Park as part of ongoing habitat restoration efforts to support endangered Taylor’s checkerspot butterflies and reduce forest fire fuels.

Sources

• “On October 22, they planted yarrow, woolly sunflower, California brome... in Helliwell Provincial Park... planted 592 native plant plugs for the Taylor’s checkerspots!” — The Islands Grapevine – December 19th, 2024 (December 19th, 2024)

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