
Roberts Creek Estuary Photo Credit Shirley Samples
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Monthly Invasive Plant Removal Every Month at 2 locations.
ROBERTS CREEK is held on the last Saturday of the month. Next event will be at Roberts Creek (at estuary) this month to remove invasive plants. Next event: March 26, 2022 @ 11 am – 1 pm
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CHAPMAN CREEK (Brookman Park) is held on the 2nd Saturday of the month. Next event: Date: April 9, 2022 @ 11 am – 1 pm
For information on invasive plant removal please contact us at scstreamkeepers@gmail.com with any questions.
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Chapman Creek Ivy Removal @ Chapman Creek (Brookman Park) on May 8, 2021 Photo Credit: Kelly Paddock
HUGE thank you to the Town of Sechelt Parks Dept for picking up our big pile of ivy and other invasive plants and taking it all to the Green Waste Depot! This really helps!





Sunshine Coast Streamkeeper Society Knotweed Removal Protocol
Please see article below for more information on the Henderson Beach (Roberts Creek, BC) project.
Although SCSS are not officially removing knotweed. The following is a recommended alternative to remove knotweed without chemicals. As our primary goal is to protect wild salmon and their habitat, we are totally against Round Up or any product that contains the herbicide glyphosate as the high possibility of it entering the water system on the Sunshine Coast.
Alternate Knotweed Removal Protocol
Equipment Needed:
Large plastic bag, either black or clear
Sharp clippers
- Cut each stalk of knotweed at ground. Try not to disturb the roots.
- Carefully put the cut stalk into plastic bag (making sure not to drop any piece.) Each stalk has many nodes that are very prolific and spread easily.
- It is helpful to put some kind of marker where each stalk was removed, we use a piece of coloured tape inserted by a nail into ground. This will help to identify the correct spot when returning.
- The cut stalk will start to grow again, it is important to continue to cut these small shoots every 2 weeks. Each time the sprouts are cut, make sure to add to a plastic bag.
- Put the plastic bag in a sunny place so that it dies and eventually dries out. At the end of season, it is important to burn the dried remains of these cut stalks. They should never be put in a public green waste collection site.
- The growing season of knotweed is May until October.
- It can take multiple years to totally eradicate the knotweed stand without harmful chemicals. Chemical spray can also take multiple applications and often does not totally eradicate the knotweed. The pilot project at Henderson Beach in Roberts Creek shows it can definitely be done without chemicals.