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Thanks so much to @evergreen_brick_works craft club for featuring us and our work in this display of disposable coffee cups highlighting the impact of single use plastics on our environment.
The display is no longer up but watch this space for more from DMWTD about single use coffee cups!
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The Valley is bursting into life as Spring returns in full force but that also means the return of Garlic Mustard, one of the most destructive invasive plants in Sun Valley.
Our team are working hard to remove it before it goes to see and we need your help! Join us every Wednesday at 5pm in Sun Valley. Meet at the Container Hub, Loblaws Parking Lot, 11 Redway Road.
We also have Project Buckthorn starting up again on Monday 6th May at 4:30pm in Sunnybrook Park. Meet us in parking lot 3 with our partners @torontonaturestewards and @cityofto Parks and Forestry. Sign up through the link in bio
Last week we hosted @rbc, First Service, and @ginkgosustainability for stewardship and clean up activities.
All the teams did an amazing job removing 1300 lbs of garbage, planting native trees and shrubs, removing invasives and installing swallow boxes! Everyone had an amazing time and we're super thankful for the support these corporations provide DMWTD.
If you're interested in working with us for a corporate volunteering day then please email info@dontmesswiththedon.ca
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Stewardship is back but so is the invasive Garlic Mustard π¬
Join our amazing team of stewards on Wednesdays at 5pm as we pull as much as we can before it goes to seed!
Meet at the DMWTD Container Hub, Loblaws parking lot, 11 Redway Rd
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Did you have a great time at our Earth Day event? Looking for another chance to have an impact and clean up some garbage from the Don Valley?
Join us at our next clean up in Taylor Creek Park, on Sunday 12th May, 10am - 1pm.
Registration is at 9:45am, meet at Cullen Bryant Park. 50 Barbara Crescent.
This event is in partnership with @uofttrashteam and @scarboroughzerowaste
No sign up required, just turn up on the day!
Thanks so much to Eric Ding, eric.ding.98@gmail.com for taking these amazing photos!
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Project Buckthorn returns to Sunnybrook Park with our partners @torontonaturestewards and the @cityofto Parks and Forestry!
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First launched in 2023 we removed over 4000 invasive buckthorn trees including 75 large garbage bags of berries all from Sunnybrook Park!
Join us and our partners every Monday afternoon in May to restore the ecosystem of this lovely park.
Meet at 4:30pm, in Sunnybrook Park Parking Lot 3 (swipe for map)
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Today was parents bringing children, children leading parents, strangers finding friends and friends leaning on each other. It was the Earth in all of us, that energy and life we have been given, being given back. Over 400 people showed stewardship, community and love for our planet by showing up and joining in to cleanse our planet. It is hope in action. Nearly 10,000 pounds of trash and invasive plants removed from our ravines, water courses and wild spaces. Piece by piece, inch by inch and bag by bag from such hard places by wonderful caring volunteers. You planted the trees that will save us and took away the plastics that very well could end us.
Don't Mess with the Don wishes to thank so many people. Our amazing volunteers, you stood tall when our planet needed you most. Our incredible partners and sponsors who came out and always come out because they know what's at stake. Our community who put the word out and made this special day happen. To the City of Toronto who were there with resources and ready to collect your hard work. To all the people everywhere who said today is the day I will be part of the change, to everyone who cleaned, planted, and so much more, we proudly say we are with you and thank you.
A special thanks to our team who worked for weeks and weeks to put this together; Mark, Irene, John, Sean, Ray, Avrum, and Ferielle.
DMWTD is a registered Canadian Charity
Clean up # 9
Year to date total - 871 bags of garbage, 3 bikes, 4 car bumpers, a couch, 7 shopping carts, and far far too many water bottles to count
21,800 pounds of trash
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Less than 24hrs until our Earth Day event and we can't wait!
The weather is looking good and we're expecting over 300 amazing people from our community to come and help us do some good for the planet!
As always a huge thank you to all of our partners for their support in making this event happen. @fjallravenofficial @torontonaturestewards @rallybeerco @uofttrashteam @gatewaybikehub @starbuckscanada @torontopolice @salomon @patagonia @tnotoronto
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It’s National Volunteer Week!
Volunteers are at the heart of what we do, we couldn’t have the impact we do without each any every person who comes to our events to give their free time to making the Valley a cleaner, healthier ecosystem.
To thank you everyone who is coming out this weekend to our Earth Day event. We will have a prize draw with donations from our partners including backpacks from Patagonia, gift cards from Urban Nature Store, and many more!
These pictures also contain a sneak peek of a special display that will be launching a new campaign we’ve been working hard on for months now!
Thank you again to every DMWTD volunteer past, present, and future. We appreciate everything you do for us πππ #dmwtd #garbagecleanup #toronto #torontovolunteer #volunteertoronto #volunteerweek #stewardship #environmentalstewardship #donvalley #donvalleytrails
Earth Day is just one week away and we're busy getting everything ready to make this year yet another amazing event!
If you'd like to help out, we're looking for some volunteer leaders to help us make the day a success.
We have positions for Garbage Team Leaders and First Aiders.
If you're interested please sign up through the link in our bio.
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