Plant Salvage

Plant Salvage

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

As part of the Stewardship Program, HAT hosts training and safety orientation sessions for HAT volunteers, landowners, and restoration practitioners who are interested in learning how to safely and effectively salvage native plants in areas slated for development.

We are currently working in partnership with a developer located in Langford. This partnership allows HAT staff and HAT-trained individuals to salvage native plants prior to development.

You must participate in a training and safety orientation session by a HAT staff member, and sign liability and code of conduct waivers prior salvaging plants.

NEW CHANGES

(Effective March 1, 2024)

  • Salvaging is only allowed if you have attended a HAT training session. 

  • We will be issuing new permits to those who sign off on the updated site restrictions. Salvaging is only allowed if you have your own permit, dated 2024. 

If you have been attending the salvage site with or without a HAT permit, and have not yet received further information about our new restrictions, please reach out to us.

If you are not yet a trained salvager, but you’d like to get involved with the salvaging program, please sign up for the waitlist for the next training day (see left).

Join our waitlist to receive information about future salvage training sessions!

Training sessions will be offered 2-3 times per year, depending on staff availability. Usually one in fall (October), winter (February), and spring (April).

WAITLIST

SALVAGE FAQs

  • Only trained salvagers with an updated permit (from 2024) can access the site. You must attend a HAT training session and have your own 2024 permit. If you attended a session in the past, but have not updated your permit, please contact us.

  • We provide the site location only once you have registered for a training session. If you have registered for a session, but haven't received information about the location one week prior to the training date, please reach out to us.

  • Salvaged plants are for personal uses only. You may re-plant them in your own yard, share them with friends, or donate them to a community restoration project. You may not sell salvaged plants or use them in commercial projects.

  • Yes! During the training sessions, we usually spend around half the time going over site safety and other important information, and half the time salvaging. You will be able to bring some plants home with you from the session!

    • Dress for the weather, and wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty

    • Sturdy boots or shoes for hiking

    • Your own gloves

    • Water, and any food/snacks you may need for the day

    • A small shovel and hand tool

    • Something to carry plants in (your own pots or trays, large tote bags, small tarps, or buckets with handles)

    • You may bring a wheelbarrow or wagon if you wish

  • ● Red flowering currant

    ● Salmonberry

    ● Blue-eyed Mary

    ● Broadleaved Stone crop

    ● Chocolate Lily

    ● Sword fern

    ● Broadleaved shootingstar

    ● Sea blush

    ● Spring gold

    ● Nodding onion

    And lots more!

  • For site safety, everyone who is on the site must have attended a HAT training session and have their own salvaging permit. We encourage you to salvage with friends if they have their own permit. Otherwise, have them sign up for the waitlist for our next training!

  • We have a Facebook group for trained salvagers called “HAT Salvagers”. You can send a request to join, and we will add you to the group if you have an updated salvage permit (from 2024). This group can be used to plan salvaging days, help one another with plant ID and advice, and sharing plants/seeds! We do not regularly monitor the group, so please contact us directly if you have questions about salvaging.

  • Please feel free to reach out to us by phone or email HERE