KAVS Award for the Guernsey Conservations Trust on their 30th Anniversary.

His Excellency hosted the Guernsey Conservation volunteers for their 30th Anniversary and presentation of the Kings Award for Voluntary Service. GCV Coordinator Angela Salmon gave a lively speech thanking the volunteers, sponsors and collaborators who have made a huge difference to the natural environment of Guernsey and highlighting the great work they have achieved over the last thirty years.

From their website: Saving the world, one beautiful island at a time... 

The Guernsey Conservation Volunteers have been helping to conserve Guernsey’s natural environment since 1996. We work on many beautiful sites and nature reserves around the island to maintain and enhance the biodiversity of the area. Most of our work is on land owned by La Societe Guernesiaise, the National Trust of Guernsey, Vale Commons Council and the States of Guernsey. The group also occasionally works on Lihou, Herm and Alderney. 

Our work parties mostly reflect the seasons with tree care taking place during the winter months; removing Hemlock Water-dropwort during spring; hay raking during the summer and reed bed work during the autumn.
Removing Sour Fig is also a very important project for us because this invasive non-native plant has a negative impact on our native species. After completing our very successful project to remove this plant around Fort Pezeries; we are now working to remove Sour Fig on other sites around Guernsey. When Sour Fig is removed a range of native plants regrow; these plants provide food for a variety of insects. This increase in biodiversity is important to our island and the natural world.