Volunteer-led initiative harvesting thousands of apples to bear-proof city
PRINCE GEORGE – The first ever Prince George Fall Fruit Fest is taking place this weekend. From Sept. 6-8, the Recycling and Environmental Action Planning Society (REAPS) is organizing a volunteer led initiative to pick apples all across Prince George.
“There was interest in harvesting the 50,000 pounds of apples that Prince George has every year, so 13 community groups came together to brainstorm what we can do, around food security, human-bear conflict, and getting all these apples off the trees before the bears start looking for food to fill up before hibernation,” said REAPS’s Executive Director Terri McClymont.