(Theme 4 – Habitat) Organization: Friends of Petrie Island, in partnership with the Ottawa Stewardship Council (OSC) and Ottawa Field Naturalists’ Club Timeline for Completion: Started 2019 (3 year project) Objective: The Friends of Petrie Island, in partnership with the Ottawa Stewardship Council and Ottawa Field Naturalists’ Club (OFNC), is […]
Theme 4 – Habitat
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(Theme 4 – Habitat, Theme 8 – Health, Theme 9 – Recreation) Organization: Friends of Hampton Park Timeline for Completion: Ongoing Objective: An ecological study of the park is currently underway. Friends of Hampton Park is working on a number of stewardship projects to preserve the integrity of this forest. […]
(Theme 4 – Habitat, Theme 6 – Natural Capital) Organization: Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) Timeline for Completion: 2020-21 Objective: The Canadian Wilderness Stewardship Program, funded by the Government of Canada through the Canada Service Corps, is a year-long program that educates, trains and inspires future stewards of Canada’s […]
(Theme 4 – Habitat, Theme 6 – Natural Capital, Theme 8 – Health) Organization: National Capital Commission (NCC) Timeline for Completion: Ongoing Objective: The NCC’s forest strategy will include the following components: •a vision and objectives for the next 30 years •a five-year action plan •planting priorities and targets The […]
(Theme 4 – Habitat) Organization: Friends of the Earth Timeline for Completion: June to Aug – an Annual Event Objective: Just like governments need a census to know what’s happening with its citizens, as well as their homes, families and jobs, we think bumble bees need their own census. Not […]
(Theme 4 – Habitat) Organization: Friends of the Earth Timeline for Completion: Ongoing Objective: Community gardens, parks and landscaped areas are increasingly important places for wild, native bees. Scientists say there may be as many as 50 species of native bees in the average backyard garden. Many bee species burrow […]
(Theme 4 – Habitat, Theme 6 – Natural Capital) Organization: Watersheds Canada Timeline for Completion: Ongoing Objective: The Problem is Real Shoreline development is impacting Canada’s freshwater ecosystems, causing issues such as poor water quality, erosion, and blue-green algae blooms. Taking action on your property now can help reverse these […]
(Theme 4 – Habitat) Organization: Safe Wings Ottawa Timeline for Completion: Ongoing Objective: Safe Wings Ottawa is program of the Ottawa Field-Naturalists’ Club to reduce bird mortality from window collisions through research, prevention and rescue. Our mission is to learn more about the extent of the problem in Ottawa, to […]
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(Theme 4 – Habitat, Theme 5 – Food, Theme 8 – Health) Organization: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Timeline for Completion: Ongoing Objective: Pollinators are a gardener’s friend. Most flowering plants (including fruit and vegetables) can’t reproduce without the help of bees, wasps, butterflies, moths, flies, hummingbirds […]