Events & Resources
We have lots of fun and educational events planned, so please stay tuned...
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Events
We're getting ready to switch gears for Fall and Winter.
Starting October 23, 2024, we'll enjoy Nordic Walking 3-4 km each Wednesday morning in the Kanata North Hydro Corridor and sometimes into the South March Highlands Conservation Forest. All skill levels welcome!
Past Events
Volunteers needed (no experience necessary) to help remove Dog Strangling Vine from the South March Highlands Conservation Forest. We will meet at St. Isabel Elementary School 785 Goulbourn Forced Rd. Kanata at 9 am on Saturday, August 24th, 2024
Volunteers will need to register with event leader Sarah Dehler and complete a volunteer waiver form. Parental consent required for volunteers under 18. Volunteer hour forms will signed.
Please bring gardening type gloves if you'd prefer to keep your hands clean and sturdy scissors or pruning shears. Long pants are recommended. Close toed shoes are required.
Full details available on our Facebook Event page.
Planting a Pollinator Pathway - creating a biodiverse landscape one step at a time...
We had a great turnout for our Wild Pollinator Partners’ 2024 Garden Tour at the Kanata North Pollinator Patch.
Bob McFetridge, Vice President of the Ottawa Stewardship Council, was on hand to talk about the OSC’s role in this project and how it builds on past work done in the Kanata North Hydro corridor.
Dr. Jessica Forest, a professor and bee researcher at the University of Ottawa, was available to identify pollinators and told us a bit about their life cycles and needs.
The Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library joined us to share free native wildflower seeds and seedlings, along with helpful information.
🍁 Helpful Resources:
Websites:
Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library (includes How-to Instructions and access to FREE local seeds)
Residential gardening in the City’s right of way (includes local sources for native plants and seeds)
Ontario Invasive Plant Council
The Meadoway - Community Powered Green Spaces (The Meadoway is transforming a hydro corridor in Scarborough into a vibrant 16-kilometre stretch of urban greenspace and meadowland that will become one of Canada’s largest linear urban parks.)
Books:
Indivisible: How to Forge Our Differences into a Stronger Future
Podcasts:
Digging into the colonial roots of gardening