Community Resources
Local organizations supporting Pollinators.
Right here in Peterborough there are many working to ensure pollinators thrive. Be sure to check them out and to support their efforts in creating a resilient ecosystem for pollinators.
Right here in Peterborough there are many working to ensure pollinators thrive. Be sure to check them out and to support their efforts in creating a resilient ecosystem for pollinators.
For more than 20 years, GreenUP has been central and eastern Ontario’s leading organization focused on issues of environmental education, sustainability, and stewardship. Learn more.
Farms at Work is a project on Tides Canada’s shared platform, which supports on-the-ground efforts to create uncommon solutions for the common good. Learn more.
Over 700 gardeners, growers, helpers, garden coordinators and organizations throughout the Peterborough area form the Peterborough Community Garden Network (PCGN). As a collaborative between YWCA, GreenUP, Fleming College, and the Peterborough County-City Health Unit (PCCHU), we foster community gardens through education, advocacy, and networking. Learn more.
Sustainable Peterborough is a community based, regional collaborative working to integrate the sustainability framework identified in the Community Sustainability Plan throughout the Greater Peterborough Area. The Sustainable Peterborough Plan defines what a Sustainable Peterborough will look like for the next generation, and sets goals, directions, and actions for balancing the environmental, socio-cultural, and economic pillars of sustainability. Learn more.
A must-visit site for area naturalists. Learn more.
A new social enterprise creating natural landscapes and products. Learn more.
Composting, green waste, recycling and other diversion services. Learn more.
1899 Ashburnham Drive, Peterborough website
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3784 Highway 7, Omemee, by appointment. website
165 Sherbrooke Street, Peterborough website
3056 Lakefield Road, Peterborough website
2200 Keene Road & 1550 Lansdowne Street West, Peterborough website
3026 Lakefield Road, Peterborough website
871 Crawford Drive, Peterborough website
The web is full of great info on this important issues of pollinator health.
Learn more about the amazing creatures that pollinate our world.
Check out this beautiful PDF guide to Toronto’s Pollinators. View & Download
Pollination Guelph has created a PDF guide with information on plants that attract pollinators, such as bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. View & Download
Learn more about the flowers, trees, shrubs and crops that provide the pollen and nectar for our Pollinators.
Check out our ‘plants’ page with a list of recommended plants to grow for pollinators.
A beautiful PDF poster of Ontario Pollinator Pals. View & Download
A plant list created by Guelph Healthy Landscapes on native and drought tolerant plants, making them easier to thrive in local conditions. View & Download
Learn more about beekeeping
The mission of the GreenUp Community Beekeeping program is to promote the awareness and appreciation of pollinators as a healthy part of our community, through beekeeping, education and advocacy. Learn more.
OBA works to ensure a thriving and sustainable beekeeping industry in Ontario. To this end, they advocate for beekeepers’ interests, support honey bee health research and deliver practical training and information. Learn More.
Whether you are an experienced gardener or just a beginner, have acres of land or just a few planters on a balcony – these resources will help you and your green thumb.
West Coast Seeds has a great chart on when to start seeds and plant vegetables in Ontario.
Neonics are systemic pesticides. Unlike contact pesticides, which remain on the surface of the treated foliage, systemics are taken up by the plant and transported to all the tissues - leaves, flowers, roots and stems, as well as pollen and nectar - and greatly impact the health of pollinators.
It’s time to ban bee-killing pesticides.There’s been a lot of buzz lately about bee-killing pesticides. Bees have been dying off at alarming rates, and neonicotinoid pesticides are implicated in this decline… Learn more.
Ontario has just released its draft Pollinator Health Action Plan for public review. The plan proposes actions to address four stressors: habitat loss, disease, exposure to pesticides and climate change… Learn more.