About the WPP-PPS network

The WPP-PPS network brings together people who are interested in wild pollinators, concerned about their resilience and survival, and motivated to help.

We seek to raise awareness, share information and resources, offer learning opportunites and events, support pollinator habitat protection & creation, and encourage appropriate, responsible action.

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"To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee..."- Emily Dickinson -

Upcoming Activities

South Nepean Muslim Centre

July 26th, 2025

CANCELLED I’m sorry to announce that we’ve had to cancel this garden tour due to unforeseen circumstances. We’re planning to schedule a visit next ...

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Tour the gardens at the Canadian Wildlife Federation

July 26th, 2025

Take a self-guided stroll or join a guided tour at 10:30 a.m. Discover native plants, learn about habitat features like food, water & shelter Free Wild Bergamot ...

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Gully at the Fletcher Wildlife Garden

August 9th, 2025

In 2015, the FWG gully, which is visible from Prince of Wales Drive, was full of comfrey mixed with dog-strangling vine. That first summer, a small number of these ...

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Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library – plant giveaway event

August 16th, 2025

The Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library is hosting a series of native plant giveaways this summer! Take home free native perennials for your own gardens, and learn about ...

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Latest News

Pollinators join us on a tour of Christine Edmonds’ Tapestry Garden

Written on: July 23rd, 2025

by Berit Erickson On 21 June, Christine Edmonds opened her meadow-inspired boulevard garden for a Wild Pollinator Partners tour. Entomologist and bee researcher, Gil ...

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Pollinator Appreciation Day raffle: a few favourite native pollinator plants

Written on: June 27th, 2025

by Berit Erickson For Pollinator Appreciation Day this year, we raffled some of our native plant favourites. Here are the species we gave away.  Serviceberry ...

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Christine Edmonds’ boulevard garden

Written on: March 21st, 2025

by Christine Edmonds The boulevard garden is located on a busy corner which was torn up when infrastructure upgrades happened 6 years ago. The soil is sandy loam ...

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History of the Alcove Garden

Written on: February 21st, 2025

by Amanda Carrigan (text and photos) The Alcove Garden space at Kitchissippi United Church (KUC) was originally pavement. In 2014, KUC members, Ecology Ottawa, and ...

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