Lawn to wildflower meadow
Written on: August 24th, 2023An article in Scientific American highlights the environmental cost of lawns. “The well-manicured lawn behind King’s College Chapel at the University of ...
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We CAN help native bees!
Written on: August 24th, 2023An article in The Guardian this week reported how scientists found that planting a variety of native plants in urban green spaces can result in a huge increase in ...
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The role of non-native nectar in the diet of Monarch butterflies
Written on: February 2nd, 2023By Heather Kharouba, with thanks to Zoe Pekos, Manon Veselovsky, Steph Rivest, and Greg Mitchell for their work on the project Are Ottawa’s native butterflies ...
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Our bumble bees have healthy guts!
Written on: December 21st, 2022by Michelle Hotchkiss, PhD candidate at the University of Ottawa Here in North America, bumble bees are key pollinators for both natural plant communities and ...
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What we are doing is important
Written on: February 15th, 2020by Renate Sander-Regier For years, researchers and journalists have been pointing to the dramatic loss of insects around the world (see links below). But insect ...
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Neglect your lawn for pollinators
Written on: July 1st, 2018by Renate Sander-Regier Pollinators like imperfect lawns. They prefer them on the derelict side. Pollinators are, in fact, drawn to lawns that stray from the closely ...
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