The meadow was seeded 5 years ago by Hydro One as part of a community project. It has matured into a sea of native flowers and grasses that feed pollinators and absorb storm water runoff.
Initiated by the Ottawa Stewardship Council (OSC), the Briarbrook and Morgan’s Grant Community Associations, Hydro One, and the City of Ottawa via former councillor Marianne Wilkinson are working to make this part of a hydro corridor into a haven for pollinators. According to an OSC representative, this is a win-win-win situation:
- The community gets a beautiful green space that is an asset to the neighbourhood, invites people to walk its paths, and provides an opportunity for learning about the environment and connecting with nature.
- Hydro One gets a corridor that won’t require costly maintenance to keep the land clear beneath the power lines.
- In place of a corridor filled with invasive species, Nature gets a meadow of native plants for pollinators that supports bees, butterflies, other insects, birds, and humans.
A great model for other communities!
For more about this project
- Morgan’s Grant greenspace revitalization on the OSC web site
- Morgan’s Grant hydro corridor on the BMGCA web site
- Summer report for 2020
See also: Hydro One’s list of allowable plants in rights-of-way
Photos from August 2022
