Help Remove Invasive Plants at Hidden Valley Park

Conservation Halton has been working with the City of Burlington for 15 years on restoring Hidden Valley Park, adding significant ecological value to the local landscape. Hidden Valley Park is located along Grindstone Creek and supports the connectivity of ecological corridors from Cootes Paradise to the Escarpment. A key component of this restoration work is … More Help Remove Invasive Plants at Hidden Valley Park

Improving Ecological Corridors at City View Park

City View Park is nestled within the Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve in Burlington, Ontario. As such, the park’s master plan has a more natural design than typical city parks. To date three play fields, a parking lot system, and a pavilion that doesn’t use fossil fuels in its operation, have been constructed within the park. In … More Improving Ecological Corridors at City View Park

International Day for Biological Diversity

Since May 22 is the International Day for Biological Diversity, I asked City of Burlington staff Meghan Hunter and Brian McKelvey to highlight some of the things that the city is doing to protect biodiversity locally. Before I start though, I should likely highlight what is biodiversity? Basically, biodiversity is the variety of life on … More International Day for Biological Diversity