Supporting and Protecting Pollinators
The City of Brampton implements a number of programs and initiatives that supports pollinators, including:
- Building and maintaining pollinator dedicated beds and perennial beds that support pollinators
- Restoring and enhancing natural areas and introducing naturalization into our parks through the Naturalization Program
- Reducing mowed areas in public spaces and converting them into meadows through the Don’t Mow, Let it Grow Program
- Integrating native and flowering trees into City and new development planting lists
- Integrating native plantings in bioswales
- Facilitating urban agricultural and residential garden initiatives such as the City’s Community Gardens Program, residential Backyard Garden Program and Gardens of Brampton Initiative.
City Pollinator Stats
- The City currently maintains 17 dedicated pollinator beds and 706 perennial beds that support pollinators
- Since 2002, the City’s Naturalization Program has naturalized over 220 hectares of land and uses native seed mixes, shrubs and trees that provide food and habitat for pollinators
- Since 2018, the Don’t Mow, Let it Grow Program has converted approximately 21 hectares of turf grass into meadows and pollinator gardens
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