GUELPH – Bees, butterflies and other essential pollinating insects will be beneficiaries of projects recently funded through Pollination Guelph’s new Community Grants Program. A total of $5,000 was awarded to nine non-profit organizations located in Guelph and Wellington County:
– Bug Day at University of Guelph;
– Guelph Campus Co-operative;
– Yorklands Green Hub;
– Sunrise Therapeutic Riding and Learning Centre;
– Downtown Neighbourhood Association Community Garden;
– Guelph Enabling Garden;
– Trees for Guelph;
– Guelph Outdoor School; and
– Trillium Waldorf School.
The majority of the projects involve planting gardens to increase pollinator habitat. Many combine this with educational activities, often targeted at school-age children, to teach about pollinators and pollination.
Several of the grants will support the expansion of an on-going project or the introduction of a new element into an existing program. For example, the funds awarded to The Guelph Enabling Garden will be used for a new Children’s Pollination Garden.
Given the challenges presented by COVID-19, successful applicants will have until the end of 2021 to complete their projects.
The Community Grants Program was established by Pollination Guelph to leverage financial resources and foster an increase in pollinator habitat through collaboration with non-profit community groups interested in developing and maintaining plantings that support pollinating insects. As funds permit, the organization aims to offer grants annually. More information is available at www.pollinationguelph.ca.
Pollination Guelph is a group of individuals dedicated to the conservation and development of pollinator habitat for current and future generations.
