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Conservation Projects Posts

Helping Save the Forest’s Air Conditioner: Eastern Hemlock

February 24, 2026

By Mallory Peirce, Senior Terrestrial Ecologist, Royal Botanical Gardens Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) is the forest’s elder – standing tall, casting deep shade that turns hot ...

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Midsummer Meadows: Pollinator Monitoring at Princess Point

August 27, 2025

By Mallory Peirce, Senior Terrestrial Ecologist, Royal Botanical Gardens In the heat of a Southern Ontario summer, meadows become a daydream filled with vivid colour. The ...

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Botanical Monitoring with RBG: What can the plants tell us about the place?

February 28, 2024

By Kasia Zgurzynski, Botany Assistant , Royal Botanical Gardens Originally published on the Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System Blog. To learn more about the EcoPark ...

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Tackling Invasive Species at Royal Botanical Gardens

November 2, 2023

By Joanne Hamilton, Eco-corridors Wildlife Technician, Royal Botanical Gardens A walk in the forest at Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) showcases more than just ‘nature’. If ...

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Paradise for Pollinators at Princess Point

October 4, 2023

By Mallory Peirce, Terrestrial Ecologist; Ashley Cramer, Terrestrial Ecologist Intern; and Lindsay Barr, Senior Terrestrial Ecologist, Royal Botanical Gardens In June 2022, a special project ...

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Green Grass Desert

August 25, 2023

By Joanne Hamilton, Eco-corridors Lead, Royal Botanical Gardens Turf Grass and the Threat of Biodiversity Loss Non-native turf grasses are ubiquitous in urban landscapes, almost ...

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The Ups and Downs of Lake Ontario – And the Marsh Drains Away Again

August 22, 2022

By Tys Theysmeyer, Head of Natural Lands, Royal Botanical Gardens. Paddling in Cootes Paradise Marsh will be a challenge throughout this fall as a dry ...

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New Technology & Grassland Restoration

May 25, 2022

By Tys Theysmeyer, Head of Natural Lands, Royal Botanical Gardens. The team from the Unmanned and Remote Sensing Innovation Centre at Mohawk College had another great day ...

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