Archive for the ‘GreenUP Ecology Park’ Category

By Jenn McCallum, GreenUP Coordinator of Sustainable Urban Neighbourhoods (SUN) Program With growing season upon us, many of us are eagerly planting vegetables, annuals, and perennials in our yards. However, before heading to a nearby nursery, or taking a cutting from an attractive plant, consider that some plants are more suitable for our local environment, […]

By Karen Halley, GreenUP Communications & Marketing Specialist Gardening season is here! Many are finalizing garden plans, some are excited for new additions to current beds, and some are starting fresh with a new plot for the season; all this is just in time for the opening of the GreenUP Ecology Park Garden Market. Whether […]

By Heather Ray, GreenUP Water Programs Manager Many of us, myself included, have likely spent too much time binge watching Netflix through the cold days of winter (no judgement). Now that spring has finally arrived it is hard to ignore the desire to start spending more time outside. Popular spring activities such as getting an […]

by: Danica Jarvis – GreenUP Environmental Education Coordinator GreenUP invites you to join us for our annual Family Night and Lantern Walk on Thursday, August 23rd at 6:00pm. The event will be held at GreenUP Ecology Park at 1899 Ashburnham Drive, and is a family favourite for the nature-loving, Peterborough community. Plenty of parking is […]

By Vern Bastable, GreenUP Ecology Park and Landscape Programs Manager When approached by new visitors to GreenUP Ecology Park, staff members often hear, “I never knew this place existed!” Whether you have lived in the Peterborough-area for one year or twenty, GreenUP Ecology Park remains a hidden gem. Our five-acre park, located beside Beavermead Campground, […]

Congratulations to the three winners of the Growing Ecology Park Raffle held at the Annual Plant Sale at Ecology Park on May 20th! First Prize, a food grade rain barrel, went to Amanda Rabishaw of Toronto, ON Second Prize, a signed copy of the Big Book of Nature Activities by Drew Monkman and Jacob Rodenburg […]

By Danica Jarvis, GreenUP Environmental Educator October marks one of my favourite holidays, Halloween, which is a time for a celebration of all things spooky. It’s time to carve pumpkins, decorate our homes with strings of bats and spiders, and tuck rubber snakes and rats under fallen leaves for unsuspecting trick-or-treaters. As you dig your […]

By Karen Halley, GreenUP Communications & Marketing Specialist The hot and humid conditions we have been experiencing over the past few weeks are certainly not usual for fall in Peterborough. Some of us have enjoyed the recent hot weather that we hoped for all summer, but the weather forecasts now show more seasonal temperatures. When […]

By Karen Halley, GreenUP Communications & Marketing Specialist We are about mid way through the summer. As you settle into the backyard hammock or a Muskoka chair on the dock, what book are you looking forward to reading? GreenUP is here to help you get started on your summer book list with suggested favourites from […]

Blog and and photographs by GreenUP volunteer, Samantha Stephens Fiery leaves falling through the autumn air are a familiar September sight in Ontario. But if you’re watching closely, you’ll notice another, more directed orange fluttering- these are the monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus). They are embarking on a 3 000 mile migration. Signalled by the cooling temperatures […]