Healthy Yards: Nurture Nature in your Neighbourhood
Many of us want less lawn or want to support pollinators but find the idea of getting started overwhelming. Join us for a fun, interactive workshop where we will show you 5 entry-level ways to naturalize your yard and increase the diversity of plant life so that your yard can help support wildlife and improve watershed health.
We’ll guide you through critical steps in planning a garden project for your yard this spring that can help reverse the local decline in biodiversity seen in many cities like ours!
About the Speakers
Becca Robinson
During her tenure with Reep Green Solutions, Becca Robinson has helped hundreds of property owners in the region create landscapes that are more resilient to climate change. She has led the design and construction of green infrastructure projects on residential and civic properties, as well as taught a series of workshops that help property owners develop and enact their own sustainable landscape plans. Becca received her Masters in Landscape Architecture from University of Michigan.
Aaron Boonstra
Aaron obtained a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from the University of Waterloo, where his love of nature started. He became an ISA certified arborist and now works with Reep to facilitate their Backyard Tree Planting program. He also performs work related to the conservation of mature trees, water protection and conservation, and environmental education and outreach.
Special thanks to the City of Kitchener for funding this event.
