New trees for Hampton!
Our first all-volunteer tree planting project is done! On October 1, 2023, volunteers planted eight trees in Hampton Park: 2 bur oaks, 1 elderberry, 2 American plum, 1 yellow birch, […]
Our first all-volunteer tree planting project is done! On October 1, 2023, volunteers planted eight trees in Hampton Park: 2 bur oaks, 1 elderberry, 2 American plum, 1 yellow birch, […]
The Friends of Hampton Park opened up a new pollinator garden this year. Read all about it! If you have a project that you’d like documented as a case study […]
I have led the Friends of Hampton Park since 2019. In that time, our group has made tremendous progress in some areas, but remain stalled in others. This is not […]
Buckthorn is an invasive species that has taken over entire swaths of Ottawa, reducing overall biodiversity. Read about how a small volunteer group took a stand against one stand.
The Case for Ottawa’s Urban Natural Areas provides the financial, environmental, health, and social arguments for preserving Ottawa’s public greenspaces.
These check lists were generated in April 2022 from ebird.com.
Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) is a non-native, invasive and aggressive species. Download this three-page PDF to learn more about how you can help control it in Hampton Park this October […]
If your trees were defoliated earlier this year, even if they re-leafed, they may still be at risk next year from LDD (“gypsy”) moth caterpillars. A single female can lay […]
Poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) is native to northeastern North America, and can be found in many spots in Hampton Park. It pays to know how to identify it because the […]