Birds of Hampton & Carlington
These check lists were generated in April 2022 from ebird.com.
Controlling Japanese knotweed
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 […]
Lymantria dispar dispar moth control
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 […]
Carlington Hampton News September 2021
Poison Ivy 101
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 […]
Breathe Easy Ottawa
Recently, I had an opportunity to borrow an air quality monitor. The wireless “Egg” records air temperature, relative humidity, and certain airborne contaminants like ozone and particulate matter; it’s the […]
Getting to know your local species
The Friends of Hampton Park will host a ramble on July 22. One of the things we always talk about is the need to retain biodiversity in the Hampton Park […]
Carlington Hampton News
The inaugural issue of the Carlington Hampton News.
Hampton Park News: December 2020
Are AVs the end of the private car?
I don’t like cars very much. Not just because they’re dangerous and noisy and climate changing—most cars are all of those things—but because of how they have taken over our […]
Sharon Boddy 