One Mile Creek in Niagara on the Lake
The creek connects us with nature
We have a tradition in Niagara on the Lake of private landowners taking the initiative to protect our natural heritage. Over the past 20 years volunteers have come together to clean up the creek that flows through Old Town and to re-establish riparian plantings.
PLANTINGS in public parks help to revitalize the One Mile Creek watershed
park at corner of KING & JOHN STREETS
One Mile Creek originates near the Rand property on King Street and crosses John St. along the edge of the Common. In the park at King and John Streets, we in 2016 we planted a pollinator garden and in 2020 added 450 native plants, shrubs and trees.
WILLIAMS STREET park
In 2012, a group of volunteers led by Gerry Benateau created a large buffer/pollinator garden at the top of the hill abutting One Mile Creek at 433 William Street. Today the area is a public park, but in the 1940s it was the Town Dump.
RESOURCES
Buffers are Better guide for landowners
Leaving an area of trees, grasses, shrubs, even wildflowers along waterways can improve the water quality adjacent to your property by over 30%. These natural areas are known as riparian buffers.
Grow Me Instead guide for gardens
Grow Me Instead is a planting guide for southern Ontario with plant profiles and photos that helps find non-invasive plants for your landscaping.
Landowner Stewardship Guide helps residents
The Landowner Stewardship Guide was developed especially for residents living within the One Mile Creek watershed in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Guide to woodland plants in Niagara
This guide to Woodland Plants available for free download makes it easy to identify native woodland plants of the Niagara Peninsula watershed.