Resources

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Buffers are Better cover NPCA guide

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 cover

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.
One Mile Creek Stewardship Guide cover

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

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.