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FOMC annual activity report for year ended March 31, 2022

The Friends of One Mile Creek (FOMC) annual activity report and financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2022, were approved by the directors and by a vote of Stewards on May 24, 2022. Summary Despite the disruption of the global pandemic that prevented any indoor meetings in 2020 and 2021, Friends of One Mile Creek (FOMC) continued to raise awareness about our natural heritage and to engage volunteers We have planted and continue to maintain public plantings in two Niagara on the Lake public parks – the pollinator garden (planted in 2012) at the William Street Park and the pollinator garden (planted in 2016) and the riparian trees and shrubs (planted in 2020) at King & John. We thank all the volunteers who turned out to help with the weeding and mulching of these gardens in 2021. After two successful public meetings in 2019, we have been disappointed to not be able to meet in person in 2020 or 2021. At this point, we expect that it may be possible to convene a meeting later in 2022. We continue to approach new homeowners who take over property adjacent to One Mile Creek to share with them copies of the Stewardship Guide and the Native Plants Guide as well as wild flower seeds – with the intention of encouraging good riparian planting along the creek. If you know of new homeowners on the creek, we would be happy to provide them with these materials. Responding to requests from residents, we arranged for NPCA staff to engage with residents on Landsdowne Avenue about a future riparian restoration project on Landsdowne Pond. Also, following complaints by residents on John Street about the clear-cutting of One Mile Creek along John Street, we engaged with Town staff to encourage a new protocol for […]

FOMC annual activity report for year ended March 31, 2021

The Friends of One Mile Creek (FOMC) annual activity report and financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2021, were approved by the directors and by a vote of Stewards on May 31, 2021.

FOMC Annual Activity Report For Year To March 31, 2020

The Friends of One Mile Creek annual activity report and financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2020, were approved by the directors and by a vote of Stewards on May 28, 2020.

John Venables, Kathy Goulding, Beckie Fox, Viggo Zing, Klara Young-Chin, Michael Fox and Nigel Young-Chin of the Friends of One Mile Creek spent a morning doing a good weeding of the area they planted last year. (Mike Balsom)

One Mile Creek media coverage

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