King & John Park

Volunteers invited for spring clean-up of the Pollinator Garden at King & John park

On Wednesday afternoon, May 8, volunteers are welcome to come out to help with the spring clean-up of the pollinator garden at the park at the corner of King and John Streets. Klara Young-Chin will be at the park starting at 1 p.m., Wednesday, May 8. The stalks from the Ironweed and the Joe pye weed have fallen over so it needs to be cleared to give space for the new growth to come out. Please bring trowels, shears and a shovel (if you have) along with garden gloves and water bottle. The area may be wet so appropriate shoes or boots are advisable. Pollinator plants On another note, Sandra Ozkur of Niagara Bee Group, says the group has a fundraiser offering the purchase of a flat with 38 native plants in 4-inch plugs, with six varities of blooming wildflowers, at Apple Hill Apothecary, 758 Niagara Stone Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake.

Volunteers from SunOpta and FOMC for weeding at King and John July 14 2023 hard at work

Volunteers clean up plantings at King & John park

Several volunteers from Friends of One Mile Creek (FOMC) along with a company group of 10 people from SunOpta have cleaned up the plantings in the public park at King and John streets. Over two hours on Friday afternoon, July 14, hundreds of weeds were removed from the edges of the areas planted in October 2020. We’re very grateful to all the volunteers. The team from SunOpta are based in St. Davids. SunOpta is a leading global company focused on natural food, ingredient sourcing, organic food, and specialty foods. SunOpta had contacted the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) asking about opportunities to participate in community projects and NPCA connected them with Friends of One Mile Creek. Volunteers planted 450 native plants and shrubs on Oct. 24, 2020, in the park area at the corner of King and John St. in Old Town in the restoration project organized by Friends of One Mile Creek. Subsequently in 2021 and 2022, we’ve done mulching and weeding. The survival rates of the 2020 plantings are quite high. We hope to tackle another section of the plantings with another weeding marathon later this year. Flashback: how it looked in 2020

Unilever volunteers at King and John on June 8, 2022, with their harvest of weeds.

Unilever volunteers help weed restoration planting

Volunteers from Unilever Canada converged on the Town park at King and John Streets to spend an hour weeding the 2020 plantings.

Plants such as swamp milkweed attract monarch butterflies and other pollinators.

Pollinator garden at King and John flourishing

The pollinator garden at the corner of John and King streets initiated by Friends of One Mile Creek continues to flourish.

FOMC King and John Oct 24 tree planting Rene Bertschi 13

Mulch helps establish trees and shrubs at King and John park

Mulch helps new plantings of native trees and shrubs in the public park at King and John Streets.

Oct 24 2020 tree planting of extended area along One Mile Creek. (Photo by René Bertschi)

Native trees and shrubs help revitalize the One Mile Creek watershed

Volunteers planted 450 native plants and shrubs on Oct. 24, 2020, in the park area at the corner of King and John St. in Old Town in the restoration project organized by Friends of One Mile Creek.