Welcome to Communi-TREE Week In celebration of Canadian Institute of Forestry (CIF) National Forest Week, Green Venture is making September 17 to September 23, Urban Forest Week with Communi-TREE! This years theme will center around “Canada’s Forests: Supporting Biological Diversity”, with emphasis on urban forests. Connect with us throughout the week to learn more about…
Barton St is blooming! Explore the neighbourhood gardens using this self-guided tour guide. Green Venture has worked with community partners over the years to install four green spaces along Barton St and one large pollinator garden at Good Shepherd Venture Centre on Cannon St. Green spaces have various proven environmental and health benefits and have…
My co-op term at Green Venture as told through Green Infrastructure Projects My name is Lucas and for the past 4 months, I have worked for Green Venture on the Green Infrastructure team as a program assistant. This is my last week here and as I reflect back on what I’ve worked on and learned…
Green Venture’s Catch Basin Ambassador program keeps our waterways clean and protects our communities from floods. Before we dive into the program – let’s talk catch basins! What is a Catch Basin? Catch basins are a kind of stormwater infrastructure that catches stormwater runoff and redirects it into our sewer systems. In Hamilton there are…
Welcome to Communi-TREE Week In celebration of National Forest Week, Green Venture is making September 18 to September 24, Urban Forest Week with Communi-TREE! Connect with us throughout the week to learn more about our urban forest, engage in stewardship activities, and grow our canopy! Trees are important to our daily lives from cleaning the…
Welcome to Hamilton Stormwater Week Green Venture is hosting a week-long campaign about stormwater in Hamilton! In March 2019, the City of Hamilton declared a climate emergency. Climate change is forcing us to adapt to extreme weather events, including urban flooding. There have been an increasing number of record setting storm events in Hamilton. Urban…
On Tuesday, August 8, 2022 City of Hamilton staff will be presenting Hamilton’s Climate Action Strategy Implementation Resources and Governance. This includes the Recharge Hamilton, a plan to help Hamilton achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and Climate Change Impact Adaptation Plan to help create a more resilient Hamilton in the face of climate change.…
As fall’s dazzling colours come and go, we know it’s time to prepare for shorter days and dropping temperatures. Below are some cost-free tips to help you worry less about your energy consumption at home and enjoy the beauty this season has to offer. Your home’s thermostat: Sweater weather is here! Running your heating system…
As the leaves continue to fall, the fluffy, seed-carrying parachutes of the milkweed flower are hitting the air. Now is the perfect time and in some places, the last chance to gather seeds from our several native milkweed species. Not only is it a great time to collect these and other native wildflower seeds, it…
If we can convince Hamilton gardeners of one thing this fall it would be to keep and make better use of their fall leaves. In our “The Garden in Fall” workshop, we shared a number of reasons why keeping fall leaves in the yard is important. First, the leaves are a free, insulating blanket…