City Pollinator Initiatives

Supporting and Protecting Pollinators

The City of Brampton implements a number of programs and initiatives that supports pollinators, including:

Building and maintaining pollinator dedicated beds and perennial beds that support pollinators
Restoring and enhancing natural areas and introducing naturalization into our parks through the Naturalization Program
Educating the public through the Dearbourne Park Pollinator Habitat project, a large native plant habitat that provides opportunities for engagement and education as well as a home for our local pollinators
Reducing mowed areas in public spaces and converting them into meadows through the Don’t Mow, Let it Grow Program
Integrating native and flowering trees into City and new development planting lists
Integrating native plantings in bioswales
Facilitating urban agricultural and residential garden initiatives such as the City’s Community Gardens Program, residential Backyard Garden Program and Gardens of Brampton Initiative.

The City currently maintains 17 dedicated pollinator beds and 706 perennial beds that support pollinators
Since 2002, the City’s Naturalization Program has naturalized over 220 hectares of land and uses native seed mixes, shrubs and trees that provide food and habitat for pollinators
Since 2018, the Don’t Mow, Let it Grow Program has converted approximately 21 hectares of turf grass into meadows and pollinator gardens