by Xuedan Xu | Aug 16, 2022 | Green Infrastructure
Climate change impacts, like flooding and extreme heat, are made more severe by the loss of nature and greenspace. To build resilience to climate change in cities and beyond, we need to protect and harness the power of nature. Green infrastructure is a tool to do...
by Emily Amon | Jul 13, 2022 | News, Green Infrastructure
What was once a run-down asphalt walkway in Seaside Park, Saint John, New Brunswick, was transformed by the Depave Paradise project to get recognized as a vital pollinator habitat by the David Suzuki Foundation! The park got a new urban greenspace featuring 200 native...
by Emily Amon | Jun 20, 2022 | Green Infrastructure
Featured image: Turtle Island, by Mi’Kmaq artist Louretta Gould In 2021, more than $2B of damage was recorded in Canada due to severe weather events. Aging and poorly maintained stormwater infrastructure paired with increased severity and duration of rain events puts...
by Christine Mettler | May 27, 2022 | Green Infrastructure
Pic Courtesy: Chesapeake Bay Program. CC BY-NC 2.0 Cities in Canada are losing greenspace at an alarming rate, per a recent satellite study conducted by Statistics Canada. The research found that three quarters of Canada’s largest urban centres were detectably less...
by Eric Ta | May 19, 2022 | Green Infrastructure
Tired of your garden getting soggy during a heavy rain and drying up with the summer heat? Building a water wise rain garden with the right plants will help soak up excess rainwater and bank it for those hot and dry days. We have compiled a list of plants that will...
by Eric Ta | Mar 30, 2022 | Green Infrastructure
As they say, “April-showers bring May-flowers.” Planning ahead is important to build and maintain a garden that will have flowers blooming throughout the year. A low-maintenance rain garden is a great landscape feature that can beautify your property, as well as...
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