>The Butterflyway Project
is a citizen-led movement that is growing highways of habitat for bees and
butterflies through neighbourhoods in communities across Canada. This year
it is in Leslieville!
The David Suzuki Foundation recruited
volunteers from Toronto’s Leslieville neighbourhood in spring 2018 to
become Butterflyway Rangers. The Rangers will learn about bees, butterflies and
wildflowers and will return to their neighbourhood with a mission: to establish
a neighbourhood butterflyway with at least a dozen pollinator patches this
summer. In 2017, the David Suzuki Foundation recruited 14 east end residents to
help establish a butterflyway through the
Beaches neighbourhood. The team of 14 Butterflyway Rangers participated in
events, and connected with local groups and businesses like the Beaches Garden
Society, Woodgreen, Ed’s Real Scoop and several schools and daycares. By the end
of the summer, more than 20 pollinator patches were established and the Beaches
became Canada’s first official butterflyway! Let's see what will happen in
Leslieville this summer! Introductory Ranger training took place on April 25th
at Matty Eckler Recreation Centre. Participants learned about local bees,
butterflies and wildflowers, community organizing,and tips on how to fundraise,
host events and establish plantings at schools and parks. A second meeting will
be help on May 9th. Rangers will be expected to volunteer at least four hours
per month, from May to September. Each participant will receive support and
guidance (and lots of high fives!) from David Suzuki Foundation staff. There is
no cost for participating in the Butterflyway Ranger program. A big thank you to
the David Suzuki Foundation and the Butterflyway team!
Click here for more information.