The pollinator garden at the corner of John and King streets initiated by Friends of One Mile Creek (FOMC) in 2016 is flourishing after five years. The garden was planted in one day in September 2016 in the Town park with plants provided by the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) and help from NPCA staff, FOMC volunteers, Town staff and a few committee members of … [Read more...] about Pollinator garden at King and John flourishing
NPCA map shows 93 properties on One Mile Creek
Friends of One Mile Creek (FOMC) recently asked the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) for updated maps of the properties in Niagara on the Lake that intersect with One Mile Creek. There are 93 properties that abut One Mile Creek. Once post-pandemic conditions allow, we intend to renew our contact effort to provide One Mile Creek Stewardship Guides to new … [Read more...] about NPCA map shows 93 properties on One Mile Creek
Volunteers help establish trees and shrubs at King and John park
Volunteers mulched on Oct. 23, 2021, after weeding in mid-August and mid-September to remove invasive weeds and aggressive grasses in order to give the new plantings a chance to get established. In October 2020, volunteers had planted 450 native plants and shrubs as a riparian planting along One Mile Creek. An assessment this summer by the Niagara Peninsula Conservation … [Read more...] about Volunteers help establish trees and shrubs at King and John park
William Street pollinator garden looking spectacular
In 2012, a group of Friends of One Mile Creek (FOMC) volunteers led by Gerry Benateau created a large buffer/pollinator garden at the top of the hill abutting One Mile Creek on the public land at 433 William Street (behind the small building for William Street pumping station). Today the area is a public park, but in the 1940s it was the Town Dump. The restoration of the park … [Read more...] about William Street pollinator garden looking spectacular
Rand Subdivision proposal increases risk for One Mile Creek flooding
The proposal by developer Benny Marotta for intense subdivision development on the land behind the Rand Estate on John Street increases the potential for flooding of One Mile Creek as it winds through Old Town in Niagara on the Lake. Friends of One Mile Creek (FOMC) made two presentations to raise concerns about the plans for water management in a five-hour Town Council Public … [Read more...] about Rand Subdivision proposal increases risk for One Mile Creek flooding
NPCA rehabilitating Two Mile Creek Conservation Area
The Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) started July 5, 2021, with forest and stream rehabilitation at the Two Mile Creek Conservation Area in Niagara-on-the-Lake that is accessed at the end of Butler Street and from the Garrison Village neighbourhood. The work will remove dead ash trees and creek debris, plant new native trees to provide ecosystem diversity and … [Read more...] about NPCA rehabilitating Two Mile Creek Conservation Area
Natural environment protections will be important in Niagara Region official plan
Update: We are pleased to report that on Dec. 1, 2021, Niagara Region Council formally adopted a resolution for option 3C to be used in the new regional official plan which is expected to be finally approved in June 2022. For the past several years, a detailed process has been underway by the regional government in Niagara to put in place a new Official Plan that will … [Read more...] about Natural environment protections will be important in Niagara Region official plan