#BringBackthePollinators is based on the fact that pollinators need only a few things: flowers for nectar & pollen, a place to lay eggs or build a nest, and freedom from pesticides. Celebrate #PollinatorWeek with these tips: xerces.org/2019/06/17/pol…! (📸: Xerces Society/S. Morris)

This #PollinatorWeek, we're highlighting lesser-known pollinators like #wasps! Although many wasps hunt, most are in fact omnivorous, also consuming (and spreading) pollen, and sipping nectar. Some plants, like #figs, rely on wasp #pollination! buff.ly/2IYUhXH

Great to see this little visitor to our garden today.

Make Ottawa seriously bee friendly. Sign this petition to plant our roadsides with wildflowers - chng.it/sbKrfHVVDY

Ask Ottawa to plant boulevards, roadsides, parks with wildflowers for pollinators - and a beautiful city - chng.it/sbKrfHVVDY Ecology Ottawa @jetkerr Regreen

Conservation scheme brings back wildflowers - with National Trust creating 40 acres of wildflower meadows in Wales in the last year. C'mon councils, community groups, charities, businesses across the UK: let's have many more positive initiatives like this! bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-…

If you live in #Ottawa and want to mitigate climate change, please sign this petition. #HelpPollinators and show your support for local ecology.

Leaf cutter bee - final touches to sealing its brood chamber cells. #BumblebeeWatching #WildCiren Buglife Little Green Space 🦋

Trump just said the Green New Deal will "kill millions of jobs, crush the dreams of the poorest americans, and disproportionately harm minority communities." I wonder what he thinks climate change will do

#mybackyardbiodiversity is seeing pollinator gardens supporting local pollinators! #monarch #caterpillar LEAF

Save the bees: Local farmers plant pollinator species on unused farm fields! buff.ly/2FSpECz #pollinators #pollinatorhabitat #farmers #farmersmakingadifference

Come join the Canadian Wildlife Federation for a garden tour on Saturday July 13 at 10am to learn how to make your outdoor space inviting for birds, butterflies and other important wildlife! More info here: ow.ly/ieqM50uWykg PC: Dave Barr

Restored wetland near Kanata starting to teem with life | CBC News cbc.ca/news/canada/ot…

Snapped this pic today in the Native Plant & Veggie Gardens in #HilsonOutdoorClassroom. It's a Black SwallowTail Caterpillar. Great to see these little guys in our outdoor classroom - perfect timing for students to see them next week when back to school. HilsonAvenuePS OCDSB

Most of Cda's ground nesting bees not considered when pesticides assessed pre-registration. This study could change that - Clothianidin detected in 96% of soil samples & another major neonic — thiamethoxam — found in 81% of soil samples tested. Time to act #PMRA

Pollinator surveys: that's what's happening. We're finding and learning about pollinators in tiny city gardens, large natural areas, at City Hall, the library, the Canadian Museum of Nature - …pollinators-pollinisateurssauvages.ca/tag/pollinator…

Leaving leaves alone creates habitat for some pollinators, from RadioIowa: buff.ly/2CpV1lN #LeavetheLeaves #pollinators #habitat #environment

Balloon and lantern releases create litter and #plasticpollution in landscapes and seas that can harm the environment, wildlife and livestock. Celebrate special occasions and loved ones by planting trees, wildflowers, or bee & butterfly gardens instead! Pic via Keep Britain Tidy

100 Energy experts gather in Ottawa to yell at each other about the politics of enregy... but instead they talk energy philosophy... Politely! Monica Gattinger, #uOttawa, tells us about how Positive Energy is changing the conversation. app.meltwater.com/newsletters/an…

"We often view #mosquitoes as bloodsuckers that do nothing but make our lives miserable. However, mosquitoes do have ecological functions. From #pollination to ant puke, the secret life of mosquitoes is both bizarre and ecologically important." buff.ly/2rkFNMX