Red Pine Forest or Parking Lot?
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Red Pine Forest or Parking Lot?

OSEAN wrote to the Mayor and Council to object to the proposal to create a parking lot on 3.88 acres of forested land near the Ottawa airport.

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How Can I Help?
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How Can I Help?

How Can I Help? is an occasional blog to give people ideas about ways to help build a sustainable community.

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Invasive Species
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Invasive Species

Here are some invasive species in Ottawa that you may find in your garden. Be on the lookout for these.

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Comparing Poop Bags
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Comparing Poop Bags

In this blog we compare the compostability of two brands of compostable dog waste bags buried in a typical Ottawa garden.

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Plants for Butterflies and Bees in Ottawa
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Plants for Butterflies and Bees in Ottawa

Here is a list of butterflies and flowering native plants that the David Suzuki Foundation recommend for those of us who live in Eastern Canada and want to attract pollinators to our gardens.

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Butterflyways in Ottawa
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Butterflyways in Ottawa

Butterflies and bees are suffering from the effects of pesticides and a lack of habitat and suitable food sources as more and more land is developed and lost. But there are two significant ways you can help.

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