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Nature-Friendly Burlington

Nature-Friendly Burlington

“Across cultures, humans inherently value nature. The magic of seeing fireflies flickering long into the night is immense. We draw energy and nutrients from nature. We find sources of food, medicine, livelihoods and innovation in nature. Our well-being fundamentally depends on nature.”

 Achim Steiner

 

Our Nature-Friendly Burlington program connects more of the community to local green space, stewardship opportunities and to a multitude of benefits nature experiences provide.

Discover our many Nature-Friendly Burlington Resources by clicking on the images below.

Learn. Discover. Care. Protect.

BurlingtonGreen is proud to be a founding member and partner of Bird Friendly Hamilton Burlington, a Nature Canada initiative that works to protect birds across the country. 

Thanks to the hard work and passion of the Bird Friendly Hamilton Burlington group, Burlington became the seventh city in Canada to earn the bird friendly city designation.

Advocate for Nature & Raise Awareness

Be a changemaker in the community and stand up for nature:

  • Reach out to your ward councilor, local MP or MPP about the importance of protecting nature, and why it matters to you. 
  • Delegate to Burlington Council on the importance of continued nature protection by-laws in the community. 
  • Check out our various issue Speak Up campaigns.
  • Share what you know with others in the community. Shed some light on the role that nature plays in mitigating climate change and reducing negative human impacts.
  • Take the time to learn about local nature and how you can support it.

Check out our Events page for upcoming opportunities to connect with, support and learn about nature!

Additional Resources:

We are grateful to the Burlington Foundation’s Pandemic Response Fund and to Nuvo Network for supporting this opportunity.

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As stewards of the earth, we have the responsibility to honour and respect the four directions, land, waters, plants, animals, and all of the wonderful elements of creation that exist.

We honour all the First Nation, Métis and Inuit people who have been living on the land since time immemorial and we recognize their leadership in protecting and caring for Mother Earth.

In Burlington, our work with the community takes place within the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, represented by Treaty 14 and 19 and on the traditional territories of the Anishinaabeg (Ah-nish-in-nah-beg), Attawandaron (At-tah-wahn-da-ron), Haudenosaunee (Ho-den-oh-sho-nee) and Metis peoples.

We honour these rightful caretakers of this sacred land surrounding the Great Lakes, and we are grateful for their teachings.

We encourage everyone to continually learn from and about the Indigenous community where you live, and how we can each meaningfully honour the calls to action for Truth and Reconciliation.

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TOGETHER WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE!