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For more than 30 years, Peterborough GreenUP has been central and eastern Ontario's leading environmental organization focused on education, sustainability, and stewardship. GreenUP is a non-profit charitable organization and an active community organization that offers dozens of programs and services to those living in Peterborough and Kawartha Lakes. For more information, visit greenup.on.ca
Volunteers planted red osier and silky dogwood, fragrant sumac, black-eyed Susan, and cardinal flower at James Stevenson Park to enhance the Otonabee River shoreline

Enhancing Peterborough’s urban shoreline

Volunteers help plant hundreds of native shrubs along the Otonabee River at James Stevenson Park.
A pollinator hedgerow established on YU Ranch in Norfolk County through the Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS) program

Helping farmers grow a healthier environment

Learn more about the Alternative Land Use Services program at October 29th info session.
A monarch butterfly being released at GreenUP Ecology Park. You can tell this is a male butterfly as it has a black spot on each hind wing; females lack these spots. (Photo: Samantha Stephens)

Butterflies released in Peterborough to be tracked as they migrate to Mexico

GreenUP hosted monarch butterfly tag and release event at Ecology Park in September.
In Peterborough's first Depave Paradise project in June 2014, volunteers remove asphalt in front of the Brock Mission to prepare to transform the space into a garden

Depave to create another piece of paradise in Peterborough

On October 2 and 3, the project will transform a section of the Wireless Solutions parking lot into a garden.
Peterborough's first Fun Street event took place on Stewart Street in May, and GreenUP is organizing another Fun Street event on Saturday, September 26 that takes place on Douro Street in Peterborough's East City (photo: GreenUP)

Douro Street in East City becomes Fun Street this Saturday

Peterborough street to be closed to cars for family-friendly event on September 26.

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