June 2026 Pollinator Appreciation Day

Event details

Date: Saturday, June 20, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Location: Fletcher Wildlife Garden (Google Maps)
Contact: Harry Fischer, ottawagarden1957@gmail.com

Wild Pollinator Partners is all about appreciating pollinators. We love how they make sure we have fruit and vegetables to eat and beautiful flowers in our gardens.

This year’s theme is “Start with a Native Tree” which features how important planting native trees are to our environment and how planting a single key native tree can be a game-changer for increasing pollinator biodiversity.

Guest speakers

• 10:30 a.m. Chrissy May, City of Ottawa Community Gardens and Greening Initiatives
• 11:30 a.m. Christina Earnshaw, Tree Fest & Tree Canada
• 12:30 p.m. Sharon Boddy, Friends of Carlington and Hampton Park
• 1:30 p.m. Autumn Jordan, Bird Friendly Ottawa

Councillors, MPPs, and MP

For those who want a chance to advocate for change, you’ll have the opportunity to connect with 8 councillors, 1 MP and 2 MPPs who are confirmed as attending.

20+ participating partners

• Wild Pollinator Partners
• Master Gardeners of Ottawa
• Ontario Invasive Plant Council
• Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library
• Ecology Ottawa
• City of Ottawa
• Canadian Wildlife Federation
• Friends of the Earth
• Monarch Teacher Network
• Ottawa Stewardship Council
• National Capital Commission
• CAFES Ottawa

Activities for all ages and interests

• Enter our contest to win a free tree to provide habitat and food for pollinators.
• See an interactive display that maps tree planting, pollinator gardening and greening initiatives in the city by ward and neighbourhoods.
• Find out how to start a pollinator plant project at your local school or park. Recognize invasive species to keep these problem plants out of your yard.
• Meet the Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library who will be there giving away native plant seeds and providing information on how to grow them.
• Find out how Ottawa is promoting Right-of-Way (ROW) gardening and learn about the “Plant a Tree” program and Community Gardening and Greening Initiative program.
• Take a tour with Bird Friendly Ottawa members of the FWG to show you how birds contribute to the distribution of some of our native plants and trees. They’ll also explain how to keep your yard safe for birds.

Enjoy these activities and more! Learn why everyone wants to help pollinators and grow trees.