The Land's Inlet Nature Project: Restoring Nature in Hamilton's North End

Introduction

Imagine neighbourhood children, families, faith communities, schools, businesses and community groups coming together to help green the inner city. Imagine creating a 250 metre long corridor of trees, wildflowers, and other native vegetation to make an attractive buffer between homes, the rail line and a busy arterial street. Imagine a pleasant, safe place to walk where children can explore nature and where as the trees grow, so do the benefits - more birds, butterflies and other living things, cooling shade in the summer, better air to breathe and less noise from traffic.

This is the vision that neighbourhood volunteers and Hamilton Naturalist's Club (HNC) have been working to make a reality through an exciting new project in Hamilton's North End Neighbourhood.

Thanks to funding from the Hamilton Community Foundation and a Walmart/Evergreen Green Grant; support from Southern Ontario Railway, which leases and manages the land; and, the help of dozens of local residents and volunteers the vision is well on it's way to becoming a reality and a small area in Hamilton's North End neighbourhood is being transformed.

The project site straddles Simcoe Street East, running along the north-west side of the railway line between Wellington Street and Ferguson Street.

Special Dates

Special dates for 2008 include:

Saturday April 5th, 10 am - 3:30 pm, Benetto Community Centre, 450 Hughson St. N. - A community Open House to update the neighbourhood on the project and seek further input.

Saturday June 21st, 2 - 4 pm - Garden Party at the project site.

Details on these and other event dates will be posted early in 2008.

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