Attracting Pollinators to Your Garden

Learn how to attract and protect native pollinators like the Monarch butterfly and Ruby-throated Hummingbird with beautiful landscape features.

Presented in partnership with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and the City of Richmond Hill's Healthy Yards Program.

This program is for adults (teens welcome). Priority will be given to confirmed RHPL members.

This program will be hosted on Zoom.

The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is one of 36 Conservation Authorities in Ontario, created to safeguard and enhance the health and well-being of watershed communities through the protection and restoration of the natural environment and the ecological services the environment provides. To learn more, visit: https://trca.ca/

Richmond Hill's Healthy Yards Program provides the community with information and materials to help take care of your lawn, trees and garden and to help improve the natural environment. The Program also offers native plant kits, backyard composters and rain barrels. Learn more here: https://www.richmondhill.ca/en/find-or-learn-about/Trees-and-Yards-Healthy-Yards.aspx

How to access the program:

In order to participate in this program, you'll need to log in to Zoom using a secure link and password. This information will be sent to the email address you've provided. If you have not received an email from the program lead by the day of the program, please contact the Library. askus@rhpl.ca Be sure to check your spam folder.

Please note that all participants must register for this program in advance. Do not share the program link or password among friends and family. You can, however, direct them to the registration page.

Using video:

The Library is committed to your safety in both physical and digital spaces. One way of ensuring this is by maintaining visibility. For this reason, we ask all customers participating in our interactive, virtual programs to have their videos on at the start of the program until the program lead has confirmed their registration. (If dialing in, we will be aware this is not possible but will confirm your registration through your name)

During this Program, you will be using a third-party platform, Zoom, for the purpose of communication. This service may collect some personally identifying information about you, such as name, username, email address, & password. This service will treat the information it collects about you pursuant to its own privacy policy, which can be found here: Zoom Privacy Policy

If you require technical support downloading or operating Zoom, please contact the Library at askus@rhpl.ca