The Fletcher Wildlife Garden is a project of the Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. It is located on 6 ha of land just south of the Arboretum in Ottawa, Canada. Check our Blog often for photos and notes on what's happening at the FWG. And, for a longer-term view, read our Progress reports

What's up at the Fletcher Wildlife Garden June 2008 Reminder of upcoming events at the FWG Saturday, 7 June, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Annual native plant sale Think globally, garden locally! Learn more about native plants and attracting birds and butterflies to your garden. Buy locally native species not often found in nurseries. And help the FWG raise money to maintain the garden. More info... Saturday, 14 June, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Butterfly outing at the FWG led by Diane Lepage. More info... Saturday, 21 June, 9:30 a.m. to noon Pollinator workshop led by Jim Dyer. To register please contact Heather Hamilton. More info...

Volunteer at the FWG! We desperately need help controling swallowwort and other invasive plant species at the FWG. If you can spare an hour to cut or pull swallowwort, please let us know. Our summer employee is on hand to provide advice and answer questions. Your help would be much appreciated. Contact us if you can help. Our Backyard Garden crew (Friday mornings, 9 a.m. to noon) has been hard at work getting the garden spruced up for our busy season. Lots of birds, chipmunks, frogs, toads, a turtle, and of course hundreds of insects are going about their business among the flowers and shrubs. And the Wednesday evening volunteer group (6 to 8 p.m.) has cleared a new area of the Butterfly Meadow and will be filling it with plants that are nectar sources or larval food for our local butterflies. New volunteers are welcome. Just come to the garden on Friday morning or Wednesday evening and we'll give you a job to do. See Volunteer at the Fletcher Wildlife Garden for more information.