It's official.
Bee City Canada has designated the City of Cambridge as a Bee City and part of Canada's first Bee Region.
Bee City Canada’s mission is to inspire cities, towns, First Nations, schools, businesses and other organizations to take action to protect pollinators.
The designation acknowledges Cambridge for setting an example that inspires residents with the knowledge that they all have a role to play in protecting pollinators.
Made up of various community partners, the Cambridge Bee City Committee has been dedicated to pollinator education, habitat creation, and project monitoring for almost two decades.
Projects include a Butterfly Loop walking trail with interpretive signage specific pollinators at the rare Charitable Research Reserve, the Ancient Mariners Canoe Club's Pollinator Preserve at Riverbluffs Park, and the Idea Exchange's seed library.
The Cambridge Self-Help Food Bank has five pollinator friendly gardens that serve the city's vulnerable population, the Cambridge City Green and community partners have planted more than 12,000 native trees, wildflowers and shrubs at 30 sites across the city, and the city is has made a commitment to plant pollinator-friendly plants in its garden beds to encourage bee and butterfly habitats.
City council gave its endorsement for the Cambridge Bee City Committee to seek formal designation from Bee City Canada in May.
