My Hamilton Includes Nature
My Hamilton Includes Nature, #HamOntBiodiversity is an ongoing campaign to promote awareness of nature in Hamilton and celebrate our unique biodiversity. We are inviting you to look around you and take a photo of what you’ve spotted lately and share with us on social media!
What is Biodiversity?
Biodiversity is the rich variety of plant and animal species on Earth and the habitats they live in, including pristine lands, cities and towns.
We depend on Biodiversity
Every aspect of our lives, from the food we eat to the water we drink and the air we breathe depends on the resilience of this biological diversity-- a result of billions of years of evolution, of which every single organism serves a purpose in the maintenance of the Earth’s ecology.
Biodiversity Makes Everything Better!
Biodiversity enhances local economies, strengthens ecological systems, and protects social well-being. Biodiversity conservation, planning and management results in positive impacts to water quality, air quality, and food production to name a few.
Our Hamilton Nature
Our City is a part of a biodiversity hotspot of many different types of habitats including:
fens, swamps, bogs, Carolinian forests, tallgrass prairies, meadows, thickets, creek valleys, and the rocky profile of the Niagara Escarpment.
-These habitats support diverse species, including over 1,000 different kinds of plants, 100 butterfly species, 87 fish species, and 43 species of mammals.
Take a photo and share with us on the following channels:
FACEBOOK
Tag us @EnvHamilton and @HamiltonNaturalists'Club and use the hashtag #HamOntBiodiversity
TWITTER
Tag us @EnvHamilton and @HamiltonNature and use the hastag #HamOntBiodiversity
INSTAGRAM
Tag us @hamiltonpollinatorsproject and use the hastag #HamOntBiodiversity
Let’s celebrate our unique biodiversity!
What is Biodiversity?
Biodiversity is the rich variety of plant and animal species on Earth and the habitats they live in, including pristine lands, cities and towns.
We depend on Biodiversity
Every aspect of our lives, from the food we eat to the water we drink and the air we breathe depends on the resilience of this biological diversity-- a result of billions of years of evolution, of which every single organism serves a purpose in the maintenance of the Earth’s ecology.
Biodiversity Makes Everything Better!
Biodiversity enhances local economies, strengthens ecological systems, and protects social well-being. Biodiversity conservation, planning and management results in positive impacts to water quality, air quality, and food production to name a few.
Our Hamilton Nature
Our City is a part of a biodiversity hotspot of many different types of habitats including:
fens, swamps, bogs, Carolinian forests, tallgrass prairies, meadows, thickets, creek valleys, and the rocky profile of the Niagara Escarpment.
-These habitats support diverse species, including over 1,000 different kinds of plants, 100 butterfly species, 87 fish species, and 43 species of mammals.
Take a photo and share with us on the following channels:
Tag us @EnvHamilton and @HamiltonNaturalists'Club and use the hashtag #HamOntBiodiversity
Tag us @EnvHamilton and @HamiltonNature and use the hastag #HamOntBiodiversity
Tag us @hamiltonpollinatorsproject and use the hastag #HamOntBiodiversity
Let’s celebrate our unique biodiversity!