The City of Hamilton is home to more than 100 incredible waterfalls and cascades.  Many of these marvels of nature are just steps from the Greenbelt Route, as it winds through the Niagara Escarpment.  Pedalling from Hamilton, you’ll experience scenic vistas from the top of the escarpment, lakes, Carolinian forests, and a vibrant community that is renewing its relationship with a natural environment that really sets this community apart.

Looking to bring the little ones along on your next bike tour?  How about getting your parents or grandparents to join you for a leisurely family ride?  Then look no further than this family friendly section of the Greenbelt Route.  Here you will meander along the Caledon Trailway as it travels 30 kilometres along a multi-use path built on an historic rail bed.  Instead of trains, you will be sharing this part of the route with walkers, joggers, and the occasional trotting horseback rider!

Ducks Unlimited Canada
www.ducks.ca

$70,000 (over 1 years)
Grant Stream: Resilient Greenbelt
Date Approved: Dec 6, 2018

Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) and the Greenbelt Foundation are partnering to support the installation of a naturalized stormwater management system in a new development site in the Greater Golden Horseshoe. This system, which will take the form of a naturalized pond, will mimic a natural asset by becoming a fully-functioning ecosystem that filters and stores stormwater, prevents flooding, and provides important habitat and greenspace. DUC is currently in the process of establishing partnerships with a suitable municipality and developer to demonstrate this technology for other new and existing developments.

Soil health is essential for ensuring the long-term viability of farming and sustainability of the environment. This report tells the stories of 14 farmers in the Greenbelt who are using a variety of practices to improve their soil health. Farming different crops in different regions across the Greenbelt, these farmers are taking leadership in protecting and conserving the rich diversity of soils in the Greenbelt that are critical to our food system.

The entire Greater Golden Horseshoe region is being affected by a combination of climate change and population growth. It is now commonly accepted that current climatic changes and extreme weather impacts are just the beginning. The Greenbelt Foundation partnered with experts to better understand how climate change is affecting many aspects of our lives, and ways that we can individually and collectively respond to these challenges.

When you are a newcomer the first months you spend in Canada can be a very busy and stressful time. Migratory process, settlement, finding a place to live, searching for a job or learning a new language are some of the challenges you face when you arrive in Canada. All this in an environment full of traffic, tall buildings, fast-changing weather and an intimidating city.

The Greenbelt Foundation’s Research & Policy team lead a group of newcomers/TDSB’ students into Rouge National Urban Park. We walked the Woodland Trail, a 4.5km roundtrip, through the woods alongside the Little Rouge Creek. For some of the students and the staff, it was their first time in the Greenbelt!

Are you a photographer? Do you know a photographer? The Greenbelt Foundation has partnered with the McMichael Art Collection of Canada to host a photo contest celebrating the Humber River Valley's 20th Anniversary as a Canadian Heritage River.

Added to the protected lands of the Greenbelt in 2017, the Humber River Valley is a critically important resource linking the rural lands of the Greenbelt to Lake Ontario, while traveling through one of the most densely populated areas in the country. 

Canada Day Weekend is upon us! With the summer in full swing it's time to take advantage of all the Greenbelt has to offer, from cycling the Greenbelt Route to barbecuing Greenbelt-grown food on the grill. To help you get started we've put together this handy guide:

Serves: 4 to 6

Ingredients:

2lbs ripe tomatoes, quartered
1 medium onion, sliced
4 cloves of crushed garlic2
tablespoons olive oil
fine sea salt
4 cups chicken stock (or vegetable)
1/2 cup white wine
5 shakes of Tabasco (or more to taste)
10 fresh sage leaves, roughly chopped
1 cup of heavy cream (optional)