Help the Canadian Wildlife Federation name their new seed drill!

This specialized piece of habitat restoration equipment will help establish native meadows that support monarch butterflies and other pollinators across Ontario. Now it needs a name, and they’re looking for your ...suggestions! Submit a name for a chance to win:

$100 Canadian Tire gift card
Monarch plushie
1-year subscription to Canadian Wildlife or Wild magazine
The winning name featured on the seed drill
A copy of the seed drill decal

Enter by July 20 at https://cwf-fcf.org/en/conserve/pollinators/seed-strategy/seed-drill-contest.html and help leave your mark on pollinator conservation.

Join the Canadian Wildlife Federation for a Monarch Blitz and Seed Drill Name Reveal!

August 8, 2026 🕒 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lanark County Administration Building, Perth, ON

Celebrate monarch conservation, learn about habitat restoration efforts in your community, and be there as the winning name of CWF's new seed drill is revealed. You'll also have the opportunity to participate in the International Monarch Monitoring Blitz and contribute valuable observations to monarch conservation research.

Register for free at https://www.simpletix.com/e/monarch-blitz-and-seed-drill-name-unveilin-tickets-282396

While Lanark County no longer has an air quality advisory in effect, here is some helpful information from Southeast Public Health related to the health impacts of wildfire smoke and how to protect yourself.

It's Weedy Wednesday! Six invasive plants and noxious weeds have been targeted in Lanark County's Vegetation Management Plan.

Learn more about them at
https://www.lanarkcounty.ca/en/roads-trails-and-transit/Target_Weeds.aspx

To report noxious weeds on County ...property, contact Lanark County Public Works at ivm@lanarkcounty.ca or 613-267-1353. For noxious weeds on town or township properties, contact the respective municipality.

Today's feature: Giant hogweed