Lanark County’s Environmental Initiatives department leads local efforts to protect the environment and build a more sustainable future. For further information, email climate@lanarkcounty.ca or follow us on our Sustainable Lanark Facebook page.
Climate
Climate change affects human health and the health of our environment. Lanark County is committed to tackling the issue of climate change to ensure a safe and healthy future for our community and the environment.
Better Homes Lanark
Looking to improve your home’s energy efficiency and save on energy bills? Better Homes Lanark offers low-interest loans for single-family homeowners within Lanark County to complete home energy retrofits.
Vegetation Management
Lanark County follows an Integrated Vegetation Management (IVM) Plan to use cultural, mechanical and chemical methods to control weed or brush concerns.
Invasive Species
Invasive species are plants, animals, and micro-organisms introduced by human action outside their natural past or present distribution whose introduction or spread threatens the environment, the economy, or society, including human health.
Turtles
Turtles play an important role to clean and maintain pond, river, and lake ecosystems, but in Ontario, our 8 turtle species are at risk of extinction. Slowdown in turtle crossing zones and watch for turtles crossing the road during nesting season in May and June.
