These printables are designed to be printed onto letter-sized paper and folded into a little magazine. Instructions on to fold the booklet can be found here.
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URBAN BIODEX CHALLENGES
A family-friendly challenge for beginner naturalists/Pokemon lovers! Our lab has put together some of Montreal's commonly seen urban wildlife into a challenge, where you can check off the species you find. You can even adding your own to the last page on your journey! Remember to upload your observations to iNaturalist.org if you snap photos! Download the printable pocket Biodex here in english, et en francais. Harder levels and editable versions will be coming soon! The zine is designed by student Nicole Yu. Follow @biodiview on instagram for updates. |
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BALCONY GARDEN POCKET GUIDE
Help pollinators with your balcony! In collaboration with Jardin Buzz, student Nicole Yu created a guide for balcony gardening, which has all the basic tips on starting a garden on your balcony to support our local pollinators. The guide also includes a list of plants that grow well in containers under different sunlight conditions on balconies. Download the printable pocket guide in english, et en francais, A normal page-by-page reading version is also available here in english, et en français. The zine is designed by student Nicole Yu. |
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Considering planting a tree?
A tree for my neighbourhood/Une arbre pour mon quartier has wonderful resources for selecting and planting trees on private land, via the organization Soverdi |
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Are you interesting in starting (or improving) a native plant garden to support pollinators and other biodiversity? Student Taylor Yeung has created a wonderful resource about pollinator-friendly native plants, available as a pdf booklet in english, et en français, as well as a summary poster. If you would like a higher quality version for printing, please contact us.
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Advice for fall leaves? Leave them be! Learn more from the following resources:
- https://xerces.org/blog/leave-the-leaves - https://davidsuzuki.org/queen-of-green/how-to-leave-the-leaves/ |
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Tree health concerns? Are you concerned that your tree is sick, dying, or damaged? Or, have another question about tree health? Sounds like you need to talk to an arborist. You can find a certified arborist through the Quebec Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture
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Ontario Grow Me Instead
A guide for native alternatives to common garden favourites that are not as ecologically beneficial. Although it is for Ontario, some species are relevant for Montreal and Quebec as well. https://www.ontarioinvasiveplants.ca/resources/grow-me-instead/ |
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iNaturalist
www.inaturalist.org/pages/getting+started |
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For academic resources for students (information on grants and scholarships, jobs, science communication, and more!) I suggest perusing the excellent resource and advice pages of my colleagues Elena Bennett, and Aerin Jacob
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