ReLeafCK

ReLeafCK started in 2019 when North Buxton resident Mike Smith attended a workshop. He wanted to create a platform for people to share their experiences, ask questions, and build community around the quest to ‘ReLeaf’ Chatham-Kent.

“Many of our members are undertaking habitat restoration projects ranging from a small backyard corner garden to multi-acre complexes of wetlands, forests and prairies. Becky Haskell has started The Prairie Project that is a 1/3 acre tall-grass prairie restoration in Henry Smyth Park in Chatham. Steve Parr is working on The Pollinator Garden, which is a signed and well-curated garden in Chatham. Steve hosts groups from schools and teaches them about the benefits of native plants for pollinators. The members working on projects on their own properties are too many to list, but the work being done will benefit the entire community for years to come by providing much needed ecosystem services like flood mitigation, carbon sequestration and improved pollination of conventional crops.”