Certified Bee City
The Township of Langley is recognized as a certified Bee City by Bee City Canada. The Bee City designation represents a long-term commitment to protect pollinators (not just bees!). This honour is awarded to municipalities that publicly declare their intention to protect pollinators and their habitats through coordinated and collaborative actions that align with the Bee City program.
Becoming a Bee City Community reflects the Township's ongoing commitment to ecological stewardship, habitat conservation, and community resilience.
Through community partnerships, education opportunities, and habitat enhancement, the Township is working to protect pollinators that are vital to local food systems and ecosystems.
Currently, the Township considers the health and well-being of pollinators and beneficial insects when designing landscaping. Additionally, the Township uses pesticides only as a last resort and will continue to do so to protect wildlife.
The Township supports community groups that are creating and enhancing pollinator habitats.
- The Township assisted the Langley Environmental Partners Society (LEPS) in creating a pollinator garden at Steele Park and the Pollinator Pathway at the Langley Demonstration Garden
- Currently, the Township is working with LEPS and the Langley Field Naturalists (LFN) to plant a pollinator field at Otter Park
The Township will continue to create, maintain, and enhance pollinator habitats across municipal parks, landscaped areas, and public spaces, with projects such as:
- expanding pollinator gardens in collaboration with local community groups
- planting native plant species in municipal landscaping projects
- reducing and limiting pesticide use in Township-maintained spaces,
- supporting local habitat restoration projects that benefit pollinators and other wildlife
How you can help bees
- Create a native pollinator garden by integrating a diverse range of native plants that bloom from Spring to Fall.
- In your garden, leave patches of soil, stems and dead stalks as nesting spaces.
- Avoid harmful insecticides.
- Use motion sensor lights to reduce bright outdoor lights at night.
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