#212
Year
Recipient
Tyler Bradt and Katie Strang
Amount
$8,000
This project investigates native plant communities in Pelee Island’s alvar ecosystem to identify resilient, underutilized species for enhancing green roof biodiversity in Southern Ontario. Field work at the Stone Road Alvar Nature Reserve will document plant associations and ecological relationships, generating a curated list of candidate species and annotated photographs. These findings will inform future field trials to evaluate species performance on green roofs under local climate conditions. The research aims to expand the palette of ecologically appropriate plants used in green infrastructure, contributing to more diverse, climate-adaptive green roof systems across the region.