PIBO and its partner organizations are working to achieve Nature Canada’s Bird Friendly City designation for Windsor. To that end, we need to demonstrate that Windsor satisfies the following three criteria:

  • Reduction of human-related threats to birds, such as light control and pesticide use;
  • Habitat protection, restoration, and climate resiliency with regard to native plant and pollinator species, increasing the tree canopy and other “green infrastructure” initiatives;
  • Community outreach/education, ensuring public access to resources for native-plant growing and establishing natural habitats on private land.

While these categories relate to some extent to the city’s management of public land, there are opportunities within each category for Windsor landscapers to play a supportive role and provide us with information and advice on how to better promote the development and maintenance of bird-friendly habitats in the city’s private spaces.

With the information gathered from this survey, we hope to partner with groups such as Landscape Ontario as we work towards a Bird Friendly City designation for Windsor.

All responses are confidential, and the survey may be completed anonymously. We’ll use all responses to guide planning, but only unidentified group data will be used for reporting.

Landscaper Survey
Your business focus (choose one)
Do you source plants from any of the following companies?
Check any that apply.
Which of the following bird-friendly features are you able to provide to your clients?
Check any that apply.
For the following questions, please estimate how many of your clients would be interested in these bird-friendly features.
Many
Some
Few or none
N/A
Structurally complex designs (mix of ground, shrub and canopy levels)
Water features
Use of native plants, shrubs & trees
Drought resistant designs
Rain gardens
Low maintenance plantings
Pollinator-friendly plantings
Non-toxic pest and weed control
Non-toxic fungicides
Non-toxic rodent control
Organic fertilizers
Bird feeders
Nesting boxes
Use of clover in lawns
Use of alternative ground covers
Mulching leaves
Limiting leaf blower use
Excluding bug zappers from design
Use of yellow spectrum lighting
Limit timing on landscape lighting
Petroleum-free landscape cloth
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Have you or a client sought third-party validation for a garden from Carolinian Canada, Canadian Wildlife Federation, or a similar organization?

Going Forward

Would you consider featuring a bird-friendly garden in your promotional material?
Would you be interested in having your company listed on public resource materials about creating bird-friendly gardens in our area?
Could we contact you for follow-up information and advice?

Contact Information

This section is voluntary, and should only be completed if you consent to having PIBO contact you for more information or with any questions.

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Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey! We look forward to sharing our progress with local Landscape Ontario members.