Invasive Species Awareness Fair

Join us at the Invasive Species Awareness Fair where you’ll meet environmental experts and some very special four-legged guests: a team of goats helping to clear invasive plants naturally! Residents will learn how to detect, report and protect Mississauga’s green and natural spaces while enjoying free activities on-site, including:

• Informational booths hosted by local environmental organizations
• Guided Walks (45 min to 1 hr in length) at: 10:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 12:00 p.m.
• Native Plant Giveaway
• Prescribed goat grazing and interactive goat area
• Live music by artist Benji Crane
• Face painting
• Kids Programming (lawn games, activity book)
• Garlic mustard pull
• Free food for fair participants
• Meet & Greet with Forrest, our Forestry mascot!

Mississauga is proud to be a leader in sustainability, as the first municipality in Ontario to use goats for natural invasive species management. As a reminder to those who want to interact with the goats, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care recommends:

• Immunocompromised persons and infants under one should avoid touching any animals.
• Children under five should not come in contact with young ruminants (ex: goats) or their immediate environment.

Local environmental organizations on-site include:

• Blooming Boulevards
• City of Mississauga Forestry
• Credit Valley Conservation Authority
• Goats in the City
• Invading Species Awareness Program
• Invasive Phragmites Control Centre
• Invasive Species Centre
• Ontario Invasive Plant Council