Michael Palleschi Appointed Chair of CVC Board of Directors Conversations, Media Release, News Room / Board of Directors, CVC Updates / Monday, January 22, 2024 January 22, 2024 – Brampton and Peel Regional Councillor Michael Palleschi was acclaimed as Chair of Credit Valley […] Michael Palleschi Appointed Chair of CVC Board of Directors Continue Reading
Conservation Matters: Award-Winning Work in the Credit River Watershed Conversations / Conservation Awards, Get Involved, Things to Do, Volunteer / Friday, January 19, 2024 Read our Six-Part Weekly Series Highlighting the 2023 Conservation Award Recipients Part Two: Outstanding Volunteer Award Winners In Conservation Matters: Award-Winning Work in the Credit River Watershed Continue Reading
Conservation Matters: Award-Winning Work in the Credit River Watershed Conversations / Conservation Awards, Conservation Youth Corps, Get Involved, Teens / Friday, January 12, 2024 Introducing our New Six-Part Weekly Series Highlighting the 2023 Conservation Award Recipients Part One: Youth Achievement Awards A Conservation Matters: Award-Winning Work in the Credit River Watershed Continue Reading
Ignite Your Love of Nature After Dark at Terra Cotta Conversations / Credit Valley Parks, Explore our Parks, Hiking, Terra Cotta, Things to Do / Wednesday, January 10, 2024 The forest at Terra Cotta Conservation Area is a special place to visit in the winter, but have Ignite Your Love of Nature After Dark at Terra Cotta Continue Reading
Our Volunteers Achieved Great Things in 2023 Conversations / Get Involved, Things to Do, Volunteer / Wednesday, January 3, 2024 Together, we made a difference! Throughout 2023 our volunteer programs received a tremendous amount of support from community Our Volunteers Achieved Great Things in 2023 Continue Reading
Common Conifers of the Credit Conversations / Integrated Watershed Monitoring Program, Native Plants, Trees, Trees and Forests / Wednesday, December 13, 2023 It’s a Wonderful Time of Year to Appreciate Conifers Trees Leaves have fallen, there’s a chill in the Common Conifers of the Credit Continue Reading
Making Our Communities Less Salty Conversations / Corporations and Institutions, Green Your Property, Salt, Urban Homeowners, Water Quality, Watershed Science, Winter / Wednesday, December 6, 2023 Ways to Reduce the Impacts of Road Salt And just like that, we’ve said goodbye to autumn foliage Making Our Communities Less Salty Continue Reading
Beech Leaf Disease Found in Watershed Conversations / Green Your Property, Integrated Watershed Monitoring Program, Invasive Species, Trees, Trees and Forests / Wednesday, November 29, 2023 Invasive Tree Disease Discovered for the First Time For the first time, CVC staff detected beech leaf disease Beech Leaf Disease Found in Watershed Continue Reading
This Giving Tuesday, Help Us Protect Nature Conversations / Credit Valley Trail, CVC Foundation, Get Involved / Thursday, November 23, 2023 Your Support Makes a Difference Protecting nature is our bottom line. Because of your generous support, we can This Giving Tuesday, Help Us Protect Nature Continue Reading
The Credit River Watershed Plan Conversations / Get Involved, Watershed Plan, Watershed Science / Wednesday, November 15, 2023 A Changing Landscape The Credit River Watershed looks different today than it did 200 years ago when forests The Credit River Watershed Plan Continue Reading
Winter Habitat and Protection Among Leaf Litter Conversations / Green Your Property, Insects, Nature and Wildlife, Sustainable Landscaping / Wednesday, November 8, 2023 Insects that Overwinter in Leaf Litter Aside from saving our backs from strain, there are plenty of benefits Winter Habitat and Protection Among Leaf Litter Continue Reading
Project Update: Restoration Continues at Upper Credit Conservation Area Conversations / Conservation Area, Explore our Parks, Restoration, Upper Credit / Wednesday, November 1, 2023 Restoring Nature for Generations to Come Nestled in the village of Alton, Upper Credit Conservation Area is an Project Update: Restoration Continues at Upper Credit Conservation Area Continue Reading
The Evolution of the Credit River Watershed Conversations / Get Involved, Things to Do, Watershed Health, Watershed Plan, Watershed Science / Thursday, October 26, 2023 CVC’s Watershed Plan We’re developing a new watershed plan. A watershed plan is a tool that helps us The Evolution of the Credit River Watershed Continue Reading
Unveiling the Amazing Achievements of the Five-Year Butterfly Blitz Conversations / Butterfly, Butterfly Blitz, Nature and Wildlife / Thursday, October 19, 2023 It Has Been an Incredible Project And just like that, five years of the Butterfly Blitz fluttered by. Unveiling the Amazing Achievements of the Five-Year Butterfly Blitz Continue Reading
Partnerships and CVC: Teaching the Importance of On-The-Ground Action Conversations / Corporate, Participant and Partner Features, Partnership Project, Stormwater, Students for Stormwater / Wednesday, October 11, 2023 Partnerships and conservation go hand in hand. Thanks to many longstanding corporate partners we’re accomplishing great things in Partnerships and CVC: Teaching the Importance of On-The-Ground Action Continue Reading
A Bird’s Point of View: Fall Migration Conversations / Birding, Birds, Nature and Wildlife / Wednesday, October 4, 2023 Birds Have a Lot to Endure The end of summer brings comforting, familiar feelings like the vibrant colours A Bird’s Point of View: Fall Migration Continue Reading
CVC’s 2023 Research Colloquium: You’re Invited Conversations / Event, Research, Things to Do, Watershed Science / Wednesday, September 27, 2023 We’re Connecting Knowledge with Action At Credit Valley Conservation (CVC), we’re committed to sharing knowledge about the Credit CVC’s 2023 Research Colloquium: You’re Invited Continue Reading
Fabulous Field Finds 2023 Conversations / Birds, Environmental Monitoring, Nature and Wildlife, Tree Planting, Watershed Science / Wednesday, September 20, 2023 Let’s See What Staff Discovered Now that summer is coming to an end, our monitoring, restoration and forestry Fabulous Field Finds 2023 Continue Reading
CVC Builds Canada’s First CSA Compliant Smart Blue Roof Conversations / Flood Resiliency, Low Impact Development, Smart Blue Roof, Stormwater, Water Quality, Watershed Science / Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Learn How We’re Making the Most of Rainwater In 2017, we embarked on a mission to install Canada’s CVC Builds Canada’s First CSA Compliant Smart Blue Roof Continue Reading
Leading the Way in Stormwater Management Conversations / Green Infrastructure, Partnership Project, STEP, Stormwater, Water Quality / Wednesday, September 6, 2023 What happens to rainwater after falling on the ground in urban areas? Most of the time it enters Leading the Way in Stormwater Management Continue Reading
Snapping Turtles: Fighting or Mating? Conversations / Environmental Monitoring, Nature and Wildlife, Watershed Science / Wednesday, August 30, 2023 Snapping Turtles are Super Cool! If you’re lucky enough to stumble upon two snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) engaging Snapping Turtles: Fighting or Mating? Continue Reading