Jim Tovey Lakeview Conservation Area: Transforming our Shoreline Conversations / Credit Valley Parks, CVC Updates, Explore our Parks, Jim Tovey Lakeview, Nature and Wildlife / Thursday, July 28, 2022 On an early summer morning, I joined the photographers capturing the progress of this year’s construction of a […] Jim Tovey Lakeview Conservation Area: Transforming our Shoreline Continue Reading
Fletchers Creek SNAP Helps Pollinators Thrive Conversations / Credit Valley Parks, Fletchers Creek, Green Your Property, SNAP / Thursday, July 21, 2022 Working Hard for Pollinators Have you ever heard of a pollinator highway? There’s one right here in the Fletchers Creek SNAP Helps Pollinators Thrive Continue Reading
Meet the Expert who is Assessing Water Quality Conversations / Environmental Monitoring, Meet the Expert, Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring, Water Quality, Watershed Science / Thursday, July 14, 2022 Meet the Expert – Amanjot Singh CVC’s Amanjot Singh is a Senior Engineer of Water and Climate Change Meet the Expert who is Assessing Water Quality Continue Reading
Clean, Drain and Dry Watercrafts to Prevent the Spread of Invasive Species Conversations / Boating, Canoeing and Kayaking, Credit Valley Parks, Event, Invasive Species, Island Lake / Thursday, July 7, 2022 You Can Help Manage Aquatic Invasive Species When you think of invasive species, you might think of that Clean, Drain and Dry Watercrafts to Prevent the Spread of Invasive Species Continue Reading
Get Hooked on Fishing at Island Lake Conversations / Credit Valley Parks, Explore our Parks, Fishing, Nature and Wildlife, Things to Do / Thursday, June 30, 2022 Our Annual Fishing Derby is Back Our annual Island Lake Bass Fishing Derby has been on hold for Get Hooked on Fishing at Island Lake Continue Reading
Be on the Hunt for Invasives Conversations / Farmers and Equine Operators, Get Involved, Green Your Property, Invasive Species, Rural Landowners, Things to Do, Urban Homeowners / Wednesday, June 22, 2022 Nature Invaders Scavenger Hunt When left unmanaged, invasive species can take over your yard, garden, field or forest. Be on the Hunt for Invasives Continue Reading
Our Climate is Changing Conversations / Climate Change, Integrated Watershed Monitoring Program, Watershed Science / Thursday, June 16, 2022 Climate change is happening around the globe. In the Credit River Watershed, changing patterns in our climate look Our Climate is Changing Continue Reading
Bringing Back Healthy Forests to Rattray Marsh Conversations / Explore our Parks, Rattray Marsh, Restoration Project, Trees and Forests / Thursday, June 9, 2022 With the field season in full swing, CVC staff are busy working at Rattray Marsh Conservation Area. We’re Bringing Back Healthy Forests to Rattray Marsh Continue Reading
Bring on the Bugs Conversations / Insects, Nature and Wildlife / Tuesday, May 31, 2022 It’s Time to Celebrate Bugs When they’re stuck in your hair or floating in your drink, insects might Bring on the Bugs Continue Reading
Oak Wilt: An Advancing Threat Conversations / Invasive Species, Nature and Wildlife / Thursday, May 26, 2022 Invasive Species and Our Forests We have a team dedicated to monitoring and managing priority invasive species in Oak Wilt: An Advancing Threat Continue Reading
Be a Wildlife Ally Conversations / Explore our Parks, Nature and Wildlife / Thursday, May 19, 2022 Together, We Can Live in Harmony With warmer weather arriving, more people are out and about having picnics, Be a Wildlife Ally Continue Reading
Fantastic Frog Calls Conversations / Integrated Watershed Monitoring Program, Nature and Wildlife / Thursday, May 12, 2022 Just like humans, frogs speak different languages. Well, maybe they don’t actually speak but you can certainly tell Fantastic Frog Calls Continue Reading
Get to Know Spring’s Native Flowers Conversations / Gardening, Green Your Property, Native Plants, Nature and Wildlife, Sustainable Landscaping / Friday, May 6, 2022 One of the best things about spring is spotting the first plants of the season sprouting. Little bits Get to Know Spring’s Native Flowers Continue Reading
Jim Tovey Lakeview Conservation Area: Wonderful Wetlands Conversations / Credit Valley Parks, CVC Updates, Explore our Parks, Jim Tovey Lakeview / Thursday, April 28, 2022 It’s officially spring, and we’re excited for all the changes happening in Jim Tovey Lakeview Conservation Area. At Jim Tovey Lakeview Conservation Area: Wonderful Wetlands Continue Reading
It’s Butterfly Season! Conversations / Butterfly, Butterfly Blitz, Get Involved, Nature and Wildlife, Things to Do, Volunteer / Thursday, April 21, 2022 Signs of Spring are All Around Reports of butterfly sightings have been trickling in with species like mourning It’s Butterfly Season! Continue Reading
Youth Get Hands-on With Nature Conversations / Conservation Youth Corps, Fletchers Creek, Get Involved, SNAP, Teens, Volunteer / Thursday, April 14, 2022 Youth Get Hands-on With Nature Each summer hundreds of youth volunteers across the Credit River Watershed take action Youth Get Hands-on With Nature Continue Reading
Why Interior Forest Habitat Matters Conversations / Credit Valley Parks, Nature and Wildlife, Trees and Forests / Thursday, April 7, 2022 Continuous Forest Habitat Tree planting season is here which makes it the perfect time to learn more about Why Interior Forest Habitat Matters Continue Reading
CVC Offers Mississauga Businesses Free Sustainable Landscaping Assessments to Help Qualify for Stormwater Credits Conversations, Media Release, News Room / Green Your Property, Greening Corporate Grounds, Mississauga, Stormwater / Thursday, April 7, 2022 April 7, 2022 – Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) invites businesses in the City of Mississauga to book a CVC Offers Mississauga Businesses Free Sustainable Landscaping Assessments to Help Qualify for Stormwater Credits Continue Reading
Studying Salt: What Are the Long-term Effects? Conversations / Climate Change, Water Quality, Watershed Health, Watershed Science / Thursday, March 31, 2022 While it’s now officially spring and most of the snow has melted away, the side effects of winter Studying Salt: What Are the Long-term Effects? Continue Reading
Watershed Farmers Delay the Hay to Protect Grassland Birds Conversations / Bird-Friendly Certified Hay, Farmers, Farmers and Equine Operators, Grassland, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Friday, March 25, 2022 Every year, grassland birds like bobolink and eastern meadowlark build their nests in hay fields across the Credit Watershed Farmers Delay the Hay to Protect Grassland Birds Continue Reading
Good Work Pays Off for Farmers in Peel Conversations / Agriculture, Farmers, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Partnership Project, Peel, Rural Water Quality Program / Thursday, March 17, 2022 In the 1950s, agriculture was practiced on 74 per cent of the land in the Credit River Watershed. Good Work Pays Off for Farmers in Peel Continue Reading