It’s Official! Fletchers Creek SNAP Moves from Plan to Action
By CVC’s Tooba Shakeel, Program Coordinator, Sustainable Neighbourhoods How do you celebrate the official launch of the Fletchers Creek Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan (SNAP)? You celebrate with a community tree planting of course! On Saturday… Continue Reading
Planning Development Services New Customer Service and Streamlining Action Plan
By CVC’s Dorothy Di Berto, Senior Planner, Planning & Development Services When we hear the words ‘customer service’ we tend to think of our experiences shopping in retail stores, getting our car serviced or spending… Continue Reading
The Great Fall Migration
We don’t only see changing fall colours in trees. They’re also in the feathers of some birds. To prepare for their fall migration journey, birds molt at the end of summer to get into top… Continue Reading
Food and Fun in the Forest at Terra Cotta’s Fall Fest
Spend a day under a canopy of fall colours at Terra Cotta’s Fall Fest. The event runs October 5 and 6, and offers plenty of fun activities for the whole family at Terra Cotta Conservation Area, Halton Hills. This year… Continue Reading
Planning a Fall Road Trip?
If you’re looking for a unique place to explore this fall, why not take a trip to the Cheltenham Badlands? This site is one of the most recognizable and visited natural heritage landmarks in southern… Continue Reading
Who’s Who in the World of Wasps?
It’s that time of year again when it’s hard to enjoy a meal outdoors without a wasp stopping by to bug you. Have you ever wondered why wasps become so irritating at the end of… Continue Reading
The Power of Outdoor Classrooms
By CVC’s Jamie Williams, Specialist, Marketing & Communications One of the best ways to spark a natural curiosity in children is to take them outside. You’ll find endless opportunities for kids to see, hear and… Continue Reading
Butterfly Blitz – What’s in Our Watershed?
Blog Post by CVC’s Laura Timms, Natural Heritage Management Ecologist This summer we hosted our first annual Butterfly Blitz in the Credit River Watershed. Participants helped create a watershed-wide inventory of butterflies by sharing local… Continue Reading
Sounds of Nature are Important Clues About Environmental Health
By CVC’s Adrienne Ockenden, Specialist, Watershed Monitoring One of the greatest things about stepping out into the natural world is experiencing the vast array of sounds: the buzzing of insects, the calls of frogs, the… Continue Reading
