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
Making your Garden the Talk of the Bug World
By CVC’s Josh Brooks, Assistant, Environmental Outreach (Rural) We often put bird baths in our gardens to give birds a drink. But birds aren’t the only wildlife searching for a watering hole. Insects are often… Continue Reading
The Heat is on in our Local Streams
By CVC’s Adrienne Ockenden, Specialist, Watershed Monitoring We’re in the dog days of summer. For many of us, when the weather heats up, we escape to cooler places – an air-conditioned building or maybe to… Continue Reading
Schoolyard Transformation in Progress – Rain Garden Coming Soon
By Tooba Shakeel, Sustainable Neighbourhoods Coordinator We’re excited to announce a beautiful new rain garden will be constructed at Glendale Public School in City of Brampton’s Fletchers Creek SNAP neighbourhood. What is a rain garden?… Continue Reading
Caledon Landowner’s Vision Inspires Conservation Excellence
By CVC’s Calantha Elsby, Environmental Outreach Specialist David Clarkson strolls in waist-high grassland wildflowers growing on his Caledon farm. A Bobolink flashes by and perches on a wavering blade. He recalls how a bubbling stream… Continue Reading
Conservation Parks are for your whole family…even the dog
By CVC’s Jamie Williams, Specialist, Marketing & Communications The dog days of summer are officially upon us. It’s the perfect time to stay active and enjoy the hot, sunny weather. Our parks are great places… Continue Reading
Stop and Smell the Roses
By CVC’s Meagan Ruffini, Marketing and Communications Associate You know the feeling: You’re working away and slowly losing focus. The afternoon crash is hitting hard and your creativity has hit a dead end. It’s time… Continue Reading
Why Did the Turtle Cross the Road?
To get to the other side of course! You often see snapping turtles cross the road during their nesting season May to mid-July. Female snapping turtles are looking for just the right place to find… Continue Reading
A Fin-tastic Summer is Just Around the Corner
As the end of the school year approaches, many parents are thinking about fun activities for their kids to try this summer. Finding a healthy balance of indoor and outdoor activities can be challenging. Summer… Continue Reading
