Fabulous Field Finds 2023
Let’s See What Staff Discovered Now that summer is coming to an end, our monitoring, restoration and forestry …
News & Blog
Read the latest blogs and news from Credit Valley Conservation.
A Growing Success: CVC’s Free Tree Giveaway
Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) is encouraging homeowners to take advantage of its free Tree Giveaway program, open to …
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Local Groundcovers for Your Yard
Plant These Species Instead To avoid or eliminate invasive groundcovers, choose some of our top native plants, find …
Invasive Groundcovers
Learn the Difference Groundcovers that fill in a space can be a great addition to a garden. They …
How to Say Goodbye to Invasive Plants
Keep Your Garden Thriving Any invasive plant or noxious weed removed from your yard needs to be disposed …
CVC Builds Canada’s First CSA Compliant Smart Blue Roof
Learn How We’re Making the Most of Rainwater In 2017, we embarked on a mission to install Canada’s …
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Letter to the Community
RE: Elora Cataract Trail Closure and Construction of Town of Erin Linear Works Beginning in September, a 5.2 …
Leading the Way in Stormwater Management
What happens to rainwater after falling on the ground in urban areas? Most of the time it enters …
CVC Awarded Treemendous Tree Canada Communities Grant
Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) has been awarded a $9,300 Treemendous Communities grant from Tree Canada. Sponsored by U-Haul, …
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Snapping Turtles: Fighting or Mating?
Snapping Turtles are Super Cool! If you’re lucky enough to stumble upon two snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) engaging …
Explore our New Interactive Watershed Plan Map
We Value Your Input You’re invited to share your input on the Watershed Plan using a new online …
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A Growing Success: CVC’s Free Tree Giveaway
Trees Bring Communities Together Fall is around the corner and the cooler weather signals an ideal time to …
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The Amazing Power of Trees
Learn about the benefits of trees Studies have shown that parks, gardens and landscaped boulevards can have profound impacts …
Guiding Youth Through the Credit River Watershed
Get Involved in Giving Back My name is Sanda Violoni and this is my first time as a …
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Removing Weirs to Improve Aquatic Life
Improving the Health of the Credit River Watershed Weirs are a topic of conversation within our Aquatic and …
Restoring Grasslands at Upper Credit Conservation Area
A Beautiful Transformation In 2014, we began a grassland restoration project at Upper Credit Conservation Area. The goal …
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Experience Brews in the Bush
Eat, Drink and Be Merry Terra Cotta Conservation Area is home to beautiful wildlife, scenic trails and many …
13th Annual Bass Fishing Derby – Results for 2023
Thanks to all participants of the 13th Annual Bass Fishing Derby at Island Lake Conservation Area held on …
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Future Jim Tovey Lakeview Conservation Area
New Trails, Boardwalks, Lookouts and Gathering Spaces CVC and our partners at Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and …
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Strength in Numbers
Importance of Biological Diversity Did you know that across Ontario, almost 70 per cent of all farmland is used …
Be Aware of Flood Risks due to Thunderstorms
How Flooding Works Summer and thunderstorms go hand in hand. While rain brings fresh air and provides a …
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