Check to Protect Your Trees
Invasive Hemlock Woolly Adelgid is Slowly Making Its Way In 2003, the invasive Asian long-horned beetle (ALHB) was […]
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News & Blog
Read the latest blogs and news from Credit Valley Conservation.
Jim Tovey Lakeview Conservation Area: Transforming our Shoreline
On an early summer morning, I joined the photographers capturing the progress of this year’s construction of a
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Drastic Measures
Managing Invasive Species Hollywood movies and dimestore mystery novels have taught us that beautiful things can be dangerous.
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Fletchers Creek SNAP Helps Pollinators Thrive
Working Hard for Pollinators Have you ever heard of a pollinator highway? There’s one right here in the
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2022 Bass Fishing Derby Results
Thank you to all who participated in our 12th Annual Bass Fishing Derby at Island Lake Conservation Area! We
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Depave the Workplace
Rethink parking lots and walkways Parking lots are a lot like deserts. Exposed, hot, inhospitable and increasingly encroaching
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Meet the Expert who is Assessing Water Quality
Meet the Expert – Amanjot Singh CVC’s Amanjot Singh is a Senior Engineer of Water and Climate Change
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Clean, Drain and Dry Watercrafts to Prevent the Spread of Invasive Species
You Can Help Manage Aquatic Invasive Species When you think of invasive species, you might think of that
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Keep Paths Cool
Ways To Keep Your Yard Cool Paved and hard surfaces like driveways can absorb and radiate the sun’s
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Plants Keep You Cool
We’ve already experienced a few 30 degree days this year and we’ll likely see more because of climate
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Barren Strawberry
Small yellow flowers bloom on this low-growing groundcover in mid-late spring. As it grows, it forms a dense
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Upper Credit Conservation Area Will Close for Restoration Work
July 5, 2022 – Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) confirms that Upper Credit Conservation Area in Alton will close
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Natural Champions
Congratulations to Whole Village on their 2021 Friends of the Credit Conservation Award Along the Town of Caledon’s
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Get Hooked on Fishing at Island Lake
Our Annual Fishing Derby is Back Our annual Island Lake Bass Fishing Derby has been on hold for
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Be on the Hunt for Invasives
Nature Invaders Scavenger Hunt When left unmanaged, invasive species can take over your yard, garden, field or forest.
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Our Climate is Changing
Climate change is happening around the globe. In the Credit River Watershed, changing patterns in our climate look
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Biodiversity Below Ground
Healthy Soils to Support Plant Growth This is part five of our five-part Farm Gate series on soil—the foundation
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Join CVC’s Nature Invaders Scavenger Hunt
June 13, 2022 – Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) is launching a new citizen science project for landowners across
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Community Leaders Honoured through Environmental Awards Program
Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) honoured local partners and neighbours at the annual Friends of the Credit Conservation Awards,
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How to Remove Goutweed
It’s Not Easy But Don’t Give Up Removing goutweed and other invasive groundcovers, like periwinkle, English ivy or
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Forest Restoration Update at Rattray Marsh Conservation Area
Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) is continuing its efforts to bring back healthy forests to Rattray Marsh Conservation Area
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