Born from Fire
Eastern Meadowlarks Benefit from Grassland Restoration Last year, CVC conducted its first single-day controlled grassland burn at Upper […]
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News & Blog
Read the latest blogs and news from Credit Valley Conservation.
All About Bats at Silver Creek
Dusk may seem like an odd time to take a hike in the woods but on a warm
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See the Forest for the Bees
Planting Trees Can Support Bees That Rely on Forests To Survive During the 1850s, nearly 70 per cent
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Let’s Get Social
We Want to Hear from You CVC’s SNAP team will be hosting neighbourhood socials in Fletchers Creek SNAP this
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Let’s Get Social
We Want to Hear from You CVC’s SNAP team will be hosting neighbourhood socials in Hungry Hollow SNAP this
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Meet the Expert Restoring and Monitoring Streams
Meet the Expert – Krystal Lomas CVC’s Krystal Lomas is an Aquatic Restoration Technician. Her job is to
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Meet the Murphys
How They Protect The Health of Their Farm Murphy Meadow Farms is a multi-generational family farm located just outside
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Explore Beautiful Belfountain Conservation Area
There’s So Much to Explore Have you explored Belfountain Conservation Area yet? The park re-opened in June after
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The Truth About Tree Roots
It’s not uncommon to think of tree roots as being large, heavy, powerful and potentially destructive. Misconceptions about
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Urban Tolerant Trees
Wild Black Cherry is a Tolerant Tree Some trees, such as American beech, are rarely seen outside of
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Kentucky Coffee-tree
Finding a Kentucky coffee-tree (Gymnocladus dioica) growing in the wild in Ontario is rare. Its deceasing presence led
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Insect (and other) Invaders
Bugs that are a Bother In July, it can seem like there’s nothing worse than being caught in
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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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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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