Greening Corporate Grounds Plants First Mini Forest in the Credit River Watershed Media Release, News Room / Get Involved, Greening Corporate Grounds, Tree Planting / Friday, October 6, 2023 On September 23, Credit Valley Conservation’s (CVC) Greening Corporate Grounds program planted a mini forest, a first of … Greening Corporate Grounds Plants First Mini Forest in the Credit River Watershed Continue Reading
A Bird’s Point of View: Fall Migration Conversations / Birding, Birds, Nature and Wildlife / Wednesday, October 4, 2023 Birds Have a Lot to Endure The end of summer brings comforting, familiar feelings like the vibrant colours … A Bird’s Point of View: Fall Migration Continue Reading
CVC’s 2023 Research Colloquium: You’re Invited Conversations / Event, Research, Things to Do, Watershed Science / Wednesday, September 27, 2023 We’re Connecting Knowledge with Action At Credit Valley Conservation (CVC), we’re committed to sharing knowledge about the Credit … CVC’s 2023 Research Colloquium: You’re Invited Continue Reading
Habitat Aqua: A New Option for Phragmites Control in Wetlands Countryside Stewardship Mail / Green Your Property, Invasive Species, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, September 27, 2023 Manage this Invasive Species This is part three of a three-part series on the harmful plants and animals … Habitat Aqua: A New Option for Phragmites Control in Wetlands Continue Reading
Fabulous Field Finds 2023 Conversations / Birds, Environmental Monitoring, Nature and Wildlife, Tree Planting, Watershed Science / Wednesday, September 20, 2023 Let’s See What Staff Discovered Now that summer is coming to an end, our monitoring, restoration and forestry … Fabulous Field Finds 2023 Continue Reading
A Growing Success: CVC’s Free Tree Giveaway Media Release, News Room / Community Tree Project, Get Involved, Tree Planting / Friday, September 15, 2023 Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) is encouraging homeowners to take advantage of its free Tree Giveaway program, open to … A Growing Success: CVC’s Free Tree Giveaway Continue Reading
Local Groundcovers for Your Yard Plant of the Month, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Invasive Species, Native Plants, Urban Homeowners, Your Green Yard / Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Plant These Species Instead To avoid or eliminate invasive groundcovers, choose some of our top native plants, find … Local Groundcovers for Your Yard Continue Reading
Invasive Groundcovers Did you know, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Invasive Species, Urban Homeowners, Your Green Yard / Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Learn the Difference Groundcovers that fill in a space can be a great addition to a garden. They … Invasive Groundcovers Continue Reading
How to Say Goodbye to Invasive Plants Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Invasive Species, Urban Homeowners, Your Green Yard / Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Keep Your Garden Thriving Any invasive plant or noxious weed removed from your yard needs to be disposed … How to Say Goodbye to Invasive Plants Continue Reading
Lalcide Chondro: Feisty Fungus Fights Buckthorn Countryside Stewardship Mail / Green Your Property, Invasive Species, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Manage this Invasive Species This is part two of a three-part series on the harmful plants and animals … Lalcide Chondro: Feisty Fungus Fights Buckthorn Continue Reading
CVC Builds Canada’s First CSA Compliant Smart Blue Roof Conversations / Flood Resiliency, Low Impact Development, Smart Blue Roof, Stormwater, Water Quality, Watershed Science / Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Learn How We’re Making the Most of Rainwater In 2017, we embarked on a mission to install Canada’s … CVC Builds Canada’s First CSA Compliant Smart Blue Roof Continue Reading
Letter to the Community News Room / CVC Updates, Elora Cataract Trailway / Friday, September 8, 2023 RE: Elora Cataract Trail Closure and Construction of Town of Erin Linear Works Beginning in September, a 5.2 … Letter to the Community Continue Reading
Leading the Way in Stormwater Management Conversations / Green Infrastructure, Partnership Project, STEP, Stormwater, Water Quality / Wednesday, September 6, 2023 What happens to rainwater after falling on the ground in urban areas? Most of the time it enters … Leading the Way in Stormwater Management Continue Reading
CVC Awarded Treemendous Tree Canada Communities Grant Media Release, News Room / Green Your Property, Hungry Hollow, SNAP, Tree Planting / Wednesday, September 6, 2023 Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) has been awarded a $9,300 Treemendous Communities grant from Tree Canada. Sponsored by U-Haul, … CVC Awarded Treemendous Tree Canada Communities Grant Continue Reading
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid: Near, But Not Yet Here Countryside Stewardship Mail / Green Your Property, Invasive Species, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, September 6, 2023 Manage this Invasive Species This is part one of a three-part serieson invasive species — updates in the … Hemlock Woolly Adelgid: Near, But Not Yet Here Continue Reading
Snapping Turtles: Fighting or Mating? Conversations / Environmental Monitoring, Nature and Wildlife, Watershed Science / Wednesday, August 30, 2023 Snapping Turtles are Super Cool! If you’re lucky enough to stumble upon two snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) engaging … Snapping Turtles: Fighting or Mating? Continue Reading
Explore our New Interactive Watershed Plan Map Conversations / Get Involved, Watershed Plan / Thursday, August 24, 2023 We Value Your Input You’re invited to share your input on the Watershed Plan using a new online … Explore our New Interactive Watershed Plan Map Continue Reading
A Growing Success: CVC’s Free Tree Giveaway Conversations / Green Your Property, Mississauga, Participant and Partner Features, Tree Planting, Trees, Urban Homeowners / Wednesday, August 23, 2023 Trees Bring Communities Together Fall is around the corner and the cooler weather signals an ideal time to … A Growing Success: CVC’s Free Tree Giveaway Continue Reading
The Amazing Power of Trees Green Brief / Corporations and Institutions, Green Your Property, Greening Corporate Grounds, Tree Planting, Trees / Monday, August 21, 2023 Learn about the benefits of trees Studies have shown that parks, gardens and landscaped boulevards can have profound impacts … The Amazing Power of Trees Continue Reading
Guiding Youth Through the Credit River Watershed Conversations / Conservation Youth Corps, Get Involved, Teens, Things to Do, Volunteer / Wednesday, August 16, 2023 Get Involved in Giving Back My name is Sanda Violoni and this is my first time as a … Guiding Youth Through the Credit River Watershed Continue Reading
Nature-Based Solutions on Farms Countryside Stewardship Mail / Farmers, Farmers and Equine Operators, Grassland, Green Your Property, Restoration, Rural Landowners / Saturday, August 12, 2023 Learn About the ALUS Project Sometimes the best solutions are the ones right in front of us. ALUS Peel leverages … Nature-Based Solutions on Farms Continue Reading