An Unwavering Commitment
Persistence Pays Off Since 2014, CVC’s Bird-Friendly Certified Hay program has supported rural landowners and farmers in their efforts to […] … Continue reading
News & Blog
Read the latest blogs and news from Credit Valley Conservation.
Participate in CVC’s Climate Readiness Week Events
September 7, 2022 – Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) is launching its first Climate Readiness Week in partnership with … Continue reading
Long-weekend Outdoor Adventures
Get Outside with the Kids Summer is winding down and the chatter of back to school is picking … Continue reading
Celebrate Autumn with Salmon
Once a Year, Salmon Migrate up the Credit River Autumn and the annual salmon migration go together like … Continue reading
Born from Fire
Eastern Meadowlarks Benefit from Grassland Restoration Last year, CVC conducted its first single-day controlled grassland burn at Upper … Continue reading
All About Bats at Silver Creek
Dusk may seem like an odd time to take a hike in the woods but on a warm … Continue reading
See the Forest for the Bees
Planting Trees Can Support Bees That Rely on Forests To Survive During the 1850s, nearly 70 per cent … Continue reading
Let’s Get Social
We Want to Hear from You CVC’s SNAP team will be hosting neighbourhood socials in Fletchers Creek SNAP this … Continue reading
Let’s Get Social
We Want to Hear from You CVC’s SNAP team will be hosting neighbourhood socials in Hungry Hollow SNAP this … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Meet the Murphys
How They Protect The Health of Their Farm Murphy Meadow Farms is a multi-generational family farm located just outside … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
The Truth About Tree Roots
It’s not uncommon to think of tree roots as being large, heavy, powerful and potentially destructive. Misconceptions about … Continue reading
Urban Tolerant Trees
Wild Black Cherry is a Tolerant Tree Some trees, such as American beech, are rarely seen outside of … Continue reading
Kentucky Coffee-tree
Finding a Kentucky coffee-tree (Gymnocladus dioica) growing in the wild in Ontario is rare. Its deceasing presence led … Continue reading
Insect (and other) Invaders
Bugs that are a Bother In July, it can seem like there’s nothing worse than being caught in … Continue reading
Check to Protect Your Trees
Invasive Hemlock Woolly Adelgid is Slowly Making Its Way In 2003, the invasive Asian long-horned beetle (ALHB) was … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Drastic Measures
Managing Invasive Species Hollywood movies and dimestore mystery novels have taught us that beautiful things can be dangerous. … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
2022 Bass Fishing Derby Results
Thank you to all who participated in our 12th Annual Bass Fishing Derby at Island Lake Conservation Area! We … Continue reading