Have your garden and caterpillars too
Keep gardens and caterpillars thriving Home gardeners frequently ask how to keep caterpillars from munching on their garden […] … Continue reading
News & Blog
Read the latest blogs and news from Credit Valley Conservation.
Trumpeter Swans: A Treasure of the Credit
By CVC’s Meagan Ruffini, Marketing and Communications Associate It’s a warm spring day and the sun is shining … Continue reading
Where in the Watershed are the Silver-spotted Skippers?
I remember the first time I saw a silver-spotted skipper. I was in a meadow in the Rouge … Continue reading
The Benefits of Snow Cover
Your Garden Can Benefit The freeze and thaw cycles of winter can be hard on plants, especially those … Continue reading
Footprints in the Snow
Improve your Identification Skills During the winter months, it’s easier to spot the signs of animals big and … Continue reading
Winterberry
Ilex verticillata The red berry-like clusters of the Winterberry shrub (Ilex verticillata) provide a striking contrast to the … Continue reading
Soakaway Maintenance
Soakaways require very little maintenance but to ensure they continue to function properly, here are a few things … Continue reading
What is a Soakaway?
Soakaways allow space for rain water to collect and slowly seep into surrounding soils. A soakaway pit or … Continue reading
Uta Messerhuber and Harry Posner- Improving Grassland Habitat with their Tenant Farmer
Uta Messerhuber and Harry Posner have lived on their rural property in Caledon for the past 20 years. … Continue reading
Benthic Macroinvertebrates: Indicators of Environmental Health
The term benthic macroinvertebrates refers to organisms that live at the bottom of streams, rivers, lakes and wetlands. … Continue reading
What is a Rain Garden?
Beauty and Function A rain garden is a shallow, sunken garden bed designed to briefly collect rain water … Continue reading
The Maltbys: Working Farm is Grassland Bird Refuge
Geoff and his wife Shanna Maltby work alongside their family on a 120 acre farm in Acton raising … Continue reading
Jake Grift Reaps the Harvest of Bird-Friendly Certified Hay
It’s obvious when you talk to Jake Grift that farming is his business. It’s clear he works to … Continue reading
Why Mulch?
Mulch is an Essential Tool for Your Garden Applying mulch is one of the best things you can … Continue reading
Drought in Your Yard
What You Need to Know About Drought What is a drought? Drought occurs when there is less rain … Continue reading
Blazing Stars
Dense blazing-star versus slender blazing-star Look to Blazing Stars for reliable clumping spikes of mauve flowers to adorn … Continue reading
Baby Food for the Chickadee Brood
Why Chickadees Need Caterpillars You may see chickadees coming to your bird feeder to snack on safflower seeds … Continue reading
Caring for New Trees, Shrubs and Wildflowers
Care Tips For Your Newest Garden Additions New plants are developing roots and establishing themselves so they need … Continue reading
Lance-leaved Coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata As many other summer bloomers are still developing their buds, Lance-leaved Coreopsis welcomes summer with bursts … Continue reading
CVC Offices Closed Friday Feb 8
Please be advised that CVC offices will be closed Friday February 8 due to the poor weather and … Continue reading
Fighting the Invasion of Rattray Marsh
Rattray Marsh needs restoration, according to ecologists at Credit Valley Conservation (CVC). Known to many as Mississauga’s ecological … Continue reading