Watershed Farmers Delay the Hay to Protect Grassland Birds Conversations / Bird-Friendly Certified Hay, Farmers, Farmers and Equine Operators, Grassland, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Friday, March 25, 2022 Every year, grassland birds like bobolink and eastern meadowlark build their nests in hay fields across the Credit … Watershed Farmers Delay the Hay to Protect Grassland Birds Continue Reading
LDD Lowdown Countryside Stewardship Mail / Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Invasive Species, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, March 16, 2022 LDD moth (formerly gypsy moth) has a new name: spongy moth. We continue to use the name LDD … LDD Lowdown Continue Reading
Know the Signs Countryside Stewardship Mail / Forest, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners, Trees and Forests / Wednesday, March 2, 2022 If your plantation was unhealthy, would you know the signs? Fifteen per cent of the Credit River Watershed’s … Know the Signs Continue Reading
Play Detective Countryside Stewardship Mail / Green Your Property, Invasive Species, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, February 23, 2022 Crime and mystery novels are two of the best-selling genres of fiction worldwide. So there’s a good chance … Play Detective Continue Reading
Rural Relationship Advice Countryside Stewardship Mail / Farmers and Equine Operators, Gardening, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners, Septic System, Wells / Wednesday, February 16, 2022 Most relationship advice columnists will tell you it’s probably not a good idea to try to change the … Rural Relationship Advice Continue Reading
Better Birding Countryside Stewardship Mail / Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, February 9, 2022 Great Backyard Bird Count The Great Backyard Bird Count, a global citizen science and birdwatching event, will take place … Better Birding Continue Reading
Rewet the Land Countryside Stewardship Mail / Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, February 2, 2022 Wetlands aren’t a good place to build a house but many diverse plants and animals call them home. … Rewet the Land Continue Reading
Hunters and Anglers Committed to Forests for the Future Countryside Stewardship Mail / Green Your Property, Invasive Species, Participant and Partner Features, Rural Landowners, Trees and Forests / Tuesday, January 18, 2022 The Dufferin Northern Peel Anglers and Hunters Association (DNPAHA) is a conservation association managing their woods and wetlands … Hunters and Anglers Committed to Forests for the Future Continue Reading
Good Things Come to Those Who Wait Conversations / Bird-Friendly Certified Hay, Birds, Caring for Your Land and Water, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, December 29, 2021 They say patience is a virtue. For hay growers who delay the hay cut, it also helps save … Good Things Come to Those Who Wait Continue Reading
Live Stakes Countryside Stewardship Mail / Erosion, Green Your Property, Restoration, Restoration Project, Rural Landowners / Saturday, October 23, 2021 Vampires and streambank erosion have a lot in common. Both pose threats to human well-being. Both extract substances … Live Stakes Continue Reading
Award Winning Landowner Protects the Watershed Conversations / Conservation Awards, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Thursday, October 21, 2021 We believe that when people feel connected to nature, they will do more to protect it. We also … Award Winning Landowner Protects the Watershed Continue Reading
Give an Inch and They’ll Take an Acre Countryside Stewardship Mail / Farmers and Equine Operators, Gardening, Green Your Property, Invasive Species, Rural Landowners / Thursday, October 14, 2021 Invasive Species Spotlight Sometime in the 1700s, someone set sail from Eurasia to North America with the glossy … Give an Inch and They’ll Take an Acre Continue Reading
Everyone Has a Reason To Plant Trees Countryside Stewardship Mail / Farmers and Equine Operators, Grants, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners, Tree Planting / Wednesday, October 6, 2021 Plant Trees on Your Property Whether you want to reduce your property taxes, add beauty and privacy, decrease … Everyone Has a Reason To Plant Trees Continue Reading
Keeping Fall Colourful Countryside Stewardship Mail / Caledon, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, September 29, 2021 Autumn is a Spectacle Among the many perks of countryside living is witnessing the sweeping display of fall … Keeping Fall Colourful Continue Reading
Everyone Has a Reason to Plant Trees Conversations / Forest, Landowners, Rural Landowners, Tree Planting, Trees, Trees and Forests / Thursday, September 16, 2021 Fall colours are stunning in the Credit River Watershed. Everywhere you look there is a sea of colour … Everyone Has a Reason to Plant Trees Continue Reading
Bringing the Magic Back to Second Creek Countryside Stewardship Mail / Farmers and Equine Operators, Fish, Green Your Property, Restoration, Restoration Project, Rural Landowners, Terra Cotta / Wednesday, September 15, 2021 Protecting Brook Trout It is said that brook trout were once so common in parts of the Credit … Bringing the Magic Back to Second Creek Continue Reading
Good Things Come to Those Who Wait Countryside Stewardship Mail / Bird-Friendly Certified Hay, Birds, Farmers, Farmers and Equine Operators, Grassland, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, September 1, 2021 They say patience is a virtue. For hay growers who delay the hay cut, it also helps save … Good Things Come to Those Who Wait Continue Reading
A Roadmap to Rural Life Countryside Stewardship Mail / Bird-Friendly Certified Hay, Farmers, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Private Landowner Tree Planting Program, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, August 18, 2021 You’ve made the choice to leave behind the bustling city life for the sprawling countryside. Once you’ve settled into your … A Roadmap to Rural Life Continue Reading
Protecting Herd Health Creates New Opportunities for Stewardship Countryside Stewardship Mail / Best Practice, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Participant and Partner Features, Rural Landowners / Friday, July 23, 2021 Gillian Northgrave can’t imagine life without cows. Since 1991, she has grazed beef cattle on her bucolic farm … Protecting Herd Health Creates New Opportunities for Stewardship Continue Reading
How to Be Water Wise Countryside Stewardship Mail / Climate Change, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, July 21, 2021 Conserve Water on Your Property Recent rain has brought relief from the hot, dry weather that broke records … How to Be Water Wise Continue Reading
How to be a Good Neighbour Countryside Stewardship Mail / Green Your Property, Invasive Species, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, July 7, 2021 Don’t Spread Invasives Your neighbours may be fewer and farther between in the countryside, but invasive species, like … How to be a Good Neighbour Continue Reading