News & BlogHow Early is Too Early to Plant? Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Native Plants, Urban Homeowners / Tuesday, March 16, 2021 You’ve got your chosen list of native plants ready. Maybe you’ve already purchased seeds from a native plant nursery. … How Early is Too Early to Plant? Continue Reading
News & BlogHow healthy is the Credit River watershed? Conversations / Wednesday, January 23, 2013 Whether you live, work or play in the Credit River watershed, or if you’re just curious about watershed … How healthy is the Credit River watershed? Continue Reading
News & BlogHow More Trees can Protect Your Community Conversations / Events, Get Involved, Things to Do, Volunteer / Wednesday, March 27, 2024 Trees are Watershed Heroes Planting a tree is a simple action with a lot of benefits. Trees in … How More Trees can Protect Your Community Continue Reading
News & BlogHow to be a Good Neighbour Countryside Stewardship Mail / Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners, Water, Wells / Wednesday, March 17, 2021 What does it mean to be a good neighbour? Exchanging customary remarks about the weather seems quintessential. And there’s … How to be a Good Neighbour Continue Reading
News & BlogHow 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
News & BlogHow 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
News & BlogHow to Deter Wasps Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Green Your Property, Insects, Urban Homeowners / Sunday, June 6, 2021 Wasps can be aggressive if you disturb their nest. They can also be annoying when you’re trying to … How to Deter Wasps Continue Reading
PageHow to Get Involved Discover our Programs Participate in our many programs, volunteer, join us at events and explore our conservation awards. … How to Get Involved Continue Reading
News & BlogHow to Make Your Home Rain-ready Conversations / Climate Change, Community Tree Project, Fletchers Creek, Flood Resiliency, Gardening, Green Your Property, Low Impact Development, Rainscaping, SNAP, Your Green Yard / Thursday, September 8, 2022 A Natural Way to Prepare for Climate Change Climate change is happening now in the watershed. Our communities … How to Make Your Home Rain-ready Continue Reading
News & BlogHow to Mulch Your Rain Garden Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Caring for Your Land and Water, Gardening, Rainscaping / Friday, April 9, 2021 Like any garden, a rain garden benefits from a layer of mulch. But because of their unique design … How to Mulch Your Rain Garden Continue Reading
News & BlogHow To Protect Your Drinking Water Countryside Stewardship Mail / Green Your Property, Rural Landowners, Water, Water Quality / Wednesday, March 29, 2023 Learn Sources of Contamination As extreme weather events become more common, so does the risk of drinking water … How To Protect Your Drinking Water Continue Reading
News & BlogHow to Remove Goutweed Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Invasive Species, Urban Homeowners / Thursday, June 9, 2022 It’s Not Easy But Don’t Give Up Removing goutweed and other invasive groundcovers, like periwinkle, English ivy or … How to Remove Goutweed Continue Reading
News & BlogHow 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
News & BlogHow to Top-dress with Compost Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Tree Planting, Trees, Urban Homeowners / Monday, February 28, 2022 The best (and easiest) way to improve the soil in your garden is to top-dress with compost. Top-dressing … How to Top-dress with Compost Continue Reading
News & BlogHow We’re Monitoring Stormwater Conversations / Environmental Monitoring, Green Infrastructure, Low Impact Development, Stormwater, Watershed Science / Friday, August 20, 2021 Have you ever wondered what happens to rainwater when it drains into storm sewers? From a storm sewer, … How We’re Monitoring Stormwater Continue Reading
News & BlogHow Wildlife Survive Winter Conversations / Nature and Wildlife, Winter / Thursday, January 28, 2021 It’s hard to imagine spending the entire winter outside. As humans, we’re lucky we can keep warm indoors. … How Wildlife Survive Winter Continue Reading
News & BlogHow You’re Inspired by Nature Conversations / Nature and Wildlife, Photography and Filming / Thursday, February 25, 2021 Social media is a great tool for sharing outdoor adventures throughout the Credit River Watershed. On February 10, … How You’re Inspired by Nature Continue Reading
DocumentHow-to: Caring for Your New Tree or ShrubFactsheets and Resources / Farmers and Equine OperatorsGardeningGreen Your PropertyRural LandownersSustainable LandscapingTreesUrban HomeownersYour Green Yard A guide on how to care for your newly planted tree or shrub. How-to: Caring for Your New Tree or Shrub Continue Reading
DocumentHow-to: Plant a Potted Tree or ShrubFactsheets and Resources / Greening Corporate GroundsRural LandownersSustainable LandscapingTree PlantingUrban HomeownersYour Green Yard A factsheet on how to plant a potted tree or shrub. How-to: Plant a Potted Tree or Shrub Continue Reading
News & BlogHummingbirds Will Soon Return for Spring Conversations / Birding, Birds, Nature and Wildlife / Thursday, March 17, 2022 Goodbye Winter and Hello Spring! One of the most exciting things about spring is the return of wildlife … Hummingbirds Will Soon Return for Spring Continue Reading