New Partnership with ALUS Pays Farmers to Protect Nature
March 16, 2022 – Farmers can now receive annual payments to protect and monitor nature on their lands …
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Protecting Herd Health Creates New Opportunities for Stewardship
Gillian Northgrave can’t imagine life without cows. Since 1991, she has grazed beef cattle on her bucolic farm …
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New Approach to a Countryside Tradition
If you have a keen eye and are of a certain vintage, you may notice farmers are changing …
Alertable App Makes Getting CVC Flood Warnings Simple
CVC’s role is to protect people and property from flooding. One of the ways we do this is …
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The hidden high costs of road salt
Winter is inevitable. Environmentally harmful winter maintenance practices don’t have to be. De-icing salt plays an important role …
When it comes to fall yard clean up, doing less is best
As you prepare for your fall yard cleanup chores, we’ve got one simple and sustainable trick to keep …
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Living in Harmony with Coyotes
Urban areas in the Credit River Watershed have pockets of nature that many animals call home. Our cities …
Moth Madness: Managing Gypsy Moth Caterpillars
We received a lot of great questions about Gypsy Moth caterpillars, which seemed to be everywhere in late …
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Private Landowners Partner for Stormwater Solutions
When rain falls it needs somewhere to go. On hard surfaces such as roads, parking lots and roofs, …
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Join CVC for a Septic Social Webinar
May 29, 2020 – Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) is hosting a free webinar for rural landowners to learn …
Changing Forests in a Changing Climate
Our winters are getting warmer. Maybe you’ve been enjoying the milder weather or perhaps you’re pining for the …
Making Roads and Rivers Less Salty
By CVC’s Meagan Ruffini, Marketing and Communications Associate We’re all familiar with the challenges of winter driving. For …
Flooding, erosion and the power of water
Floods come in different varieties. This past Tuesday night in Toronto, heavy rains caused flash flooding across the …
The Dangers of Winter Flooding
Residents of the GTA are having a hard time deciding between winter boots or rain boots these days. …
LID Performance Monitoring
Here at Credit Valley Conservation, we continue advance low impact development (LID) approaches to managing stormwater. We’re excited …
Why a New Business Model is Needed for Managing Water
Advances in Low Impact Development (LID) and other treatment technologies are beginning to modernize municipal stormwater systems. At …
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Fall Bus Tour Coined a ‘Must’ Tour by In the Hills Magazine
We’ve been called many things but a ‘roving band of environmental do-gooders’ is perhaps our favourite! Recently, In …
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And the Award goes to….CVC and IMAX
It’s not an Oscar, an Emmy or a Golden Globe but the Minister’s Award for Environmental Excellence sure …
Soak it Up: Building a Rain Garden in Alton Village
We built a rain garden at Alton Park this September with the help of volunteers from Intact Insurance …
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Lakeview Ask a Designer Night
The Lakeview Road Revitalization project in Mississauga has come a long way since it began in 2009. On …