Fabulous Field Finds 2023 Conversations / Birds, Environmental Monitoring, Nature and Wildlife, Tree Planting, Watershed Science / Wednesday, September 20, 2023 Let’s See What Staff Discovered Now that summer is coming to an end, our monitoring, restoration and forestry … Fabulous Field Finds 2023 Continue Reading
Restoring Grasslands at Upper Credit Conservation Area Conversations / Birds, Grassland, Restoration, Restoration Project, Upper Credit / Wednesday, August 2, 2023 A Beautiful Transformation In 2014, we began a grassland restoration project at Upper Credit Conservation Area. The goal … Restoring Grasslands at Upper Credit Conservation Area Continue Reading
Protecting Our Watershed’s Special Songbirds Countryside Stewardship Mail / Bird-Friendly Certified Hay, Birds, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Thursday, April 13, 2023 How to Help Threatened Species Bobolink and eastern meadowlark are songbirds that were once abundant across the Credit … Protecting Our Watershed’s Special Songbirds Continue Reading
Get to Know Black Birds in the Watershed Conversations / Birding, Birds, Nature and Wildlife / Thursday, December 15, 2022 Black Bird, Black Bird, What Do You See? Have you spotted big, black birds while hiking our trails … Get to Know Black Birds in the Watershed Continue Reading
Litter Bugs and Birds Countryside Stewardship Mail / Birds, Green Your Property, Nature and Wildlife, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, November 2, 2022 Create More Bird- and Bug-Friendly Habitat Leaving natural debris like leaves, sticks, dried flowers and plant stems on … Litter Bugs and Birds Continue Reading
Hummingbirds 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
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
Birding in the Credit River Watershed is a Hoot Conversations / Birding, Birds, Explore our Parks, Nature and Wildlife / Thursday, December 2, 2021 Winter is a great time to get your binoculars out when tree leaves have fallen and branches are … Birding in the Credit River Watershed is a Hoot 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
Grasslands Aren’t Just Grass! Conversations / Birds, Controlled Burn, Integrated Watershed Monitoring Program, Native Plants, Natural Heritage System, Upper Credit / Friday, July 2, 2021 The Credit River Watershed has several forests and wetlands but grasslands are another important ecosystem that are sometimes … Grasslands Aren’t Just Grass! Continue Reading
Wildlife that fool you Conversations / Birds, Nature and Wildlife / Thursday, April 1, 2021 Happy April Fools! While we may dedicate one day a year to putting sugar in the saltshaker or … Wildlife that fool you Continue Reading
Woodpeckers March to their own Beat Conversations / Birding, Birds, Nature and Wildlife / Thursday, March 11, 2021 Spring is almost here. If you listen closely, you’ll hear songbirds announcing their presence with unique melodies. Woodpeckers … Woodpeckers March to their own Beat Continue Reading
Love in the Credit River Watershed Conversations / Birds, Nature and Wildlife / Friday, February 12, 2021 Valentine’s Day is around the corner, which makes it the perfect time to celebrate love in the Credit … Love in the Credit River Watershed Continue Reading
Gimme Shelter: Local Corporations Bring Birds to the Built Environment Green Brief / Birds, Corporations and Institutions, Green Your Property, Greening Corporate Grounds, Landscaping for Birds, Participant and Partner Features / Monday, April 27, 2020 North America has witnessed a rapid decline in bird populations in the last fifty years. Nearly three million birds are … Gimme Shelter: Local Corporations Bring Birds to the Built Environment Continue Reading
Jake Grift Reaps the Harvest of Bird-Friendly Certified Hay Countryside Stewardship Mail / Bird-Friendly Certified Hay, Birds, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Participant and Partner Features, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, April 5, 2017 It’s obvious when you talk to Jake Grift that farming is his business. It’s clear he works to … Jake Grift Reaps the Harvest of Bird-Friendly Certified Hay Continue Reading