Strength in Numbers
Importance of Biological Diversity Did you know that across Ontario, almost 70 per cent of all farmland is used …
Importance of Biological Diversity Did you know that across Ontario, almost 70 per cent of all farmland is used …
Protect Your Groundwater John Island knows his one-hectare property in Mono like the back of his hand. Surrounded …
ALUS Peel Project Update According to the 2021 agricultural census, 31 per cent of land in Peel is …
September 21, 2022 – Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) and its partners invite farmers in the Region of Peel …
Peel Farmers: Join the Official Launch ALUS Peel Pilot with Local Lunch and Tour Continue Reading
Persistence Pays Off Since 2014, CVC’s Bird-Friendly Certified Hay program has supported rural landowners and farmers in their efforts to …
Eastern Meadowlarks Benefit from Grassland Restoration Last year, CVC conducted its first single-day controlled grassland burn at Upper …
How They Protect The Health of Their Farm Murphy Meadow Farms is a multi-generational family farm located just outside …
Congratulations to Whole Village on their 2021 Friends of the Credit Conservation Award Along the Town of Caledon’s …
Nature Invaders Scavenger Hunt When left unmanaged, invasive species can take over your yard, garden, field or forest. …
Healthy Soils to Support Plant Growth This is part five of our five-part Farm Gate series on soil—the foundation …
Roots Support Plant Growth This is part four of our five-part Farm Gate series on soil—the foundation of our …
Improve Soil Health This is part two of our five-part Farm Gate series on soil—the foundation of our …
It’s More than Dirt This is part one of a five-part Farm Gate series on soil—the foundation of …
March 28, 2022 – Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) is inviting hay growers to delay this year’s hay cut …
Only 100 Acres to Go: Certify Your Hay as Bird-friendly Continue Reading
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
In the 1950s, agriculture was practiced on 74 per cent of the land in the Credit River Watershed. …
LDD moth (formerly gypsy moth) has a new name: spongy moth. We continue to use the name LDD …
March 16, 2022 – Farmers can now receive annual payments to protect and monitor nature on their lands …
New Partnership with ALUS Pays Farmers to Protect Nature Continue Reading
Most relationship advice columnists will tell you it’s probably not a good idea to try to change the …
Invasive Species Spotlight Sometime in the 1700s, someone set sail from Eurasia to North America with the glossy …
Plant Trees on Your Property Whether you want to reduce your property taxes, add beauty and privacy, decrease …