Cozy up with Nature-based Educational Resources this Winter
Cornell Lab Bird Academy Do you want to learn how to identify, draw or understand bird behaviour? The […]
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Green Your Property
Le Cercle de l’Amitié: Promoting Community Through Green Spaces
Circle of Friendship Le Cercle de l’Amitié, which translates to “circle of friendship” in English, has been a
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Rooted in Success: 20 Years of the Peel Rural Water Quality Program
This year, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Peel Rural Water Quality Program at the Peel Farm Tour.
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What Lurks Beneath the Leaves
As leaves change colour and fall to the ground, many of us prepare to rake away the dead
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Credit Valley Conservation and Canon Team Up For Environmental Initiative on School Grounds
Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) and Canon Canada Inc. (Canon) teamed up this fall to build a rain garden
Breaking Records: Caring For Your Land in a New Climate Era
Extreme weather conditions, such as floods, and even events thousands of kilometres away like wildfires, are affecting our
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Common Winterberry
Ilex verticillata Add colour to your fall and winter garden. Choose a female common winterberry (Ilex verticillata) shrub
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Find the Right Spot for Fruiting Plants
If you’re planting native trees and shrubs in your yard this fall, you’re likely going through the usual
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Choosing Male or Female Plants
We often enjoy flowers for their beauty and fragrance. But did you know that the unique colour and
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Cultivating Collaboration on Rented Farmland for Owners and Farmers
With a growing share of Ontario’s farming taking place on rented land, strong farmer-landowner relationships are becoming increasingly
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Celebrating 20 Years of Agricultural Stewardship: Join the 2024 Peel Farm Tour
A Conservation Milestone Over the past 20 years, the agricultural landscape in the Peel Region has been transformed
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Care for Your Land Webinar
Learn Practical Tools for Managing Your Property Drought. Storms. Invasive species. Managing a rural property is challenging. Join
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Stop the Spread, Cut the Costs
Correction This edition of Countryside Stewardship Mail stated oak wilt, an invasive species, has been found in the
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Celebrate Five Years of Fletchers Creek SNAP
Five Years of Fletchers Creek SNAP We’re celebrating five years of the Fletchers Creek Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan
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Benefits of Dividing Plants
As a garden matures, some perennial plants (plants that return each year) will benefit from being divided. This
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Lance-leaved Coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata With bursts of warm yellow, lance-leaved coreopsis brightens any garden. Reliable lance-shaped leaves provide greenery throughout
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Dividing Perennials
Dividing overcrowded perennials is a common practice performed by gardeners to keep plants healthy. The resulting smaller clumps can
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No More Brown Fridays
Don’t become a Brown Friday statistic. American plumbers named the Friday after Thanksgiving Brown Friday because of the increase in
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Partner Resources to Reduce Flood Risk
Get your Business Flood Ready Is your business at risk of flooding? Businesses within the TRCA jurisdiction of
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New Invaders
Jumping worms – Amynthas spp., Metaphire spp., Pheretima spp. Jumping worms are invasive earthworms most likely to be
The 3-30-300 Rule
Trees play a vital role in cooling cities, reducing carbon dioxide, supporting wildlife and enhancing air quality. They’re
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