ALUS Peel Launch Event
Discover Where Agriculture and Nature Meet Join us for the launch of the ALUS Peel Pilot. Enjoy a free …
Green Your Property
Peel Farmers: Join the Official Launch ALUS Peel Pilot with Local Lunch and Tour
September 21, 2022 – Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) and its partners invite farmers in the Region of Peel …
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How to Make Your Home Rain-ready
A natural way to prepare for climate change Climate change is happening now in the watershed. Our communities …
Participate in CVC’s Climate Readiness Week Events
September 7, 2022 – Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) is launching its first Climate Readiness Week in partnership with …
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Top Trees for Your Yard
Discover Native Trees for Urban Yards This webinar was designed for Mississauga residents living in wards 4, 9 …
Drastic Measures
Managing Invasive Species Hollywood movies and dimestore mystery novels have taught us that beautiful things can be dangerous. …
Fletchers Creek SNAP Helps Pollinators Thrive
Working Hard for Pollinators Have you ever heard of a pollinator highway? There’s one right here in the …
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Keep Paths Cool
Ways To Keep Your Yard Cool Paved and hard surfaces like driveways can absorb and radiate the sun’s …
Plants Keep You Cool
We’ve already experienced a few 30 degree days this year and we’ll likely see more because of climate …
Barren Strawberry
Small yellow flowers bloom on this low-growing groundcover in mid-late spring. As it grows, it forms a dense …
Be on the Hunt for Invasives
Nature Invaders Scavenger Hunt When left unmanaged, invasive species can take over your yard, garden, field or forest. …
Join CVC’s Nature Invaders Scavenger Hunt
June 13, 2022 – Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) is launching a new citizen science project for landowners across …
How to Remove Goutweed
It’s Not Easy But Don’t Give Up Removing goutweed and other invasive groundcovers, like periwinkle, English ivy or …
Problem Plants
There are some plants that you wish you didn’t invite into your yard. These are invasive species—non-native plants …
Invasive Goutweed
Goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria), also known as bishop’s weed or snow on the mountain, is a perennial groundcover native …
Get to Know Spring’s Native Flowers
One of the best things about spring is spotting the first plants of the season sprouting. Little bits …
Cover It Up
Improve Soil Health This is part two of our six-part Farm Gate series on soil—the foundation of our …
Growing Ground Covers
Common silverweed grows less than 20 centimetres tall and can tolerate light foot traffic.
Weather the Storm
Are you prepared to weather a severe storm? Each year, Emergency Preparedness Week (May 1-7) reminds us that it’s important …