Let’s Do Less This Spring
Sometimes Less is More Dreading this year’s spring clean-up? What if we told you: when it comes to […] … Continue reading
Green Your Property
Plant a Free Tree with CVC: New Funding Available for Urban Tree Planting
Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) is encouraging homeowners to take advantage of new funding for urban tree planting in … Continue reading
Watch These Tree Benefits Emerge Each Season
The Magic of Trees From tall, majestic hardwoods to saplings still stretching their branches to the sky, trees … Continue reading
Tips and Tricks for Planting a Tree or Shrub
Have Your Plants Thrive Adding a new native tree or shrub to your yard is an exciting project … Continue reading
Sustainable Maintenance Best Practices
Save Time, Money and the Planet In recent years, there’s been a lot of press about “No-Mow May” … Continue reading
Spring Showers Bring Erosion Powers
Erosion to Look Out For Soil erosion is a natural process in which soil is picked up and … Continue reading
It’s Report Card Time for CVC
It’s report card time, for conservation authorities. We recently released our Watershed Report Card in collaboration with Conservation … Continue reading
Protecting Our Watershed’s Special Songbirds
How to Help Threatened Species Bobolink and eastern meadowlark are songbirds that were once abundant across the Credit … Continue reading
Well Upgrade Gives Landowner Peace of Mind
Protect Your Groundwater John Island knows his one-hectare property in Mono like the back of his hand. Surrounded … Continue reading
Signs You Can Start Planting
Be Garden Conscious Snow is melting, temperatures are rising – but is it too early to start planting? … Continue reading
Serviceberries
Amelanchier species The delicate white flowers of serviceberries herald spring. Appearing in long clusters, these star-like blossoms arrive … Continue reading
Tracking the Spring Leaf-Out
Welcome Spring There are few more welcome signs of spring than when bright green leaves begin to unfurl … Continue reading
How To Protect Your Drinking Water
Learn Sources of Contamination As extreme weather events become more common, so does the risk of drinking water … Continue reading
Healthy Plants Need Healthy Soil
Improve Your Garden Here are a few things you can do and not do to improve the health … Continue reading
Common Snowberry
Symphoricarpos albus When choosing a new tree, shrub or plant, it’s important to consider the soil, moisture and … Continue reading
Your Soil is Made Up of 4 Crucial Ingredients
Did you know? When we picture an ideal garden, we tend to imagine all the activity going on … Continue reading
Join CVC at the Solutions for Safer Well Water Webinar
Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) invites well owners in the Credit River Watershed to attend Solutions for Safer Well … Continue reading
Get into the Spirit of Spring
Welcome Spring! March 20 is the first day of spring. We’re certainly not wishing the wonderful season of … Continue reading
Fight the Phrag
Managing Invasive Species It might look like a harmless grass blowing in the wind by the roadside, but … Continue reading
Coyote Season is Here
Your furry countryside neighbours If you’ve been hearing an increase in barks, yips and howls, you’re likely not … Continue reading
Putting Your Garden to Bed
Climate Change and Gardens Winter may not be everyone’s favourite season, but snow cover and prolonged below zero … Continue reading