An Unwavering Commitment
Persistence Pays Off Since 2014, CVC’s Bird-Friendly Certified Hay program has supported rural landowners and farmers in their efforts to […] … Continue reading
Green Your Property
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 … Continue reading
Born from Fire
Eastern Meadowlarks Benefit from Grassland Restoration Last year, CVC conducted its first single-day controlled grassland burn at Upper … Continue reading
See the Forest for the Bees
Planting Trees Can Support Bees That Rely on Forests To Survive During the 1850s, nearly 70 per cent … Continue reading
Meet the Murphys
How They Protect The Health of Their Farm Murphy Meadow Farms is a multi-generational family farm located just outside … Continue reading
Urban Tolerant Trees
Wild Black Cherry is a Tolerant Tree Some trees, such as American beech, are rarely seen outside of … Continue reading
Insect (and other) Invaders
Bugs that are a Bother In July, it can seem like there’s nothing worse than being caught in … Continue reading
Check to Protect Your Trees
Invasive Hemlock Woolly Adelgid is Slowly Making Its Way In 2003, the invasive Asian long-horned beetle (ALHB) was … Continue reading
Drastic Measures
Managing Invasive Species Hollywood movies and dimestore mystery novels have taught us that beautiful things can be dangerous. … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Keep Paths Cool
Ways To Keep Your Yard Cool Paved and hard surfaces like driveways can absorb and radiate the sun’s … Continue reading
Plants Keep You Cool
We’ve already experienced a few 30 degree days this year and we’ll likely see more because of climate … Continue reading
Barren Strawberry
Small yellow flowers bloom on this low-growing groundcover in mid-late spring. As it grows, it forms a dense … Continue reading
Natural Champions
Congratulations to Whole Village on their 2021 Friends of the Credit Conservation Award Along the Town of Caledon’s … Continue reading
Be on the Hunt for Invasives
Nature Invaders Scavenger Hunt When left unmanaged, invasive species can take over your yard, garden, field or forest. … Continue reading
Biodiversity Below Ground
Healthy Soils to Support Plant Growth This is part five of our five-part Farm Gate series on soil—the foundation … Continue reading
Join CVC’s Nature Invaders Scavenger Hunt
June 13, 2022 – Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) is launching a new citizen science project for landowners across … Continue reading
How to Remove Goutweed
It’s Not Easy But Don’t Give Up Removing goutweed and other invasive groundcovers, like periwinkle, English ivy or … Continue reading
Problem Plants
There are some plants that you wish you didn’t invite into your yard. These are invasive species—non-native plants … Continue reading
Keep Soil Rooted
Roots Support Plant Growth This is part four of our five-part Farm Gate series on soil—the foundation of our … Continue reading
Do Not Disturb
Limiting Soil Disturbance Promotes Healthy Soil Structure This is part three of our five-part Farm Gate series on … Continue reading