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Public Service Announcement: Spring Safety Message: Be Safe Near Waterways
March 8, 2024 – Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) is reminding residents of the dangers that exist near rivers,
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Keeping Soil in its Place: Funding for Erosion Control
This is part two of our five-part Farm Gate series about agricultural projects that are supported by the
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The Kerstens: Giving Back and Looking Forward
Walking around Anthony and Cristina Kerstens’ three-hectare property in Erin, you would never realize how much the landscape
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Starting Seed at Home
Starting seeds indoors is a fun, family-friendly winter activity. Here’s what you’ll need to get started: Seeds Choose
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Wildflowers From Seed
The seeds of each plant species are as different as the plants themselves. And each seed requires different
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Wild Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa The square stems of wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) reach about two to four feet tall with fragrant
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The Best Defense is a Good Fence
Thiis is part one of our five-part Farm Gate series about agricultural projects that are supported by the
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A Year to Celebrate
Happy New Year everyone. As we transition into a new year, it’s a time to reflect on how
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Signs of Stewardship
When you care for your property in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way, you’re helping to protect the
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Start Trapping Trash in 2024
Scientists estimate over 50 million metric tons of plastic waste will enter our water system by 2030. Property owners can
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Planting the Seed of Transformation
When Wendy Walgate and Duncan Glaholt took ownership of their 20-hectare (50 acre) property in Erin over 20
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Public Service Announcement: Winter Safety Message: Be Safe Near Waterways, Unsafe Ice
January 17, 2024 – Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) reminds residents of the dangers near streams, rivers, ponds and
Partridge-berry
Mitchella repent Keep your eye on the ground to spot this low-growing evergreen vine. Mats of glossy, dark
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Winter’s Berry Banquet
Once the flowers fade and leaves fall, there usually isn’t much colour left in our yards, but that
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Your Business Pays for Rain, Here’s How to Pay Less
Every property owner in Mississauga pays for the rain that falls on their property. This fee, known as
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Making Our Communities Less Salty
Ways to Reduce the Impacts of Road Salt And just like that, we’ve said goodbye to autumn foliage
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Beech Leaf Disease Found in Watershed
Invasive Tree Disease Discovered for the First Time For the first time, CVC staff detected beech leaf disease
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Three Steps to Safer Drinking Water for Well Owners
Get to Know Your Drinking Water Does your home or business draw drinking water from a well? How
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Winter Habitat and Protection Among Leaf Litter
Insects that Overwinter in Leaf Litter Aside from saving our backs from strain, there are plenty of benefits
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Don’t Be Afraid of the Big Brown Bat
Bats are Beautiful Bats are far less frightening than you might think. In fact, we should be helping
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