Caring for Your New Tree Workshop
Best Care For Your Young Trees Learn basic pruning tips for young trees and shrubs, proper mulching techniques, […]
Attracting Beneficial Insects Supports Low-Impact Farming
Tara Weerasuriya’s career in environmental science has provided her with a firsthand experience of the impacts of pollutants … Continue reading
Removing Invasive Plants
Learn to Effectively Remove Invasives Removing stubborn invasive plants from a garden can be difficult. Knowing which invasive … Continue reading
Creating Accessible Gardens
Benefits of Gardening Gardening is great for mental health. It helps us get in touch with the natural … Continue reading
Art in the Credit: Past, Present and Future
The Credit River, with its scenic landscapes, natural resources and rich heritage, has long inspired the visual history … Continue reading
Invasive Goutweed
Goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria), also known as bishop’s weed or snow on the mountain, is a perennial groundcover native … Continue reading
Meet Your New Rural Outreach Team
Get to know our new Rural Outreach team! Kelsey Ducsharm and Karen Buckle have moved into new positions … Continue reading
Why the Length of Your Lease Matters
Cover crops are a sustainable land management practice that can improve soil health and reduce erosion. The last Statistical … Continue reading
The Big Reveal
Macrophotography will change the way you see nature What is it? Macrophotography is a popular art form that … Continue reading
Antoniuk & Ilton: Protecting Water & Health
In the Credit River Watershed, water seems endlessly abundant, but we’re not immune to shortages and quality issues. … Continue reading
Edible Gardens: Cultivate Workplace Sustainability
Green Workplace Initiatives Through Staff Collaboration At Credit Valley Conservation (CVC), we don’t just talk about environmental sustainability … Continue reading
Life Lessons from Turtles
Be Inspired by the Behaviours of Local Turtles As summer plans start to fill our calendars, it’s easy … Continue reading
What to Prune Now
Spring is in full swing; days are longer, birds are singing and you may have started thinking about … Continue reading
Eastern Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius A versatile shrub, eastern ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) provides year-round interest. In late spring, round clusters of … Continue reading
Great Plant Groupings
Create stunning gardens and yards by grouping and layering plants. Not only does this look fantastic, but it … Continue reading
Halophytes: Salt Lovers
Salt from winter maintenance ends up in our water and soil. Many plants can’t survive such salty conditions and end … Continue reading
Celebrating Earth Day: Embrace the Four Elements of the Watershed
The elements of nature — water, air, fire and earth — are a lens in which we can … Continue reading
Smooth Serviceberry
Amelanchier laevis  In early spring, before leaves appear, smooth serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis) delights us with its showy white … Continue reading
What to Consider Before Planting a New Tree
Thinking of planting a new tree? Here are some of the most common questions we’ve been asked about … Continue reading
Home Grown Success: 15 Years of Planting on Urban Properties
Thanks to willing watershed residents, we’ve planted over 3,000 trees and shrubs on local home properties, through CVC’s … Continue reading
A New Season of Stewardship Begins
Longer days, thawing soil, beautiful budding plants and flowers signal the exciting arrival of spring. It’s the perfect … Continue reading