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
Rural Landowners
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
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
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
The Mountains: Embracing Change and Healing the Land
Gary and Debbie Mountain have been running their farm in Caledon for over 20 years, and their connection … Continue reading
Wetland Restoration Planting
Enhance Wetlands on Your Property Ontario contains an impressive 25 per cent of Canada’s wetlands and six per … Continue reading
Happy Reunion
ALUS Peel Project Update According to the 2021 agricultural census, 31 per cent of land in Peel is … Continue reading
Happy Trails
You Can Build Your Own Sustainable Trail Take a moment. Picture yourself outside on your favorite recreational trail. Think … Continue reading
Litter Bugs and Birds
Create More Bird- and Bug-Friendly Habitat Leaving natural debris like leaves, sticks, dried flowers and plant stems on … Continue reading
Making Connections
Help Wildlife in the Watershed When we travel, we often make a number of stops along the way: … Continue reading
Protect It at the Source
Is Your Drinking Water At Risk? Home water filtration systems are only one line of defense against contaminated … Continue reading
Helping Stands
We Can Help You Create a Sustainable Management Plan September 18 to 24 is National Forest Week. Celebrate by … Continue reading
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
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
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
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