Plantation Management Part 2: The Solutions
This is the second article in our two-part series on plantation management. Read Plantation Management Part 1: Challenges. Managing […] … Continue reading
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Plantation Management Part 1: The Challenges
This is the first article in our two-part series on plantation management. Throughout the fall of 2023, Credit … Continue reading
Bloomtime Calendar
While your garden sleeps this winter, plan your yard so you can be surrounded by blooms throughout the … Continue reading
Cozy up with Nature-based Educational Resources this Winter
Cornell Lab Bird Academy Do you want to learn how to identify, draw or understand bird behaviour? The … Continue reading
Last Harvest: The Impact of the ALUS Peel Pilot on the Credit River Watershed
Over the past three years, we’ve shared stories and insights from the ALUS Peel Pilot program. As the … Continue reading
Taking Precautions: Preventing Wildlife Diseases
Around this time of year, you may take precautions to protect yourself and others from becoming ill, like … Continue reading
Le Cercle de l’Amitié: Promoting Community Through Green Spaces
Circle of Friendship Le Cercle de l’Amitié, which translates to “circle of friendship” in English, has been a … Continue reading
What Lurks Beneath the Leaves
As leaves change colour and fall to the ground, many of us prepare to rake away the dead … Continue reading
Breaking Records: Caring For Your Land in a New Climate Era
Extreme weather conditions, such as floods, and even events thousands of kilometres away like wildfires, are affecting our … Continue reading
Reaping a Harvest of Ecological Benefits for the Watershed
”Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.” – Plato. The effects of good … Continue reading
Common Winterberry
Ilex verticillata Add colour to your fall and winter garden. Choose a female common winterberry (Ilex verticillata) shrub … Continue reading
Find the Right Spot for Fruiting Plants
If you’re planting native trees and shrubs in your yard this fall, you’re likely going through the usual … Continue reading
Cultivating Collaboration on Rented Farmland for Owners and Farmers
With a growing share of Ontario’s farming taking place on rented land, strong farmer-landowner relationships are becoming increasingly … Continue reading
Celebrating 20 Years of Agricultural Stewardship: Join the 2024 Peel Farm Tour
A Conservation Milestone Over the past 20 years, the agricultural landscape in the Peel Region has been transformed … Continue reading
Stop the Spread, Cut the Costs
Correction This edition of Countryside Stewardship Mail stated oak wilt, an invasive species, has been found in the … Continue reading
Celebrate Five Years of Fletchers Creek SNAP
Five Years of Fletchers Creek SNAP We’re celebrating five years of the Fletchers Creek Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan … Continue reading
Lance-leaved Coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata With bursts of warm yellow, lance-leaved coreopsis brightens any garden. Reliable lance-shaped leaves provide greenery throughout … Continue reading
Dividing Perennials
Dividing overcrowded perennials is a common practice performed by gardeners to keep plants healthy. The resulting smaller clumps can … Continue reading
No More Brown Fridays
Don’t become a Brown Friday statistic. American plumbers named the Friday after Thanksgiving Brown Friday because of the increase in … Continue reading
Partner Resources to Reduce Flood Risk
Get your Business Flood Ready Is your business at risk of flooding? Businesses within the TRCA jurisdiction of … Continue reading
New Invaders
Jumping worms – Amynthas spp., Metaphire spp., Pheretima spp. Jumping worms are invasive earthworms most likely to be … Continue reading