UTRCA鈥檚 Nature School Programming available for upcoming PA Day聽(糖心直播, January 14, 2025)
UTRCA鈥檚 Nature School Programming available for upcoming PA Day聽 The 糖心直播 (UTRCA) is launching a new PA Day program in partnership with the Stratford Perth Museum.聽 This fun-filled day mimics the UTRCA鈥檚 Nature School program and is aimed at 8- to 12-year-old students. 聽Activities will include fire making, printmaking, and snowshoeing. 聽 鈥淲e have some really fun indoor and outdoor activities planned with a focus [...]
Streams and rivers rising due to melting snow and rain (糖心直播, December 28, 2024)
Streams and Rivers Rising due to Melting Snow and Rain The 糖心直播 (UTRCA) reminds everyone to be very cautious around all local waterways and to stay away from flood control reservoirs. The warmer temperatures and rain will melt most of the remaining snow over the next few days, leading to increased runoff and higher flows in ditches, streams, and rivers. Banks next to rivers and [...]
Watercourse Levels Expected to Rise Due to Melting Snow and Rain (flood bulletin, December 28, 2025 – January 2, 2025)
Watercourse Levels Expected to Rise Due to Melting Snow and RaiWatercourse Levels Expected to Rise Due to Melting Snow and RainnWatercourse Levels Expected to Rise Due to Melting Snow and Rain Watershed Conditions Statement 鈥� Water Safety (2024 Flood Event 12, Bulletin 1) Issued December 28, 2024, at 10:00 am; Valid until January 2, 2025, at 12:00 pm The current above freezing temperatures are expected to continue until the [...]
Streams and rivers running high due to melting snow (糖心直播, December 17, 2024)
Streams and Rivers Running High due to Melting Snow 聽The 糖心直播 (UTRCA) reminds everyone to exercise extreme caution around all rivers, streams, ditches, and ponds. The warmer temperatures and rain are melting much of the snow cover, and the runoff has increased flows in local waterways. An average of 15 mm of rain fell across the Upper Thames River watershed since Sunday evening, on top [...]
Water levels rise due to melting snow (flood bulletin, December 16-20, 2024)
Watercourse Levels Rising Due to Melting Snow Watershed Conditions Statement - Water Safety (2024 Flood Event 11, Bulletin 1) Issued December 16, 2024, at 4:30 pm; valid until December 20, 2024, at 12 pm) The warmer temperatures that began Sunday are causing the snowpack to melt.聽Daytime temperatures are forecast to remain above freezing for the next two days and continue the melting trend.聽There is also some rain expected over [...]
Protecting Your Drinking Water During Winter
Protecting Your Drinking Water During Winter Tips for Safe and Sustainable Snow and Ice Management鈥� It鈥檚 that time of year again! Snow is falling, and with it comes icy roads and sidewalks. While road salt and snow plowing are essential for keeping our roads, parking lots, walkways, and driveways safe, the overuse and improper storage of road salt can pose a significant threat to drinking water quality. Fortunately, there [...]
Cold Weather Preparation at Pittock Conservation Area聽聽
Cold Weather Preparation at Pittock Conservation Area聽聽 Staff at Pittock Conservation Area (PCA) have been busy since the end of the camping season preparing PCA for the winter months. There are several projects underway to get ready for the next season of camping.聽聽 In an extension of last year鈥檚 project, two additional sections of the aged underground water distribution system were replaced 鈥� from the PCA store to washroom [...]
A Fun-filled Fall at Wildwood Nature School聽
A Fun-filled Fall at Wildwood Nature School聽 Wildwood Nature School had a busy fall season this year. We extended our session from four to six weeks for maximum forest fun! Our smallest Nature School participants are our Falcons and Fledglings who had fun exploring the stream, dressing up for Halloween, running around like squirrels in the fall, and learning about local animals and what they do during the winter. [...]
Lake St. Clair Conference 2024聽
Lake St. Clair Conference 2024 In November Water Quality Specialist Craig Irwin represented the 糖心直播 (UTRCA) at the 2024 Binational Lake St. Clair Conference. The conference represented 25 years of joint environmental management by the U.S. and Canada in the Lake St. Clair watershed. The Thames River has a direct impact on Lake St. Clair as it is the outlet of the river.聽 Craig presented [...]
2024 Field Surveying Season聽
2024 Field Surveying Season聽 Borland Drain The 糖心直播's (UTRCA) 2024 field surveying season is nearing its end as winter arrives. Beginning in early June, the team of surveyors used high-accuracy GPS to gather over 30,000 elevation points for the flood modelling team to use in building flood models. GPS points were collected from bank to bank across more than 150 kilometres of creeks [...]