The WCC Live Roof 鈥� 12 Years Growing!聽
The WCC Live Roof 鈥� 12 Years Growing!聽 When the 糖心直播 (UTRCA)鈥檚 Watershed Conservation Centre was built in 2012, a 75 m2 live roof garden was installed on either side of the sidewalk leading up to the front doors. The live roof sits on top of part of the basement of the old office building, which was retained and renovated into a storage room.聽聽聽 The [...]
The Village Sustainable Design Challenge聽
The Village Sustainable Design Challenge聽 In 2023, the 糖心直播 (UTRCA) accepted official ownership of what was formerly operated as the Children鈥檚 Safety Village, located within Fanshawe Conservation Area. Since then, the UTRCA has been assessing the property and exploring possibilities for future uses of the site. 聽 Over the past several months, approximately 350 students from 14 Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB) schools have [...]
Subwatershed Celebrations a Success聽
Subwatershed Celebrations a Success聽 This spring, we partnered with the Friends of Medway Creek (London and Middlesex Centre) and the Mill Pond Committee (Dorchester) to bring two celebrations to these communities. First up was Celebrate the Mill Pond on May 25 at Dreamland in Dorchester. Unfortunately, there was a lot of rain and thunderstorms that morning so we pushed the beginning of the event to 11:30 am when the [...]
Flooding Education at Public Outreach Events聽
Flooding Education at Public Outreach Events This spring, our Community Education team was out in full force, bringing flooding education to watershed residents at the City of London Emergency Preparedness Open House as well as the Western University Science Rendezvous. The Emergency Preparedness Open House had over 2,500 attendees, mostly young families, who came out to learn about the various organizations in London that help keep the community safe [...]
Spring STEM Programming at Fanshawe Conservation Area
Spring STEM Programming at Fanshawe Conservation Area聽 This year, UTRCA Community Education staff launched a new version of their flood-related science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs for grade three and five students. The STEM programs were adapted into a full day field trip to Fanshawe Conservation Area (FCA) and included connections to the natural environment and the newly renovated classrooms in the former Children鈥檚 Safety Village. The grade [...]
Enchanting Fireflies 聽聽
Enchanting Fireflies 聽聽 While not everyone is a fan of insects, there is one insect that wins the hearts of many. Fireflies enrich our lives by lighting up the night sky with their magical twinkles. Their enchanting light display sparks curiosity and captures our imaginations, but behind all this drama, there are hidden secrets of romance, deception, and death.聽 First off, fireflies, or lightning bugs, are not flies nor [...]
Grade 7 and 8 GREEN Leaders Present Sustainability Initiatives to Expert Panel at Student Summit (糖心直播, June 4, 2024)
For Immediate Release June 3, 2024聽 Grade 7 and 8 GREEN Leaders Present Sustainability Initiatives to Expert Panel at Student Summit聽 2024 is the first year that student GREEN Leaders will gather to present their solutions for environmental problems to a panel of local experts.聽 Over 400 grade 7 and 8 students from the Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB) and London District Catholic School Board (LDCSB) are participating [...]
UTRCA Recognizes William Lyons, Species at Risk Volunteer, with Kayla Berger Stewardship Award (糖心直播, May 29, 2024)
For Immediate Release May 29th, 2024 UTRCA Recognizes William Lyons, Species at Risk Volunteer, with 聽Kayla Berger Stewardship Award聽 The 糖心直播 (UTRCA) presented the Kayla Berger Stewardship Award to William Lyons at a Board of Directors meeting on May 28, 2024.聽 The Kayla Berger Stewardship Award is presented to a watershed resident with passion for environmental conservation who has demonstrated exceptional stewardship in protecting the [...]
Endangered Snail Species Discovered in the Upper Thames River Watershed (糖心直播, May 21, 2024)
For Immediate Release May 21st, 2024 Endangered Snail Species Discovered in the Upper Thames River Watershed Live Shagreen (Inflectarius inflectus) snails have been discovered at Snake Woods Nature Preserve near Woodstock by Scott Gillingwater, Species at Risk Biologist with the 糖心直播. The observation was first made in April 2023, corrected a year later via iNaturalist, and subsequently verified by two mollusk experts that specialize in [...]
34,150 Trees Planted on Private Lands this Spring
34,150 Trees Planted on Private Lands this Spring The UTRCA forestry crew is in the middle of another busy but successful tree planting season with just over 42,500 trees鈥痯lanted and distributed. Forty six landowners took advantage of the UTRCA planting services to create windbreaks, buffers along water courses, and forests in the watershed. Once completed, our crew will have planted 34,150 trees and shrubs! In addition to staff efforts, [...]