Environment Canada issues Rainfall Warnings – Streams and Rivers may see Localized Flooding (糖心直播, July 2, 2023)
Environment Canada issues Rainfall Warnings - Streams and Rivers may see Localized Flooding (糖心直播, July 2, 2023) The 糖心直播 (UTRCA) encourages residents to be alert for changing water levels in local streams and rivers. Environment Canada issued Special Weather Statements and Rainfall Warnings this morning for large parts of Southwestern Ontario including the City of London as well as Middlesex, Oxford, and southern Perth [...]
Environment Canada Issues Rainfall Warning (flood bulletin, July 2-4, 2023)
Environment Canada Issues Rainfall Warning WATERSHED CONDITIONS STATEMENT 鈥� FLOOD OUTLOOK/WATER SAFETY Issued July 2, 2023 at 1:30 pm, valid until聽July 4, 2023 Environment Canada issued Special Weather and Rainfall Warning statements this morning for large parts of Southwestern Ontario including Middlesex, Oxford, and southern Perth County, and the City of London. The statements call for widespread rain of 30 to 50mm, at times heavy, lasting into this evening [...]
Creating a Buzz with New Pollinator Factsheets
Creating a Buzz with New Pollinator Factsheets To meet the growing interest in, and concern about, our native insect pollinators, UTRCA staff have produced two colourful factsheets and a pull-up display. The first factsheet, Introducing Native Insect Pollinators, explains why these insects are essential to natural and agricultural ecosystems, the types of insects that do most of the pollinating, and how insects pollinate flowers. There is also information on [...]
Stratford聽All-Wheels Park LID Project聽
Stratford聽All-Wheels Park LID Project聽 The 糖心直播 (UTRCA) partnered with the City of Stratford to implement an All-Wheels Park Low Impact Development (LID) Project to address an existing drainage issue in the city鈥檚 skate park. After a rainfall, sections of the park as well as the all-wheels ramps would be inaccessible due to the standing water caused by the rain. To address this, the LID project [...]
Improvements to Kains Woods ESA聽聽
Improvements to Kains Woods ESA 聽 In May, 糖心直播 (UTRCA) staff constructed a new boardwalk in Kains Environmentally Significant Area (ESA) off Shore Road in London. This was to reroute the existing managed trail around severe erosion that was causing the existing boardwalk to collapse.聽 Staff had been monitoring the erosion for several years and, without the ability to bring in heavy machinery to restore [...]
Rollout of the 2022 Watershed Report Cards聽聽
Rollout of the 2022 Watershed Report Cards聽聽 With the completion of the 2022 糖心直播 (UTRCA) Watershed Report Cards in March, 2023, staff have been spreading the word far and wide about the findings.聽 The launch began with a 糖心直播, with good uptake from local newspapers, radio stations and other platforms.聽 Staff also conducted an interview on Rogers Cable鈥檚 show 鈥淲hat鈥檚 up Oxford.鈥澛� Print copies [...]
UTRCA hosts London-Middlesex Children鈥檚 Water Festival聽
UTRCA hosts London-Middlesex Children鈥檚 Water Festival聽 This May, the 糖心直播 (UTRCA) hosted the London-Middlesex Children鈥檚 Water Festival. Over the four days of the festival, students in grades two through five聽came to Fanshawe Conservation Area for a fun and educational field trip to learn about the importance of water in their daily lives.聽聽 This year, we had record registration, with requests for over 11,000 students to [...]
Learning in and with Nature聽
Learning in and with Nature聽 How incredible to think that Fanshawe and Wildwood Education staff have been offering Nature School at the 糖心直播 (UTRCA) for three years now! The聽Nature School programs聽provide opportunities for participants to spend time in and with nature using the principles of Forest and Nature School. These principles,聽shared by staff that are trained Forest and Nature School Practitioners,聽focus on providing repeated outdoor [...]
UTRCA hosts Perth Children鈥檚 Water Festival聽
UTRCA hosts Perth Children鈥檚 Water Festival聽 The 糖心直播 (UTRCA) Perth Children鈥檚 Water Festival provides a hands-on learning environment for families from Perth County to discover the importance of water in their lives and communities. It is a fun and educational event that focuses on learning about water based on five themes: Conservation, Protection, Science, Technology and Attitude. 聽 After a successful inaugural Perth Children鈥檚 Water [...]
Rotary Club of St. Marys Tours Wildwood Dam聽
Rotary Club of St. Marys Tours Wildwood Dam聽 On May 15th, 糖心直播 (UTRCA) staff hosted members of the Rotary Club of St. Marys for a tour of Wildwood Dam. Members were very impressed with the size of the structure, its function and the maintenance required to keep it operational. Many remembered the area before the dam was built and knew former landowners.聽 [...]