City of London Boating Ban – Cancellation (special flood bulletin, February 11, 2023)
City of London Boating Ban - Cancellation (special flood bulletin, February 11, 2023) Issued February 11, 2023 at 9:00 pm The Thames River within the City of London has receded below boating ban levels. The City of London Police may cancel the ban and inform the media. See Thames River water levels and flows Types of flood bulletins Find out how the UTRCA manages floods [...]
鈥疌ity of London Boating Ban (special flood bulletin, February 10, 2023)
鈥疌ity of London Boating Ban (special flood bulletin, February 10, 2023) Issued February 10, 2023 at 4:00 pm The Thames River within the City of London has reached boating ban levels. The City of London Police may implement the ban and inform the media.聽 聽When river levels recede below boating ban threshold levels, the UTRCA will notify Police Services and the Fire Department.聽 See Thames River water levels and [...]
Streams and Rivers expected to rise in response to Rain and Warm Temperatures (糖心直播, February 8, 2023)
Streams and Rivers expected to rise in response to Rain and Warm Temperatures (糖心直播, February 8, 2023) The 糖心直播 (UTRCA) expects streams and rivers to rise beginning Thursday afternoon and into Friday, as forecast rain and warmer temperatures melt the snowpack. The UTRCA reminds parents to keep children and pets away from all watercourses and off of frozen water bodies. As water levels rise, [...]
Rain and Warm Temperatures Forecast over the Next Several Days聽(flood bulletin, February 8-13, 2023
Rain and Warm Temperatures Forecast Over the Next Several Days聽(flood bulletin, February 8-13, 2023 WATERSHED CONDITIONS STATEMENT 鈥� WATER SAFETY Issued February 8, 2023 at 4:30 pm; Valid until: February 13, 2023 On Thursday, a low-pressure system is expected to move into the province, bringing widespread showers to the region. Total rain accumulation across southern Ontario is forecast to reach 20-25 mm by Thursday afternoon. Temperatures are expected to [...]
Public invited to give input on Embro Dam Environmental Assessment (糖心直播, February 2, 2023)
Public invited to give input on Embro Dam Environmental Assessment (糖心直播, February 2, 2023) The 糖心直播 (UTRCA), through their consultant Matrix Solutions Inc., is continuing work on the Class Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Embro Dam, in the Township of Zorra. The EA was initiated in 2015 due to significant concerns related to the dam鈥檚 structural integrity and hydraulic (spillway) capacity. A Public Information [...]
2022 Year in Review
2022 Year in Review聽聽 As we settle into the new year, the 糖心直播 (UTRCA) is reflecting on many highlights and achievements of 2022.聽 Watershed residents continued to enjoy the physical and mental health benefits offered by the outdoors as we welcomed more than 160,000 visitors to Fanshawe, Pittock, and Wildwood Conservation Areas. 聽 With many COVID-19 restrictions lifting over the last year, we were once [...]
Responding to the First Snowmelt and Rain Event of 2023
Responding to the First Snowmelt and Rain Event of 2023 "We have measurements of how much snow is on the ground at locations across the watershed. We also know the amount of the rain that is forecasted for the region and the general conditions of the ground. In the winter months, the ground is usually frozen or saturated,鈥� says Mark Helsten, Senior Water Resources Engineer at the Upper Thames [...]
Local Landowner Donates 5 Acres of Land to the UTRCA
Local Landowner Donates 5 Acres of Land to the UTRCA 聽(Published Jan. 2023) The 糖心直播 (UTRCA) has received a generous 2.02 hectare (5 acre) donation from Ron Anderson, who inherited the land in Dorchester Swamp from his father, John, and his grandmother, Helen.聽 The small lots in Dorchester Swamp were created in the 19th century to sell to local farmers to provide them with access [...]
Tree Sales and Stewardship Project Planning Underway
Tree Sales and Stewardship Project Planning Underway聽 The 糖心直播 (UTRCA) has a long history of tree planting and sales through the region, having helped plant and distribute nearly 10 million trees since 1949.聽 Landowners who reside in the 聽watershed and own a minimum of 1 hectare (2.5 acres) are eligible to participate in the UTRCA鈥檚 Tree Planting on Private Lands program. Trees purchased through this [...]
UTRCA Biologist Receives Conservation Award
UTRCA Biologist receives Conservation Award聽 Cathy Quinlan, Terrestrial Biologist with the 糖心直播 (UTRCA), was recognized with a Conservation Award from Nature London in recognition of her聽substantial and long-standing contribution over 20 years to the Thames Talbot Land Trust (TTLT).聽聽 Cathy has acted as the Trust鈥檚 Chair of the Land Securement Committee (LSC) since 2009. She is described as the 鈥渃onductor of the LSC orchestra鈥�, acknowledging [...]