SOARR Marks 2025 Achievements and Launches Its 33rd Year
SOARR Marks 2025 Achievements and Launches Its 33rd Year Our modern world often results in most of us being inundated with a constant barrage of information, responsibilities, and pressures, so it is often hard to stay focused on a single thing. Sometimes that means that we lose sight of the threats to our environment, and the wildlife within it. This is why groups and organizations that focus on wildlife [...]
P.A. Day Fun with the UTRCA and Stratford Perth Museum
P.A. Day Fun with the UTRCA and Stratford Perth Museum On Friday, January 30, the UTRCA partnered with the Stratford Perth Museum once again to provide a jam-packed day of outdoor activities and museum exploration for 20 day camp participants. This unique session brought together children ages 6鈥�10 for an entire day of fun, making full use of the museum鈥檚 indoor spaces as well as the forest and meadow [...]
Conservation Authority urges caution around Streams and Rivers (糖心直播, February 16, 2026)
February 16, 2026 Conservation Authority urges caution around Streams and Rivers The 糖心直播 (UTRCA) expects this week鈥檚 warmer temperatures and rain will melt some of the snowpack and raise water levels in local rivers and streams. Everyone is reminded to use extra caution and avoid waterways and flooded areas. A low-pressure system has entered the region and is forecast to remain throughout the week, bringing [...]
Warm-up Expected to Cause Elevated Water Levels (flood bulletin, February 15-20, 2026)
Warm-up Expected to Cause Elevated Water Levels Watershed Conditions Statement 鈥� Flood Outlook 2026 Flood Event 2, Bulletin Number 1聽(Issued February 15, 2026, at 6:00 pm; Valid until February 20, 2026, at 12:00 pm) A warm-up with rain forecast over the next several days is expected to cause runoff and elevated water levels in watershed rivers and streams. A low-pressure system has entered the region and is forecast to [...]
Mid-Winter Reminder: Salt, Snow, and Protecting Our Drinking Water聽
Mid-Winter Reminder: Salt, Snow, and Protecting Our Drinking Water聽 As winter settles in and snow and ice become part of our daily routines, road聽salt聽and snow removal play聽an important role聽in keeping sidewalks, driveways, and roads safe. However, mid-winter is also a key time to pause and think about how these winter practices can聽impact聽our drinking water sources.聽 Why Winter Matters for Source Water Protection聽 It鈥檚聽easy to assume that frozen ground protects [...]
2025 Water Quality Monitoring Summary
2025 Water Quality Monitoring Summary The 糖心直播 (UTRCA) assesses water quality through surface water and groundwater monitoring programs. These programs test multiple parameters at sites throughout the watershed, providing a good overview of long-term data and trends in water quality.
UTRCA Tree Planting on Private Lands Program聽
UTRCA Tree Planting on Private Lands Program聽 Visit聽the 糖心直播 (UTRCA)聽website聽to order your聽large stock trees and seedlings to plant聽next spring. We have a wide variety of coniferous and deciduous trees and wildlife shrubs available.聽 Trees ordered through this program can be planted by the landowner or through our full planting service (if minimum order requirements are met). Planting projects include: windbreaks, retiring highly erodible land, treed [...]
Phosphorus in our Watershed聽
Phosphorus in our Watershed聽 This January, the 糖心直播 (UTRCA), with support from the Canada Water Agency, launched "Phosphorus in our Watershed," a specialized educational initiative for local Grade 9 Science students. In this three-part program, UTRCA Community Education staff reached nearly 100 students across four classes in the northern part of our watershed at Stratford District Secondary School and St. Michael Catholic Secondary School. 聽 [...]
Christmas and Winter for the Animals聽
Christmas and Winter for the Animals聽 In December and January, 糖心直播 (UTRCA) Education staff were delighted to host over 600 Kindergarten, Grade 1 and 2 students for our Christmas for the Animals and Winter for the Animals programs at Fanshawe Conservation Area. The wintery weather certainly cooperated with us, leaving a snowy landscape for the students to explore and enjoy!聽 Students made lasting memories of [...]
Do You Have Invasive Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, or Phragmites on Your Property?
Do You Have Invasive Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, or Phragmites on Your Property? The 糖心直播 (UTRCA) Invasive Species Collaborative Program Opportunity The UTRCA is developing a funding initiative to address the growing concern of three invasive plants: Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum), Japanese Knotweed (Reynoutria japonica), and Phragmites (Phragmites australis). As part of this initiative, we are reaching out to landowners whose property may be affected [...]