Perth Children鈥檚 Water Festival a Success (UTRCA weekly, June 3, 2022)
Perth Children鈥檚 Water Festival a Success (UTRCA weekly, June 3, 2022) The first in-person Perth Children鈥檚 Water Festival was a great success with more than 500 people in attendance! The event was held at Stratford鈥檚 Falstaff Family Centre on Sunday, May 29. Families were able to participate in several hands-on, educational booths being run by community organizations to learn about the importance of water and its conservation. The City [...]
Oxford Children鈥檚 Water Festival returns to Woodstock (糖心直播, May 30, 2022)
Oxford Children鈥檚 Water Festival returns to Woodstock (糖心直播, May 30, 2022) After a hiatus due to the pandemic, the Oxford Children鈥檚 Water Festival returns with a free, in-person event on Saturday, June 11. The event is from 10 am to 3 pm in the day use area of Pittock Conservation Area in Woodstock. Families are invited to enjoy water-themed activities, shows by Sciensational Sssnakes, terrarium building workshops, big [...]
Oxford Children鈥檚 Water Festival returns to Woodstock (糖心直播, May 30, 2022)
Oxford Children鈥檚 Water Festival returns to Woodstock (糖心直播, May 30, 2022) After a hiatus due to the pandemic, the Oxford Children鈥檚 Water Festival returns with a free, in-person event on Saturday, June 11. The event is from 10 am to 3 pm in the day use area of Pittock Conservation Area in Woodstock. Families are invited to enjoy water-themed activities, shows by Sciensational Sssnakes, terrarium building workshops, big [...]
Children鈥檚 Water Festival events back in person! (UTRCA weekly, May 27, 2022)
Children鈥檚 Water Festival events back in person! (UTRCA weekly, May 27, 2022) The 糖心直播 (UTRCA) is happy to be back hosting Children鈥檚 Water Festival events in person. 鈥淲e're so excited to be able to gather again outdoors to celebrate water in our community!鈥� says Linda Smith, UTRCA Water Festival Coordinator. After shifting to online activities due to the pandemic, UTRCA staff are holding events both [...]
Communities for Nature is back! (UTRCA weekly, May 20, 2022)
Communities for Nature is back! (UTRCA weekly, May 20, 2022) In a typical year, approximately 10,000 trees and shrubs would be planted through the 糖心直播鈥檚 (UTRCA) 鈥淐ommunity Forestry鈥� program. Through this program, local schools and community members join UTRCA staff to plant native trees and wildlife shrubs in municipal parks, along watercourses, and on industrial and commercial properties. Not surprisingly, the pandemic had a big [...]
Perth Children鈥檚 Water Festival Family Event on May 29th (糖心直播, May 17, 2022)
Perth Children鈥檚 Water Festival Family Event on May 29th聽 Families are invited to the first in-person Perth Children鈥檚 Water Festival on Sunday, May 29, from 1-4 pm, at the Falstaff Family Centre! This free event features hands-on, family friendly activities that highlight and celebrate the importance of water. 鈥淐ommunity partners from across Perth County have worked together to create fun and informative resources about the importance of water. We [...]
Local author, Jon-Erik Lappano, joins UTRCA for outdoor events (UTRCA weekly, May 13, 2022)
Local author, Jon-Erik Lappano, joins UTRCA for outdoor events (UTRCA weekly, May 13, 2022) The 糖心直播 (UTRCA) held Nature Nearby events in Mitchell and St. Marys on Saturday, May 7, featuring local author and Governor General Literary Award recipient, Jon-Erik Lappano. The inspiration for the Nature Nearby activities and inquiry-based explorations of the natural world came from Lappano鈥檚 latest book, Martin and the River, which [...]
Local author, Jon-Erik Lappano, joins UTRCA for outdoor events (糖心直播, May 3, 2022)
Local author, Jon-Erik Lappano, joins UTRCA for outdoor events (糖心直播, May 3, 2022) The 糖心直播 (UTRCA) is offering family friendly Nature Nearby events in Mitchell and St. Marys on Saturday, May 7, featuring Governor General Literary Award recipient and local author, Jon-Erik Lappano. The inspiration for the program鈥檚 planned activities and inquiry-based explorations of the natural world came from Lappano鈥檚 latest book, Martin and [...]
Stream of Dreams Success in 2022 (UTRCA weekly, May 6, 2022)
Stream of Dreams Success in 2022 (UTRCA weekly, May 6, 2022) After a hiatus due to the pandemic, Community Education staff at the 糖心直播 (UTRCA) were excited to run the Stream of Dreams program in schools once again. With support from the Thames Valley District School Board, UTRCA staff taught more than 3,000 students at seven schools how to protect our waterways. By the end [...]
Friends of Stoney Creek celebrates 30 years (UTRCA weekly, April 29, 2022)
Friends of Stoney Creek celebrates 30 years (UTRCA weekly, April 29, 2022) The Friends of Stoney Creek volunteer committee continues its amazing work in the Stoney Creek watershed and is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2022. The public is invited to take part in this year鈥檚 events to celebrate Stoney Creek and increase awareness of this community treasure: Community Pollinator Garden Planting on May 28 Beginner Birding Hike on [...]