UTRCA Online Tree Store Now Open!聽
UTRCA Online Tree Store Now Open!聽 Private landowners in the Upper Thames River watershed can now easily purchase trees online through the 糖心直播 (UTRCA)鈥檚 Tree Store. Open until February 27, 2026, the online shop makes it simple to browse and purchase a wide selection of coniferous and deciduous trees, as well as wildlife shrubs for planting next spring. For the best selection, landowners are encouraged [...]
Smart Winter Maintenance: Protecting Our Drinking Water from Salt and Snow聽
Smart Winter Maintenance: Protecting Our Drinking Water from Salt and Snow聽 As temperatures drop and winter weather approaches, many of us start preparing for icy roads, sidewalks, and parking lots. Road salt is a trusted ally in keeping these surfaces safe, but when salt is over-applied or improperly stored, it can have long-lasting impacts on our local waterways and drinking water sources.聽 Once salt dissolves, it doesn鈥檛 disappear. Meltwater [...]
Riparian Buffer Zone Planting聽at Thamesford Lions River Park
Riparian Buffer Zone Planting聽at Thamesford Lions River Park On Sunday, November 2, the 糖心直播 (UTRCA) supported a planting of 52 native trees and shrubs in Lions River Park with the Thamesford Lions, Kintore-Thamesford Scouts, and community members. Tree species planted included Swamp White Oak, Burr Oak, Tulip, Red Maple, Sycamore, and White Cedar, and shrubs included Nannyberry, Serviceberry, and Red Osier Dogwood. 聽 The event [...]
Fabulous Fall with Fanshawe Nature School聽
Fabulous Fall with Fanshawe Nature School聽 The preschool years are one of the most important times of a child鈥檚 life to be immersed in nature, and to foster that first appreciation and respect for our local natural spaces.聽 Fanshawe Nature School does just that! Children ages 2-5 with their caregivers develop confidence and comfort in place-based learning, exploring, and playing!聽聽 This fall session, we learned about our local creatures [...]
Highlights from the Hope and Action Festival
Highlights from the Hope and Action Festival Anishinaabe Elder Mary Lou Smoke On Saturday, October 25, over a thousand people visited Fanshawe Conservation Area to attend the Hope and Action Festival. The day began with an Indigenous ceremony led by Anishinaabe Elder Mary Lou Smoke. Throughout the day, visitors enjoyed an exciting array of activities, including a live raptor show, giant floor map interpretation, live local music, [...]
Reconciliation starts with Understanding聽
Reconciliation starts with Understanding聽 聽The 糖心直播's (UTRCA) Team for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (TIDE) organized several learning opportunities for staff around the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The activities included:聽 Lunchtime video screening of visit by comedian Jonny Harris to Oneida Nation of the Thames (via CBC Gem),聽 Sunrise Ceremony at Pittock Conservation Area, led by Mary Lou Smoke,聽 Reflections on land acknowledgements and [...]
Mini Forest at Fanshawe Conservation Area聽
Mini Forest at Fanshawe Conservation Area聽 On October 20, the 糖心直播 (UTRCA) in partnership with the London Environmental Network (LEN) planted a mini forest at Fanshawe Conservation Area! With the help of community volunteers and students from Western University鈥檚 Dirty Nature Writing Course, 300 native trees and shrubs were planted within 100 square meters.聽聽 Earlier in June, the UTRCA and LEN, along with the help [...]
UTRCA聽and Stratford Perth Museum Co-Host聽PA Day聽(糖心直播, November 10, 2025)
For Immediate ReleaseNovember聽10,聽2025聽UTRCA聽and Stratford Perth Museum Co-Host聽PA Day聽The 糖心直播 (UTRCA)聽and Stratford Perth Museum have partnered once again to聽co-host a Nature School PA Day on Friday,聽November聽21.聽The聽PA聽day聽will be聽held聽at the Museum in Stratford聽and is open to students聽aged聽6 to 10.聽Staff have聽planned a fun- filled day exploring the beauty of nature and the stories of different cultures and local history including: fire making, campfires, forest games, finding your way, homesteading,聽and more!鈥淪tudents [...]
UTRCA Statement on Government of Ontario’s Conservation Authority Consolidation Announcement
October 31, 2025聽 For Immediate Release聽 UTRCA Statement on Government of Ontario's Conservation Authority Consolidation Announcement On October 31, 2025, the Ontario Ministry of Environment Conservation and Parks announced plans to create a provincial board-governed agency, the Ontario Provincial Conservation Agency, to provide leadership, governance, and strategic direction to Conservation Authorities (CAs).聽 We understand the Province will introduce amendments to the Conservation Authorities Act (CAA) to establish the Ontario [...]
Upper Thames River Watershed moves to Level 2 Low Water Condition (low water update, October 24, 2025)
Upper Thames River Watershed moves to Level 2 Low Water Condition (low water update, October 24, 2025) The summer鈥檚 below normal rainfall and above normal temperatures have continued into the fall, resulting in low stream flows across the 糖心直播 (UTRCA) watershed. These conditions can have an impact on the amount of water available for human use, as well as the amount of water available to [...]