Articles

  • Crew tapes Plastic People doc in Bayfield area

    Society's addiction to plastic use has negative impacts on rivers, lakes, oceans and people; a local citizens' group and local youth are some of the people working to be part of the solution.
    Posted: Monday, November 27, 2023


  • Managing water and nutrients on Bruce Peninsula

    Organized by Bruce Peninsula Biosphere Association (BPBA), a March 2023 event highlighted some of the work that BPBA has been doing on phosphorus reduction structures.
    Posted: Monday, June 12, 2023


  • Local mentors share cover crop knowledge

    Maitland Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) and the Ontario Soil Network (OSN) are partnering to pilot a project that will enable agricultural producers to learn directly from other local, innovative producers.
    Posted: Wednesday, May 17, 2023


  • Protecting Great Lakes watersheds

    A number of recent reports in national media, local media, and agricultural media underline the need for actions, on a watershed basis, that preserve topsoil, build soil health and protect water quality.
    Posted: Tuesday, May 16, 2023


  • Partners research water, climate in Parkhill area

    The research looks at how surface water (such as a creek, river, or lake) and groundwater (water under our feet in aquifers) interact in different seasons.
    Posted: Friday, October 7, 2022


  • Scott Municipal Drain Restoration Project

    'This is a legacy that will carry on for generations,' said Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson during a celebration at the Scott Farm on Nature Centre Road just outside of Belgrave.
    Posted: Friday, September 23, 2022


  • Forest health faces threats

    A study into forest health, in a watershed along Lake Huron's southeast shore, identifies issues and the need for action to manage the forest health.
    Posted: Wednesday, September 21, 2022


  • Citizen scientists collect data

    Learn how atmospheric conditions, wildlife, algae blooms, beach litter, microplastics, human activity, storm and erosion damage have impacted the Lake Huron shoreline.
    Posted: Tuesday, September 20, 2022


  • The Bayfield Beach Shipwreck

    In this segment of ‘What is Buried in Your Beach?’ we will uncover how the Lynda Hindman shipwreck came to be a tourist attraction and conversation maker off the shores of Pier Beach in Bayfield.
    Posted: Tuesday, September 20, 2022


  • Battling Algal Blooms

    16-year-old Annabelle Rayson, a Grade 11 student from St. Patrick's Catholic High School in Sarnia, has set out to combat algal blooms in the Great Lakes.
    Posted: Thursday, September 8, 2022


  • Increased cover crop adoption benefits Lake Huron

    Local agricultural producers and other rural landowners have increased cover crop planting. They have done this with support of staff who create peer-to-peer workshop opportunities and links to funding incentive programs.
    Posted: Friday, May 6, 2022





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