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Kawartha Farm Stewardship Workshop
Sat, Jan. 19
9:30 to 3 p.m.
Peterborough
Hear from industry experts and farmers on the economic benefits of stewardship practices for farm businesses, and how to plan for pollination.
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Parking temporarily moved at Administrative Centre
Due to construction, parking is not available directly next to our Administrative Centre (in Ken Reid Conservation Area). If you will be visiting the Centre, please park in the nearby parking lot on the opposite side of the conservation area roadway.
The wheelchair ramp is temporarily out of service. Please contact us to make arrangements to have staff meet with you at the Kawartha Field Centre, next to the Administrative Centre. |
Free 2013 calendar
Prescription for a Healthy Environment explores important connections between healthy people and clean, sustainable water, and a rich mix of plants, animals, and ecosystems.
Email your name and address to receive a calendar mailed to your door; free, while supplies last.
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Happy new year!
On behalf of everyone at Kawartha Conservation, I wish you and your family a happy new year.
 2012 was an exciting year, and I would like to say thank you to our volunteers, partners, staff, and board members for making it a great success.
I invite you to join us at our AGM on Jan. 16 to learn more about our activities in 2012, and help us celebrate some of the successes as we give Environmental Recognition Awards to individuals and organizations from across the watershed. (Find more details about this and other events below.)
The new year promises to be just as exciting, and I look forward to continuing our work with the community.
Rob Messervey
Chief Administrative Officer |
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Hear about environmental protection in the Kawarthas at our AGM, Jan. 16
Everyone is invited to attend our 34 th Annual General Meeting to learn more about the natural environment in the Kawarthas, and about some of the people and groups who have undertaken projects to protect it.  Weds, Jan. 16
2 to 4 p.m. Fenelon Falls Community Centre 50 Veterans Way, Fenelon Falls
map Click here to RSVP Did you know that we have one of the most unique and geographically diverse watersheds in southern Ontario? There are several major lakes, namely Balsam, Cameron, Sturgeon, Scugog, and Pigeon; the Oak Ridges Moraine in the south and the Canadian Shield in the north provide headwater sources for many of the creeks and rivers that drain to the lakes; and rolling agricultural areas, vast wetlands, and a diversity of wildlife make up the land in between the moraine and shield.
This year at the AGM we are pleased to feature a keynote presentation from Drew Monkman, nature columnist and author of Nature's Year: Changing Seasons in Central and Eastern Ontario. Environmental Recognition Awards will be given for shoreline naturalization, volunteer contributions, stream restoration, responsible development, and program support. There will also be an overview of Kawartha Conservation's activities in 2012, in addition to board elections, and brief administrative resolutions. We'll be in the new Fenelon Falls Community Centre, so there will be plenty of room for anyone who wants to come out. Click here to RSVP online or contact Brent Kulba at bkulba@kawarthaconservation.com or 705.328.2271 ext. 220. |
2013 Large-Scale Fill Symposium
 Every year, millions of tonnes of fill is transported to rural sites in Ontario. In the coming years, there is anticipated growth in demand for fill placement sites, given a large number of industrial, commercial, and residential construction projects in the GTA, as well as large infrastructure projects such as facilities for the Pan Am Games and new transportation routes such as the Highway 407 extension.
Join us at a symposium on Jan. 25 in Port Perry to examine and discuss the status of large fill issues and implications to communities.
This event, hosted by the Township of Scugog and Kawartha Conservation, will feature perspectives from science, industry, community, and government.
Download a flyer.
Speakers and panellists include:
- Gord Miller - Environmental Commissioner of Ontario
- Dolly Goyette - Director, Ministry of the Environment
- Glenn De Baeremaeker - Councillor, City of Toronto
- Chuck Mercier - Mayor, Township of Scugog
- Bev Hendry - CAO, Township of Scugog
- Moreen Miller - CEO, Ontario Sand, Stone and Gravel Association
- Patrick Dovigi - CEO, Green for Life
- Doug LeBlanc - President, DLS Group
- Carmela Marshall - Lakeridge Citizens For Clean Water
- Josh Garfinkel - Senior Campaigner, Earthroots
- Chris Darling - Director, Development Review and Regulation, Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority
- Steve Holysh - Conservation Authorities Moraine Coalition, YPDT Groundwater Science
For details and to register, visit www.kawarthaconservation.com/fill |
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