Fight The Phrag! On August 12, This Summer, the Crews Were Out Working By George Powell, Watershed Action Group. Photos by Duncan Bristow, also of Watershed Action Group Aquatic biologist Sara Finnimore and Fred Dobbs both of the NVCA led the cut in the Hen and Chickens area, public lands [...]
BE THE CHANGE OUR 10th Year Once again, Blue Mountain Watershed Trust and Elephant Thoughts along with other community partners are presenting "Be the Change" Documentary Series of films about our fragile ecosystem and what each of us can do to help. Ticket proceeds support Blue Mountain Watershed Trust and Elephant [...]
Speaking Up for the Environment: We Oppose the Development of 70 Madeline Drive Because the Property is in an Environmentally Protected Area, and in the Floodplain of Townline Creek Townline Creek abuts the east side of the 70 Madeline Drive property and is representative of the numerous small Escarpment watercourses that [...]
Full Newsletter: 2017_Fall_Watershed_News We Received a Gift of Trees by Blanka Guyatt, member of the Watershed Trust Board and Watershed Action Group Two years ago my cousin David Braun sent ten certificates for ninefoot tall red maple trees and sugar maple trees to the Blue Mountain Watershed Trust. He was impressed [...]
Side Road 26/27 Update By George Powell, member of Watershed Action Group (WAG) As we have reported in previous newsletters, Clearview Township proposes to upgrade Side Road 26/27. The Road traverses Escarpment Natural and Escarpment Protection, which comprise the most sensitive land designations in the Niagara Escarpment Plan. Clearview’s appeal is [...]
Townline Creek Assessment Report for 2016 By George Powell, WAG member The water quality of Townline Creek has been monitored since 2007 through a partnership of Blue Mountain Watershed Trust Foundation (BMWTF), the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) and the Grey Sauble Conservation Authority (GSCA). The purpose of water quality monitoring [...]
Watershed Trust Wins NVCA Conservation Champion Group Award On April 27, the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Association (NVCA) recognized the Blue Mountain Watershed Trust Foundation with the Conservation Champion Group Award at their Evening of Thanks at the Tiffin Centre in Utopia. Watershed Trust Board members (left to right) Eric Willis, [...]
Watershed Trust Policy on Bottled Water By Norm Wingrove, Member of WAG and WT Board of Directors The Watershed Trust is against plastic pollution, littering and energy consumption related to consumer sales of bottled clear water. We will provide pitchers of water at our events. Recently, we passed the following resolution: [...]
Status of Legislative Reviews By Don Kerr, Member of WAG and Watershed Trust Board of Directors (At time of writing, the Ontario government has announced revisions to the OMB, Land Use and Places to Grow. The implications are yet uncertain. We are hoping many of our suggestions will have been incorporated. [...]
Tree Planting at Black Ash Creek Photos by Sarah Campbell, Aquatic Biologist, NVCA The cold wet weather didn’t stop community volunteers and members of Blue Mountain Watershed Trust from getting their hands dirty planting native trees along Black Ash Creek in Collingwood on Saturday May 6. The trees planted as part [...]
