Memo: “Opposition to pending County Rd. 91 closure gets support from TBM mayor, deputy mayor”
Silver for the Silver Creek
COVID-19 has resulted in the cancellation of any number of significant celebrations and events, not the least of which is the 25th Anniversary of the formation of the Blue Mountain Watershed Trust. The roots of the Trust center around the Silver Creek Wetland, first designated as a provincially significant wetland in [...]
It’s hardly the place for a boat channel – George Powell speaks out in defense of our Wetlands
Click on the Link below for the Simcoe.com article: ‘It’s hardly the place for a boat channel’: Collingwood environmental group critical of committee decision (simcoe.com)
Climate Change Report: We are Failing Badly
Members of the Trust are well aware of the seriousness of global warming and its negative effects on weather extremes of flooding, drought, forest fires, loss of coral reefs and biodiversity, forced migrations (Syria), disruptions of northern peoples, etc.; and it is going to get worse. Unfortunately, many people believe we [...]
Letters to the New Ontario Government
By Don Kerr, member of Board and WAG The Trust has written several letters to the new Ontario government in an attempt to improve environmental legislation. We wrote to the ministers of Municipal Affairs (MMA) and Natural Resources (MNR) to request that they work together to expand the Greenbelt including the Niagara [...]
Saving our Shoreline: We Helped Fight the Phrag
Watershed Trust is one of the community groups helping to cut back invasive Phragmites, the pernicious grass that’s spreading along the Georgian Bay shoreline, local wetlands and streams. We received a $15,000 grant from the Weston Foundation towards Fighting the Phrag and passed the money on to the NVCA. Sarah Campbell, [...]
How Well Protected is the Silver Creek Wetland?
By Jan Ferrigan Almost anyone who moves to this area has the same sentiment that basically translates to – “Now that I’ve moved here, it’s getting crowded.” Newcomers and long time residents all want to slow development and preserve the natural areas that make South Georgian Bay such a wonderful place [...]
Collingwood Turtle Watch
Jeff Young founded Collingwood Turtle Watch last spring with a goal of creating awareness about all eight species now at risk. One of his current projects is putting up turtle crossing signs in some local turtle crossing areas. He put up his first sign this summer on Monterra Road facing west [...]
Fighting an aggressive invasive plant: Georgian Life magazine
On page 44 of the September 2018 issue of Georgian Life: Fighting an Aggressive invasive plant. Georgian Bay Life, September 2018, p. 44
Letter to the Globe & Mail re: Pesticides.
Response from George Powell, Vice Chair Watershed Action Group to the Globe & Mail article: Canada to phase out most uses of pesticides linked to bee deaths by Eric Atkins published August 15, 2018 August 15, 2018 Dear Editor: Re: Canada to Restrict Use of Two Pesticides Article by Eric Atkins in Thursday’s [...]