See the Salmon Run 2017 By Carl Michener Event organizer, Carl Michener, left with Sonny Foley who not only provided the property but also helped set up tables and booths and chairs For the second year running, the Watershed Trust put on See the Salmon Run, our main yearly [...]
We Were One of Many Sponsors of The Heart of Turtle Island: The Niagara Escarpment By Blanka Guyatt, WT Board and WAG member The Heart of Turtle Island is a new book about the Niagara escarpment by photographer and artist Mark Zelinski. His diverse career as a professional photographer has taken [...]
Touring the EcoPark, from left, Don Kerr, Wendy Smeh, both Watershed Trust representatives, Fred Dobbs of NVCA and Carl Michener, Watershed Trust board member. Restoring Our Streams: A Land Stewardship Project in Clearview By George Powell, WAG member At the invitation of Fred Dobbs of Nottawasaga Valley Conservation [...]
Cooper is also the vice chair of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, a group of mayors whose aims are to protect the Great Lakes. Mayor Cooper Wants to Protect the Great Lakes Sandra Cooper was recently named to the Great Lakes Water Quality Board, a [...]
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 [...]
