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Apply Now for a Land Trust Internship

In Citizen Science, Internship, Stewardship, Training & Education by couchichingJanuary 5, 2021

Do you want to work with Organizations that protect tens of thousands of acres of Nature in Ontario? The Couchiching Conservancy is partnering with the Canadian Wildlife Federation and our …

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Notes From the Field – Summer 2019

In Bats, Birds, Carden Alvar, Citizen Science, Climate Change, Properties, Property Maintenance, Salamanders, Species at Risk, Training & Education, Uncategorized, Water by couchichingJune 26, 2019

During a recent Salamander Monitoring visit to Church Woods with Kim Trudeau & family, they encountered two Eastern Red-backed Salamanders. This terrestrial species of salamander can live for up to 25 …

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Notes from the Field – Summer 2019

In Bats, Birds, Carden Alvar, Citizen Science, Climate Change, Flora, Frogs, Properties, Property Maintenance, Salamanders, Species at Risk, Training & Education, Uncategorized, Water by couchichingJune 26, 2019

Photo: Kim Trudeau

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Ambassador Questions: Are there any tax advantages to donating land?

In Training & Education, Uncategorized by couchichingApril 29, 2019

One question asked at the Barrie Garden Show was, “Are there any tax advantages etc to donating land?” What a great question! And the answer is YES! Although we do not expect …

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Notes From The Field – Spring 2019

In Birds, Citizen Science, Frogs, People, Properties, Stewardship, Training & Education, Uncategorized by couchichingApril 4, 2019

Kim Trudeau and family discovered the Couchiching Conservancy through time spent at Church Woods.  This winter and spring Kim took our Species at Risk, Invasive Species, and Vernal Pool workshops.  Now …

Volunteer Training: Ambassador

In Events, Training & Education, Uncategorized by couchichingMarch 25, 2019

Are you passionate about protecting natural spaces in your community and want to educate people on how they can do the same? Ambassador Training: Reaching out to the community and …

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Notes From The Field – Fall 2018

In Carden Alvar, Citizen Science, Fauna, Property Maintenance, Salamanders, Stewardship, Training & Education, Uncategorized by couchichingOctober 20, 2018

On Sunday December 2nd from 1:30 to 4 pm, we’re going to take over the basement of the St. Paul’s Centre and hold an event for all of our monitoring …

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Leave it to Nature: Lessons on Fall colours

In Birds, Properties, Summer, Training & Education by couchichingOctober 23, 2017

If you’re anything like me you know the feeling of sheer excitement when the leaves begin to change colour in fall. As trees begin to brace for… dare I say, for those less excited, winter, our favourite natural spaces in Ontario transform into colourful works of art.

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New discoveries at Grant Wetland

In Citizen Science, Properties, Training & Education, Uncategorized, Water by couchichingJuly 4, 2016

Our water monitoring project is growing and moving into town this year. Every time we add a new site we learn so much we wish we had done it sooner. We console ourselves with the adage: The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is today.

Notes from the Field: Spring 2016

In Properties, Training & Education, Uncategorized by couchichingMay 9, 2016

Spring has arrived in our area, and we are busy planning garlic mustard pulling dates, coordinating volunteers, getting out in the community and more.

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Orillia, ON L3V 6K7

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Orillia, ON L3V 6H2

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courtney@couchconservancy.ca

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Today is the day! Our Annual General Meeting is Today is the day! 

Our Annual General Meeting is happening tonight. This is your last chance to register!

Thank you to everyone who has signed up so far. We are grateful for your support and we hope you are excited. 

You can register for the meeting by clicking the link in our bio. 

#Event #AnnualMeeting #Community #ProtectingNature #BetterTogether
Have you seen our awesome new Nature Reserve map? Have you seen our awesome new Nature Reserve map? 

It has a new design and includes the most recent Nature Reserves that you have helped protect; PLUS the priority areas we are working in, as outlined in our acquisition strategy. 

Thanks to Aiesha, our Conservation Researcher & Analyst for creating this map. 

You can find this map in our 2020 Annual Report. Visit the link in our bio. 

#NatureReserves #ProtectingNature #ExploreLocal #Species #Nature #GetOutside
We are just TWO days away from our Annual General We are just TWO days away from our Annual General Meeting!

This community is amazing- over 300 of you have registered to learn about and celebrate the successes of land conservation in the region thanks to our supporters. We are grateful for you and we are so excited to share a recap of 2020 and a short film festival. 

You can find all the pre-reading materials and register for this event by clicking the link in our bio. 

#Event #AnnualMeeting #ProtectingNature #Community
Happy #WorldWildlifeDay! Animal sightings can be Happy #WorldWildlifeDay!

Animal sightings can be very rare on a cold February afternoon, but wildlife leave a story behind in the snow.

Can you guess what species left behind these prints in the snow? Let us know in the comments!

To see if you guessed right, read the full Notes from the Field post on our website. Link in bio. 

📸: A. Aggarwal & M. Tuck

#WorldWildlifeDay #AnimalPrints #NatureLovers #GetOutside #Photography #ExploreLocal
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