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How Does The Ice Storm Affect Nature?

In 4 - Winter, Grants Woods, Kris Starr Sanctuary, Nature Reserves & Easements, News, Ron Reid Nature Reserve, Scout Valley Conservation Easement by couchiching

In the wake of the intense ice storm our region recently endured, it’s clear that damage is extensive. The last time Canada experienced a similar event was 27 years ago when the 1998 Montreal Ice Storm caused devastation. Many of our communities will never look the same after this year’s …

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Couchiching Conservancy one of the first certified Land Trusts to achieve national recognition for conservation leadership

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March 25, 2025. Orillia, Ontario Couchiching Conservancy one of the first certified Land Trusts to achieve national recognition for conservation leadership The Centre for Land Conservation (CLC) announced the first Canadian land trusts to achieve Conservation Excellence Certification, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of Canada’s land conservation sector. …

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Conservation Conversations

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As published in Orillia Matters on March 4, 2025 I remember reading an article in this paper when McLean & Dickey Insurance renovated their new building – the old A&P on King street – for energy efficiency. Finally! A company willing to go first and be a role model! I’d …

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A Course And A Camera

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As originally published in The Villager December 1, 2024 In the early 2000s, Noella Storry took an environmental science course at Laurentian University. At that point, she was working full time at Casino Rama. A few years earlier, she’d been given a camera. On her way to work, she’d often …

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The Couchiching Conservancy furthers land protection efforts near Hillsdale thanks to donors

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The Couchiching Conservancy has increased land protection thanks to two donors, Sandy Agnew and Lynne Melnyk. The 39.5-acre property, 9km north of Hillsdale, was originally protected under an easement agreement in 2004 and has now been donated outright to the Conservancy. An easement is a legal entity that allows land …