The Government of Canada is providing support for the delivery of a $100M to support the delivery of a four year, national program that will help protect more of Canada’s nature.The Couchiching Conservancy applauds the action and are eager to compete for the funds to help protect important wild spaces …
Notes From The Field – Spring 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 she and her family are putting her new knowledge to work monitoring the Vernal Pools and salamanders of Church Woods. …
Volunteer Training: Ambassador
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 sharing why conservation is important is a key volunteer job. Known as Ambassadors, these volunteers attend events, farmer’s markets and …
15th Annual Carden Challenge
This weekend! Birding, biodiversity, binoculars…these all come together in the 15th annual Carden Challenge, an event in support of our conservation efforts of the Carden Alvar. The Carden Challenge will take place from Friday, May 24 at 6:00pm to Saturday, May 25 at 6:00pm. The goal of the Carden Challenge …
Annual General Meeting ~ Saturday, March 2
All are welcome to attend the Annual General Meeting! This is a perfect opportunity to connect with others and learn about local conservation work. We will share conservation news from the year, stewardship and volunteer efforts, and plans for the future. All are welcome! Members have voting rights at the meeting. Pre-reading materials: …
Notes From The Field – Fall 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 teams (including General Property Monitoring, Water Monitoring, Whip-poor-will surveys, and Reptile & Amphibian monitors). *Please RSVP* Contact Dorthea by phone (705) 326-1620 …
Nature Reserve Named After Founding President
Read Mark Bisset’s tribute to Ron Reid in the September 2018 edition of The Villager Conservancy’s largest nature reserve dedicated to Washago residentThe Villager – September 2018By Mark Bisset You can tell a lot about a person by the lines on their face. Over time, habits of thought tend to …
A River Runs Through It: 730 Acres Protected
Thanks to the 105 members of the Couchiching Conservancy extended family who were able to attended the Ron Reid Nature Reserve Property Dedication. We know there are more who wanted to come but were not able, and we felt you there in spirit. Whether as a volunteer or as a donor, …
Notes from the Field – Summer 2018
Sign vandalism continues to be the biggest management issue at our newest acquisition, the Ron Reid Nature Reserve, as some of the hunters in the area let us know of their presence. While we are not anti-hunting, we do believe that having protected areas for wildlife is important, and therefore …
Government commits funds to nature and biodiversity
March 1, 2018 — The Couchiching Conservancy (CC) applauds the announcement in Budget 2018 that significant new funds will be earmarked to protect Canada’s nature, parks, wild spaces and species at risk.