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  • Resolution advises against proposed changes

    The ABCA Board of Directors approved a letter and motion responding to the Province of Ontario's proposals which would create larger, regional conservation authorities.
    Posted: Wednesday, December 3, 2025

  • Producer profile - Peter Nonkes

    Meet Peter Nonkes. He is a local farmer who has planted 100 per cent of his acres in cover crops.
    Posted: Wednesday, December 3, 2025

  • Help to send more young people to nature day camp

    Help sponsor a deserving young person, who might not be able to attend otherwise, to attend nature day camp.
    Posted: Tuesday, December 2, 2025

  • Invasive tree threatens native Red Mulberry

    White Mulberry poses a serious threat. It not only out-competes Ontario's native Red Mulberry for habitat but it also readily hybridizes with it, leading to genetic dilution.
    Posted: Tuesday, December 2, 2025

  • Producer profile – Nathan Cann

    Meet Nathan Cann, a Huron County farmer who recently reached the milestone of having planted cover crops on 100 per cent of his acres.
    Posted: Thursday, November 27, 2025

  • Huron County presents Foundation with award

    Huron County honoured Ausable Bayfield Conservation Foundation with Award of Merit for Barrier-Free Access, for South Huron Trail Mobile, which provides a nature experience for people with limited mobility.
    Posted: Wednesday, November 19, 2025

  • English Ivy sap can irritate skin, fruit is toxic

    The fruits of invasive English Ivy are toxic to humans and livestock, and its sap can irritate skin. This invasive plant also threatens trees.
    Posted: Monday, November 3, 2025

  • Volunteers plant at Serenity Nature Reserve

    Ausable Bayfield Conservation would like to thank the 14 volunteers who helped to plant more than 500 plants, all native species, around a restored wetland at Serenity Nature Reserve on October 1, 2025.
    Posted: Tuesday, October 21, 2025

  • Invasive Creeping Jenny invades wetlands

    The same properties that make the invasive Creeping Jenny plant an enticing ground cover for gardeners and landscapers turn it into an effective invader in natural wetland ecosystems.
    Posted: Monday, October 20, 2025

  • Managing Canada's 'worst invasive plant'

    The Ontario Phragmites Action program has announced support for 87 new invasive Phragmites management projects in 2025 through Invasive Phragmites Control Fund. ABCA is one of the funding recipients for an initiative in Huron County.
    Posted: Wednesday, October 1, 2025

  • Volunteers help plant 1,000 plants at wetland site

    Members of the Goderich Lions Club, local residents, and a retiree from Ducks Unlimited Canada, were among the volunteers who took part.
    Posted: Friday, September 26, 2025

  • Hundreds attend turtle release

    The Tenth Annual Turtle Hatchling Release Event attracted several hundred people despite a little rain at times.
    Posted: Friday, September 5, 2025