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Lambton Shores Nature Trails wins award
We are pleased to announce that Lambton Shores Nature Trails is the winner of the Conservationist of the Year Award in 2025.
Posted: Friday, March 21, 2025Wetland is growing collaboration, speaker says
A new wetland, at Serenity Nature Reserve in the Grand Bend area, is a growing community collaboration, speaker tells Partner Appreciation Evening.
Posted: Friday, March 21, 2025Periwinkle difficult to control, quick to dominate
The invasive plant featured in March is Periwinkle - Vinca minor. It's pretty to look at but its effect on our ecosystem is not pretty at all.
Posted: Monday, March 3, 2025Presenters recount impacts of major flood event
Guest speakers, at Ausable Bayfield Conservation's Flood Emergency Planning Meeting, spoke about an Essex County flood event that hit on August 23-25, 2023.
Posted: Friday, February 28, 2025Support community, buy 50-50 ticket
You could win a prize up to $5,000 and you could support your community by buying a 50-50 raffle draw ticket.
Posted: Tuesday, February 25, 2025Norway Maple threatens native species
As Canadians, we rally around the national symbol of the Maple leaf. The Norway Maple may look similar to our native Sugar Maple but it's an invasive tree that out-competes native tree species.
Posted: Monday, February 3, 2025Sign artist is 2025 feature artist
The Conservation Auction Committee has selected Mike Brintnell, of Mike's Signs in Exeter, as the Feature Artist for the 35th Conservation Auction, which is online in 2025.
Posted: Friday, January 24, 2025Mystery Quilt donated to Conservation Auction
Some of the fabric used in the design of this quilt, donated by Janet Clarke, is of mysterious origin. This is one of many one-of-a-kind items donated to this year's auction in support of needed community projects.
Posted: Thursday, January 23, 2025Don't plant invasive Burning Bush
Canadian rock group The Northern Pikes wrote ' ... she ain't pretty, she just looks that way ...' Those words apply to this month's featured invasive plant: Burning Bush. This plant may be pretty but its negative effect on the environment is not.
Posted: Thursday, January 9, 2025
