Articles

  • Safer swimming tips for 2025

    As the weather warms, people may begin planning to swim in Lake Huron. Before you do, learn from local public health about water quality and best practices to reduce risk.
    Posted: Thursday, April 17, 2025


  • Increased cover crop adoption benefits Lake Huron

    Local agricultural producers and other rural landowners have increased cover crop planting. They have done this with support of staff who create peer-to-peer workshop opportunities and links to funding incentive programs.
    Posted: Friday, March 7, 2025


  • Just 15 minutes in nature boosts your well-being

    Planting trees is a way to create recreational and physical and mental well-being enhancements on your own property.
    Posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2025


  • Managing water and nutrients on Bruce Peninsula

    Organized by Bruce Peninsula Biosphere Association (BPBA), a March 2023 event highlighted some of the work that BPBA has been doing on phosphorus reduction structures.
    Posted: Monday, June 12, 2023


  • Local mentors share cover crop knowledge

    Maitland Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) and the Ontario Soil Network (OSN) are partnering to pilot a project that will enable agricultural producers to learn directly from other local, innovative producers.
    Posted: Wednesday, May 17, 2023


  • Protecting Great Lakes watersheds

    A number of recent reports in national media, local media, and agricultural media underline the need for actions, on a watershed basis, that preserve topsoil, build soil health and protect water quality.
    Posted: Tuesday, May 16, 2023





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