Exciting Stewardship Funding Opportunities for Landowners
Exciting Stewardship Funding Opportunities for Landowners Did you know the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) offers a range of stewardship funding programs to support landowners and farmers across the watershed? Whether your goal is improving water quality, enriching your soul, planting native vegetation, or creating wildlife habitat, we have funding programs designed to help you make it happen. Our stewardship funding programs include: The Phosphorus Reduction Program, which [...]
Hope and Action Time Capsule 2025-2050
Hope and Action Time Capsule 2025-2050 During the 2025 Hope and Action Festival at Fanshawe Conservation Area on Oct. 25th, the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority is inviting attendees to contribute to a time capsule by writing a message to future generations. What are your hopes for a green future? What action are you taking today to foster a healthy environment? Submissions can be in the form of text [...]
Newcomer Day
UTRCA Brings Flood Safety Tips to Newcomer Day On October 4, 2025, the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) participated in the City of London's 2025 London Newcomer Day. Organized by the City's Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression Division and held at Fanshawe College, this one-day event welcomes newcomers to the community with the goal of "attracting, integrating, and retaining newcomers to London." The event brought together new residents, [...]
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: September 30, 2025
Sunrise Ceremony on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: September 30, 2025 To mark September 30, 2025, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - a day to honour and remember Survivors of residential schools and the children who never returned home - the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) worked with members of Oxford County's Indigenous community and their allies to organize a Sunrise Ceremony in the [...]
Friends of Stoney Creek Celebrate Community and Conservation at Annual “Get to Know Your Creek” Event
Friends of Stoney Creek Celebrate Community and Conservation at Annual “Get to Know Your Creek” Event On October 5, 2025, the Friends of Stoney Creek hosted their annual “Get to Know Your Creek” event, drawing more than 60 enthusiastic participants for a hands-on exploration of their local waterway. The Friends of Stoney Creek are a group of concerned citizens who work with the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA), [...]
TD Tree Days Planting at Chippewas of the Thames First Nations
TD Tree Days Planting at Chippewas of the Thames First Nations On September 25, 2025, the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) supported a tree planting generously funded by TD Friends of the Environment Fund. Student volunteers from the University of Western’s Masters in Environmental Studies program joined community members to help with the planting, which took place on a naturalized tall grass prairie site near the river. After [...]
Autumn Clean- Up: Protecting Source Water While Prepping for Winter
Autumn Clean- Up: Protecting Source Water While Prepping for Winter As the leaves begin to fall and the days grow shorter, many of us turn our attention to autumn clean-ups around our homes and properties. While raking, pruning, and tidying are all part of preparing for winter, it’s also a perfect time to think about how these seasonal activities can impact our local drinking water sources. Thames-Sydenham Source Protection [...]
TD Tree Days Planting at Oneida Nation of the Thames
TD Tree Days Planting at Oneida Nation of the Thames On September 24, 2025, The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) supported a tree depot and community planting generously funded by TD Friends of the Environment Fund. Trees that were planted and/or given away included Tulip Tree, Paper Birch, Sugar Maple, Burr Oak, Red Oak, Bitternut Hickory, three varieties of pear, three varieties of apple, and three varieties [...]
Collecting Climate Data
Collecting Climate Data The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority's (UTRCA) Water Information Management unit monitors many sources of climate and hydrometric data in order to predict water level conditions. Data can include levels, estimated discharge rates, rainfall rates and cumulative totals, snow depth, and snow water equivalents. The UTRCA maintains six climate stations across their network as well as 21 rainfall rate precipitation gauges scattered across the watershed. [...]
Dorchester TD Tree Days
Dorchester TD Tree Days On September 28, 2025, Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) staff and more than 25 community members gathered at the Dorchester Conservation Area for TD Tree Days, joining forces to plant 145 native trees and enhance the local landscape. Volunteers of all ages worked together to restore natural areas, improve habitat, and support local biodiversity. The event was funded by the TD Friends of the [...]