Southern Ontario At Risk Reptiles Need Your Help! (media release, March 1, 2022)
Southern Ontario At Risk Reptiles Need Your Help! (media release, March 1, 2022) Southern Ontario At Risk Reptiles (SOARR) is one of Canada's longest running and most successful reptile research and recovery programs. Initiated in 1994 to assess the status of the rapidly declining Spiny Softshell Turtle in southern Ontario, SOARR has evolved into an internationally recognized conservation program for a wide range of endangered and threatened reptiles. Scott [...]
UTRCA Inspiration Award (UTRCA weekly, February 24, 2022)
UTRCA Inspiration Award (UTRCA weekly, February 24, 2022) Erin Mutch, Learning Coordinator for the Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB), is this year’s recipient of the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) Inspiration Award! The award is presented to a teacher, group, or school that, through their actions, projects, or programs, encourages watershed residents to take an interest in the natural environment, create connections with nature, and contribute to [...]
City of London Boating Ban Cancellation (special bulletin, February 24, 2022)
City of London Boating Ban Cancellation (special bulletin, February 24, 2022) SPECIAL BULLETIN Issued February 24, 2022 at 10:45 am The Thames River within the City of London has receded below boating ban levels. The City of London Police may cancel the boating ban and inform the media. See Thames River water levels and flows Types of flood bulletins
City of London Boating Ban (special bulletin, February 23, 2022)
City of London Boating Ban (special bulletin, February 23, 2022) SPECIAL BULLETIN Issued February 23, 2022 at 6:35 pm The Thames River within the City of London has reached boating ban levels. The City of London Police may implement the ban and inform the media. When river levels recede below boating ban threshold levels, email notification will be sent to Police Services and the Fire Department. See Thames River [...]
Conservation Authority Reminder: Stay Away from Watercourses (media release, February 22, 2022)
Conservation Authority Reminder: Stay Away from Watercourses (media release, February 22, 2022) The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) reminds the public to exercise extreme caution and stay away from all water bodies during the current spring melt. Any ice cover is weakened and unstable, and flood control reservoirs are especially hazardous due to fluctuating water levels. Smaller rural watercourses may have been drifted in by snow, which can [...]
Spring Melt UPDATE (flood bulletin, February 22-27, 2022)
Spring Melt UPDATE (flood bulletin, February 22-27, 2022) WATERSHED CONDITIONS STATEMENT – WATER SAFETY - Update Issued February 22, 2022 at 1:00 pm; Valid until February 27, 2022 The updated rain forecasts call for 10-25 mm across the watershed today. The snow pack water equivalent is approximately 40-60 mm in the south, and 70-90 mm in the north, as assessed this morning by Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) [...]
Spring Melt Conditions Continue (flood bulletin, February 21-23, 2022)
Spring Melt Conditions Continue (flood bulletin, February 21-23, 2022) Watershed Conditions Statement - Water Safety Issued February 21, 2022 at 2:00 pm; Valid until February 23, 2022 The Upper Thames River basin experienced some melting and compaction of the snow pack from last week’s rain and above zero temperatures, before a return to cold temperatures and snow this past weekend. A Texas low pressure system is forecast to travel [...]
Thames River and Local Watercourses Still Elevated (flood bulletin, Feb 19-22, 2022)
Thames River and Local Watercourses Still Elevated (flood bulletin, February 19-22, 2022) Watershed Conditions Statement - Water Safety Issued February 19, 2022 at 12:00 pm; Valid until February 22, 2022 Winter conditions have returned to the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) watershed after the mid-week warmer weather and rainfall. Throughout the watershed, the melting snow and rain caused ponding, standing water, and localized flooding in low lying areas [...]
Great Backyard Bird Count (UTRCA weekly, February 18, 2022)
Great Backyard Bird Count (UTRCA weekly, February 18, 2022) The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) encourages you to get involved in the Great Backyard Bird Count on February 18 to 21. Launched in 1998 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society, the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) was the first online community science project to collect data on wild birds and to display results in [...]
Waterways and Ice Cover Hazardous due to Rain and Melting Snow (media release, February 17, 2022)
Waterways and Ice Cover Hazardous due to Rain and Melting Snow The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) reminds the public to exercise extreme caution around waterways and stay off all frozen water bodies. Any ice cover will be weakened and unstable. The ice on flood control reservoirs, including Fanshawe, Pittock, and Wildwood Reservoirs, is especially hazardous due to fluctuating water levels. Banks adjacent to rivers and creeks are [...]