March 20, 2024  For Immediate Release   Festival Hydro Tree Power returns for 2025!   The popular Festival Hydro Tree Power program has returned, providing Stratford residents with affordable native trees. Sales open on the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority’s (UTRCA) website on Monday, March 24 [...]

Spring Shoulder Season Returns to UTRCA Conservation Areas   Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) staff are busy preparing for the spring Shoulder Season at Fanshawe and Wildwood Conservation Areas (CAs). This adds four weeks of day-use access from Tuesday, April 1st until Wednesday, April [...]

UTRCA Encourages Caution around Streams and Rivers as March Break Begins March 6, 2025 The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) reminds everyone to use extreme caution near all rivers, streams, and ditches and to stay out of any flooded areas. Watercourses will be [...]

Successful London Hydro Tree Power program returns!  London Hydro and the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) have once again partnered for the 13th year of making native trees available and affordable for residents of London. The London Hydro Tree Power program launched in [...]

Spring Melt Begins This Week March 4, 2025, for immediate release The spring melt is beginning, and the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) reminds residents to use extreme caution near all watercourses and to stay out of any flooded areas. The UTRCA’s snow [...]

For Immediate Release April 1, 2025  UTRCA Bringing Nature School Experience to PA Day  The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) is running a Nature School PA Day on Friday, May 2 at Wildwood Conservation Area.   UTRCA staff have partnered with the Stratford Perth Museum [...]