New Spring Extended Season at UTRCA Conservation Areas Offers Plenty of Recreation Opportunities (media release, March 14, 2024) The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) has added an extra four weeks of day-use access to Fanshawe and Wildwood Conservation Areas this spring. Effective Monday, [...]

84 Classes Learn How to Stay Safe Around Waterways (media release, March 13, 2024) Nearly 80,000 students have participated in the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority’s (UTRCA’s) River Safety program since its inception in 1998. This year, 84 classes participated in the program – [...]

March Break Safety Reminder: Stay Away from Watercourses (media release, March 8, 2024) With many students out of school for the March Break, the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) reminds parents and guardians to keep children and pets away from streams, rivers, ponds, [...]

February 28, 2024 For Immediate Release UTRCA Recognizes City of Woodstock Parks Department and Environmental Leadership Program with 2024 Conservation Awards The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) presented Conservation Awards to the City of Woodstock Parks Department and Daniel Vanlieshout, Environmental Leadership Program Coordinator [...]

For Immediate Release February 21, 2024 12 Years of Tree Power London!  London Hydro and the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) have once again partnered together for the twelfth year of making native trees available and affordable for residents of London!   The London [...]

Tree Power program returns to Stratford!  Tree planting season may seem a long way off but Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA)’s spring Tree Power programs are around the corner! This popular program provides watershed residents with affordable native trees through partnerships with our [...]