September 5, 2019 - The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) is working with the Municipality of West Perth to remove invasive Japanese Knotweed from parkland along the Thames River in Mitchell. Japanese Knotweed is an aggressive semi-woody perennial plant that is native to eastern Asia. [...]

August 23, 2019 - The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) is pleased to announce the successful incubation of Eastern Hog-nosed Snake eggs for the first time in the Thames River watershed! "Our Species at Risk team found these Eastern Hog-nosed Snake eggs earlier this [...]

August 22, 2019 - Mr. Jeff Yurek, Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP), referred to the inability of municipalities to "control the spending" of Conservation Authorities, when responding to questions surrounding his letter sent to Conservation Authorities suggesting they "wind down" so called non-core [...]

August 21, 2019 - The extreme weather in 2019 has kept the researchers working with endangered Spiny Softshell Turtles in the Thames watershed on high alert. "The abnormally cool weather in April and May resulted in a two week delay in nesting, which was our [...]

August 20, 2019 - In a surprise letter issued Friday evening, August 16, 2019, Mr. Jeff Yurek, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP), shocked Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) officials by suggesting that the Conservation Authority begin to "wind down" all programs, except [...]

August 14, 2019 - The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) is pleased to announce that a new accessible dock has been installed at Wildwood Conservation Area (CA). "This new EZ Launch® system provides a very stable, safe way to enter and exit your kayak [...]