Community Science Volunteer Spotlight: Jim and Margaret Rule (UTRCA Weekly, March 25, 2022) This year, the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) will be adding 15 more rain gauges to the Community Precipitation Monitoring Project, thanks to funding from the TD Friends of the Environment Fund. During the pilot year in 2021, the UTRCA worked with 12 landowners to measure and record [...]

Nature School returns to Wildwood CA for spring (UTRCA weekly, March 18, 2022) On April 5, 2022, another session of Nature School will begin, the first time it’s being held in the spring time at Wildwood Conservation Area (CA). Based on the popularity of previous sessions, Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) staff are happy to continue offering this outdoor educational programming [...]

Public Showing its Support for Southern Ontario At Risk Reptiles (UTRCA weekly, March 11, 2022) On March 1, the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) launched a fundraising drive for the Southern Ontario At Risk Reptiles (SOARR) program. 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 [...]

Incorporating Green Infrastructure into Municipal Drainage Systems (UTRCA weekly, March 4, 2022) Staff from the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) have been working with partners to incorporate Green Infrastructure into municipal drainage systems, in a project in the Township of Lucan Biddulph. The Blake municipal drain was constructed in 1982 and drains approximately 305 hectares (755 acres) of rolling farmland. The [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]