Environmental Education and Outreach Programs

Empowering communities and youth

The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority believes that the future health of our environment depends on the connections that children make with nature today. As leaders in environmental education for more than 40 years, we deliver innovative, curriculum-based learning programs to students from preschool to grade 12. Our hands-on, experiential programs teach environmental concepts and foster an appreciation for the natural world.

Our Community Education staff is based at Fanshawe Conservation Area (London) and Wildwood Conservation Area (St. Marys). They deliver a wide variety of programs at these two locations as well as in class and at outdoor sites throughout the watershed. Our goal is to develop environmental awareness and appreciation that will lead to action.

Our Environmental Education Programs – A Year at a Glance

Outdoor Education Centres: Winter Programs

  • Fanshawe CA
  • Wildwood CA

Outdoor Education Centres: Winter Programs

  • Fanshawe CA
  • Wildwood CA
  • In-class: River Safety, Stream of Dreams
  •  In-class: River Safety, Stream of Dreams
  • Stewardship: Community Forestry, School Ground Greening
  • SHSM: Certifications and Electives
  • Stewardship: Community Forestry, School Ground Greening
  • Off-site: Watershed Report Card Program
  • Outdoor Education Centres: Spring Programs at Fanshawe CA and Wildwood CA
  • SHSM: Certifications and Electives
  • In-class: Stream of Dreams
  • Outdoor Education Centres: Spring Programs at Fanshawe CA and Wildwood CA
  • Stewardship: Aquatic Connections
  • In-class: Stream of Dreams
  • Outdoor Education Centres: Fall Programs at Fanshawe CA and Wildwood CA
  • Off-site: Sifton Bog Wetland Program
  •  Outdoor Education Centres: Fall Programs at Fanshawe CA and Wildwood CA
  • Stewardship: Community Forestry, School Ground Greening
  • Off-site: Watershed Report Card Program
  • In-class: Stream of Dreams
  • Outdoor Education Centres: Fall Programs at Fanshawe CA, Christmas for the Animals at Wildwood CA
  • Stewardship: Community Forestry, School Ground Greening
  • In-class: Stream of Dreams
  • Outdoor Education Centres: Christmas for the Animals at Fanshawe CA
  • Christmas Hug-A-Tree at Wildwood CA