NVCA Monthly Newsletter - December 2023

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NVCA staff wishes you a safe and joyous holiday

As 2023 comes to an end, staff at NVCA would like to thank all of our partners and supporters for committing to protect and improve the beautiful Nottawasaga Watershed.

With your support, we planted forests, restored rivers and streams such as Sheldon Creek and the Mad River, and helped our next generation find ways to protect nature.

We worked with many property owners to ensure development is in a safe place and monitored our environment to see if what we're doing is working.

Our conservation areas welcomed many visitors who wanted to explore nature, or just simply relax and recharge. We told stories to inspire our partners, municipalities and residents to learn about climate change in our watershed and what can be done.

None of this could have been possible without your support! We look forward to many more exciting projects and initiatives in 2024.

Meanwhile, if you are looking for something to do with your friends or family during the winter break, check out these programs below!

Winter Camp Tiffin

Our staff have been excited to plan some winter camp activities which will be full of outdoor adventures.

If we have snow, we will venture out on snowshoes for winter wildlife hikes. As we make our way to ‘Hemlock Cove’ to see our resident porcupines, we will look for other wildlife signs and tracks along the way. Campers will also be able to go kicksledding around the ponds and play games in the forest.

If we don't have snow, we will do an ‘Amazing Race’ play disc golf on our 9-hole course, make a walking stick, play ‘Coyote Catch as well as other forest games, do some geocaching and still learn about winter birds.

Date & Time: January 2 – January 5, 2024, from 9 am - 4pm.

Location: Tiffin Conservation Area

Cost: $46 / day. Extended care available for an extra cost

Register now!

Christmas Bird Count for Kids

Christmas Bird Count for Kids is a fun, family friendly bird watching event that contributes to scientific bird count data.

Learn how to watch birds from our local nature enthusiasts, Nature Barrie. After their presentation, we will take to the trails on a guided hike to find and practice identifying the birds at Tiffin!

Date & Time: January 5, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Location: Tiffin Conservation Area

Cost: $5 fee/person. Includes parking and hot chocolate.

Learn more

Holiday reading

Village Media has shared some columns written by various NVCA staff that explains what happens behind the scenes, and why we do what we do. The columns are short and pleasant to read.

If you're looking for some heart warming reading material this holiday season, give these columns a try!

The Minesing Wetlands are home to a diverse array of habitats. The mix of fen, marsh and swamp wetlands provides habitat for sensitive plants and animals, including a number of rare species and species at risk.

Conservation key in climate-change fight

Land protected by conservation authority, including Minesing Wetlands, helps 'reduce the effects of a changing climate'

A child looks for bugs to learn about life in the pond

Turning eco-anxiety into education, action

Getting youth interested in nature will lead to 'more stable climate, healthier soils, and cleaner water'

High water levels are shown in Brentwood.

How climate change threatens development

'The biggest climate change-related threats to development are precipitation and wildfires,' conservation authority official explains

Grassland restoration opens up 'amazing world'

Grasslands can remove nutrients and other pollutants from rainfall and snowmelt and helps improve water quality and enrich fish and wildlife habitats

Our mailing address is:
Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority
8195 8th Line of Essa
Utopia, ON L0M 1T0
Canada

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