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Volunteers at the TD Tree Days event in Barrie standing with a tree they just planted

Investing in the future of our environment with TD Tree Days

Media Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UTOPIA, Ontario (November 6, 2024) – The Nottawasaga River Watershed has an additional 800 native trees and shrubs thanks to TD Tree Days and the 130 volunteers who planted them at three community planting events held this Fall. On September 7, 45 volunteers from TD and NVCA planted 150 trees […]

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NVCA seeks feedback on resource management strategy

Media Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UTOPIA, Ontario (October 9, 2024) – The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) is developing a Watershed-Based Resource Management Strategy to identify the risks, issues, and challenges the Nottawasaga Watershed faces. The plan also identifies actions to address these concerns. NVCA is conducting public consultation to seek feedback on these risks

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Willow Creek Restoration Project Partners and funders

New partnership aims to restore water quality and habitat in Willow Creek in Oro-Medonte

Media Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UTOPIA, Ontario (September 25, 2024) – Today, the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA), Napoleon and Midhurst Landowners Group (MLG) announced a new partnership to restore Willow Creek in the Township of Oro-Medonte. The partnership aims to improve water quality in Willow Creek and Little Lake while enhancing habitat for fish,

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Help Shape NVCA’s Conservation Areas Strategy

Media Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UTOPIA, Ontario (September 19, 2024) – The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) is looking for input on a new Conservation Areas Strategy. Those interested in the future of NVCA conservation lands can have their voices heard by completing an online survey. NVCA manages 5,240 hectares of mostly environmentally sensitive areas

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Campfollower showing historic cooking methods

Historic Fort Willow Conservation Area comes to life on October 4 – 5, 2024

Media Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UTOPIA, Ontario (September 17, 2024) – This October 4 – 5, take a journey back in time at the Festival at Fort Willow! Visitors can make candles, watch a blacksmith work metal, witness a military firing line, chat with Voyageurs, , experience first-hand how sailors worked on ships, muster-up and

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Volunteers installing trees along the river side

NVCA to host public meeting seeking landowners interested in partnering on river restoration in Adjala-Tosorontio

Media Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UTOPIA, Ontario (June 19, 2024) – The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) is inviting landowners interested in partnering on river restoration and stream bank stabilization to attend a public meeting to learn more about the Nottawasaga River Restoration Program (NRRP). The meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 25, 2024,

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Nicole Cox (NVCA Board Member), Christopher Baines (NVCA Board Member), Jonathan Scott (NVCA Vice Chair), Andrea Khanjin (Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks), Doug Hevenor (CAO of NVCA) stands beside a newly planted tree in the Minesing Wetlands.

Province of Ontario invests $125,000 to restore and enhance wetlands in the Nottawasaga Watershed

Media Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UTOPIA, Ontario (June 10, 2024) – At a media event today, the Government of Ontario announced that the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) is receiving $125,000 to restore and enhance eight wetlands in the Nottawasaga Watershed through the Wetlands Conservation Partner Program. Similar to the rest of Southern Ontario, approximately

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Riverine Flooding

Apply for NVCA permits early to avoid delays

Media Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UTOPIA, Ontario (May 7, 2024) – Property owners in the Nottawasaga Watershed are urged to apply early for permits from the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) to avoid unexpected delays. Property owners may need to get a permit from NVCA to do projects on or near a watercourse, river, stream,

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Drinking Water

NVCA Board of Directors advocates to province to maintain free testing for private wells

Media Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UTOPIA, Ontario (April 30, 2024) – Today, NVCA’s Board of Directors sent a letter to the Province of Ontario to call on the province to not phase out free well-water testing for private wells. Ontarians who get their drinking water from municipal sources are protected by the Clean Water Act

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White spruce seedling planted by NVCA's forestry program

Apply for NVCA’s 2025 tree planting grants

Media Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UTOPIA, Ontario (April 11, 2024) – Landowners are invited to apply for the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority’s (NVCA) 2025 tree planting grants before next winter. “As Spring is approaching, many landowners are looking to plant their forests this year,” said Rick Grillmayer, Manager of Forestry at NVCA. “However, planting forests

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