PRWIN Directors David Grant and Murray Ferguson joined the Ripley 4H Conservation Club planting trees in Point Clark. It was a fresh, crisp day as the dedicated group planted the trees for the Township of Huron Kinloss. David Grant talked to the group about PRWIN projects and Murray Ferguson planted trees with the 4H Conservation Club. Photos courtesy of Emily Neitzel, Ripley 4-H Conservation Club.

We are ready to take your seedling orders! You can choose from the following varieties of seedlings: Cedar, spruce, red and white pine, tamarack, silver maple, red oak, and black walnut. The seedlings come in a bundle of 10 seedlings.

DEADLINE: February 11th, 2020 **first-come, first-serve basis. We are placing a maximum of 200 per property/per person. Residents from Huron, Bruce, and Grey counties are eligible to order! Please note that you will be responsible for picking up and planting the seedlings. If any seedlings are not picked up, they will be given to a participant on the waiting list. All participants will be given notice in late April informing them of seedling pickup location and dates.  

A big thank you to Trillium Roots Community Support Fund (Trillium Mutual Insurance), Community Foundation Grey Bruce and OPG for supporting our 2020 PRWIN Seedling Give-Away!
             
Call us at 519-395-5538 
Or email your order: pineriverwin@yahoo.ca to place your order

 

OPG SUPPORTS PRWIN 2020 SPRING SEEDLING PROGRAM 

Lynda Cain (center) of Ontario Power Generation presents donations to several groups in the Kincardine area. David Grant of the Pine River Watershed Initiative Network accepted the donation to support our 2020 Seedling Program. The photo is courtesy of the Kincardine Record.

ECO ACTION 11 PROJECT  PARTNERSHIP WITH ABCA

Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA) wetland restoration is supported by PRWIN to assist with the expansion of a wetland to address erosion issues.

In 2010, 11 acres of marginal farmland was retired and 3,650 trees planted to buffer the Bayfield River at Huronview. A low-lying wet area was retired to collect water (Wetland A) in spring and fall.
In 2011, ABCA created a wetland south of the retired lagoon (Wetland B). Soil erosion remained an issue on the row-cropped areas draining into Wetland A. To solve the erosion issues, the field was tiled and the expansion of Wetland A will treat the tile water.
The contractor installed a water control structure at Wetland A to control water levels in the wetland. Also, the contractor installed water control structures on the contoured tiles to raise or lower the water table in the field, depending on the need at different times throughout the year. The clay was excavated from the wetland to create two terraces. The terraces will divert water to an open intermittent stream and empty into Wetland B that was created in 2011.
The wetland will allow any sediment to settle out, allow for infiltration through the soils and filtration once the seed and plants are established.

Text and photos courtesy of Angela Van Niekerk, Wetland Specialist
Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority