Tag: conservation
Ontario Superior Court confirms GSCA ownership of Hibou
An Ontario Superior Court has confirmed the Grey Sauble Conservation Authority’s ownership of the Hibou Conservation Area Lands, five years after mysterious “for sale” signs were erected on a portion of the property. In a media release issued on Friday, the GSCA announced that a recent court decision has confirmed its ownership of lands at […]
Work to support the birds and the bees in Owen Sound Monday
Monday is gearing up to be a big day for the birds and the bees in Owen Sound. The Owen Sound Field Naturalists and Birds Canada are hosts for a SwiftWatch at the Old Grey County Courthouse on Monday night to celebrate the refurbishment of the structure’s old chimney — the last communal chimney roost […]
Hundreds of fish killed by manure runoff in Monroe County
By Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
This article was republished here with permission from Wisconsin Public Radio.
Manure runoff from a dairy farm in Monroe County killed hundreds of fish in nearby waterways, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
The agency first received notice of the spill Saturday from a call to its violation hotline.
George G. Newton Nature Reserve trail opening included guided tours
CENTRAL HURON – The land for the George G. Newton Nature Reserve was donated by the Osbaldeston family in 1982 to Ontario Nature — then the Federation of Ontario Naturalists — with the stipulation it be managed as a nature reserve. Huron Bruce Nature, formerly the Huron Fringe Field Naturalists, began stewardship of the property […]
Clients appreciative of Alzheimer Society of Grey-Bruce programs
Patrick Meagher says the Alzheimer Society of Grey-Bruce has been a life preserver for himself and his 96-year-old mother Rose. Meagher said Saturday during the IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s near Owen Sound on Saturday that they have been part of the local Alzheimer Society’s support system for the last two or three years, […]