News

Soil health, water quality project for Great Lakes

Funding from the Province of Ontario is supporting implementation and demonstration of best management practices (BMPs) that enhance soil health and improve water quality across the Great Lakes Basin.
Posted: Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Huron Hospice continues green initiatives

Huron Hospice volunteers have removed invasive plants, planted native species of plants for pollinators, and now they are fundraising for an electric lawn mower.
Posted: Monday, June 30, 2025

Help to keep Lake Huron clean

One way you can help to keep this Great Lake great is to take part in beach cleanups. Lake Huron Coastal Centre has four, this summer, in which you can take part.
Posted: Monday, June 16, 2025

Students learn about Lake Huron coast

The Lake Huron shoreline was a classroom, in April 2025, for students from Goderich District Collegiate Institute.
Posted: Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Restoring beach dunes in Pine River Watershed

Pine River Watershed Initiative Network is working with shoreline residents to restore beach dunes through the Shoreline Reforestation Initiative.
Posted: Friday, May 2, 2025

Protect Lake Huron, buy rain barrels

Rain barrels capture water during storms so that water is not running off the land where it could transport soil and pollutants into our storm sewers, creeks, rivers, lake, and drinking water sources.
Posted: Thursday, May 1, 2025

Community experiences at McLarty Centre

The Pine River Watershed Initiative Network is Cultivating Community Experiences at McLarty Environmental Study Area.
Posted: Thursday, May 1, 2025

Bumble Bee conservation at Pinery Provincial Park

You can contribute to Bumble Bee conservation, along Lake Huron's southeast shore, as a volunteer citizen scientist at Pinery Provincial Park.
Posted: Thursday, April 17, 2025

Coastal Centre launches Conservation Youth program

The Lake Huron Coastal Centre is bringing back the Coastal Conservation Youth Corps program to Goderich, along Lake Huron's southeast shore.
Posted: Friday, March 7, 2025

Spiny Softshell turtle most distinct animal

A study has found the Spiny Softshell turtle is Canada's most distinct animal.
Posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Cover crops, strip tillage demonstrations

Huron County Soil and Crop Improvement Association held a Huron County equipment and crop demonstration at the Huron County Ploughing Match in August 2024.
Posted: Monday, August 19, 2024

Youth Corps helps Lake Huron

The Lake Huron Coastal Centre's Coastal Conservation Youth Corps program wrapped up two fantastic weeks of hands-on environmental work along Saugeen Shores and Kincardine in July of 2024.
Posted: Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Maitland Conservation restoring fish habitat

Maitland Conservation has worked with local landowners to remove two private fish barriers and restore aquatic habitat. Both sites had online ponds which were restored to wetlands to improve water quality.
Posted: Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Study area provides place to learn about nature

The McLarty Environmental Study Area is located in the Pine River Watershed and it is open to the public to enjoy the great outdoors.
Posted: Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Youth in Grey Sauble are Watershed Guardians

Watershed Guardians is a new environmental education initiative.
Posted: Tuesday, July 23, 2024