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Sand Dunes along the Lake Huron Coastline
On a chilly day in October 2022, Ranger Em met up with Holly from the Lake Huron Coastal Centre to chat about the Sand Dunes along the Lake Huron coastline.
Posted: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
The biological benefits of cover crops
Benefits of cover crops include erosion control. In this article, learn about the important role of root exudates, which are organic compounds that feed soil micro-organisms, improve soil structure, and help plants overcome environmental stress.
Posted: Thursday, May 1, 2025
Safer swimming tips for 2025
As the weather warms, people may begin planning to swim in Lake Huron. Before you do, learn from local public health about water quality and best practices to reduce risk.
Posted: Thursday, April 17, 2025
Increased cover crop adoption benefits Lake Huron
Local agricultural producers and other rural landowners have increased cover crop planting. They have done this with support of staff who create peer-to-peer workshop opportunities and links to funding incentive programs.
Posted: Friday, March 7, 2025
Just 15 minutes in nature boosts your well-being
Planting trees is a way to create recreational and physical and mental well-being enhancements on your own property.
Posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Managing water and nutrients on Bruce Peninsula
Organized by Bruce Peninsula Biosphere Association (BPBA), a March 2023 event highlighted some of the work that BPBA has been doing on phosphorus reduction structures.
Posted: Monday, June 12, 2023
Local mentors share cover crop knowledge
Maitland Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) and the Ontario Soil Network (OSN) are partnering to pilot a project that will enable agricultural producers to learn directly from other local, innovative producers.
Posted: Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Protecting Great Lakes watersheds
A number of recent reports in national media, local media, and agricultural media underline the need for actions, on a watershed basis, that preserve topsoil, build soil health and protect water quality.
Posted: Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Partners research water, climate in Parkhill area
The research looks at how surface water (such as a creek, river, or lake) and groundwater (water under our feet in aquifers) interact in different seasons.
Posted: Friday, October 7, 2022
Scott Municipal Drain Restoration Project
'This is a legacy that will carry on for generations,' said Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson during a celebration at the Scott Farm on Nature Centre Road just outside of Belgrave.
Posted: Friday, September 23, 2022
Forest health faces threats
A study into forest health, in a watershed along Lake Huron's southeast shore, identifies issues and the need for action to manage the forest health.
Posted: Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Citizen scientists collect data
Learn how atmospheric conditions, wildlife, algae blooms, beach litter, microplastics, human activity, storm and erosion damage have impacted the Lake Huron shoreline.
Posted: Tuesday, September 20, 2022
The Bayfield Beach Shipwreck
In this segment of ‘What is Buried in Your Beach?’ we will uncover how the Lynda Hindman shipwreck came to be a tourist attraction and conversation maker off the shores of Pier Beach in Bayfield.
Posted: Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Battling Algal Blooms
16-year-old Annabelle Rayson, a Grade 11 student from St. Patrick's Catholic High School in Sarnia, has set out to combat algal blooms in the Great Lakes.
Posted: Thursday, September 8, 2022
McIntyre, Ferguson drains case study
This new Green Infrastructure case study looks at reducing sediment in McIntyre Weed Drain and Ferguson Drain in Alvinston, Ontario.
Posted: Monday, February 28, 2022
Enjoy Great Lakes through virtual field trips
How well do you know your Great Lakes? You will understand their importance better through these virtual field trips.
Posted: Monday, January 17, 2022
Mapping of soil erosion by water
Geographic Information Systems, or GIS, can be used to determine which locations are more vulnerable to threats such as flooding or erosion.
Posted: Sunday, January 16, 2022
Stewardship in Pine River Watershed
Pine River is one of six priority areas along Lake Huron's southeast shore.
Posted: Tuesday, August 10, 2021
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