/CNW/ - Today, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, kicked-off a roundtable discussion with Ontario agriculture.
Upper Thames River Conservation Authority launching two new community science projects
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Two new community science projects are trying to get local residents involved.
The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority says it’s working with watershed property owners to pilot a new Community Precipitation Monitoring Project and a Community Nature Project.
The CPMP will see participants measure and record daily precipitation using an online platform while the CNP will see those taking part making observations about the animals and plants they see in the watershed.
You can click here to learn more about the projects.
From: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Today, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, kicked-off a roundtable discussion with Ontario agriculture stakeholders by announcing an investment of $4.2 million to launch Living Lab – Ontario in the Lake Erie region.
Today, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, kicked-off a roundtable discussion with Ontario agriculture stakeholders by announcing an investment of $4.2 million to launch Living Lab – Ontario in the Lake Erie region.
Living Lab – Ontario is the latest collaboration hub created under the Living Laboratories Initiative, which brings together farmers, scientists, and other partners to develop, test and share innovative agricultural practices and technologies.
Author of the article: Andy Bader
Publishing date: May 05, 2021 • 5 hours ago • 4 minute read • A relationship that has sometimes been acrimonious over the years between some Motherwell residents and the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) should be smoothed over once a memorial cairn or plaque is left behind in the hamlet once buildings, earmarked for destruction, come down at some point this year. ANDY BADER/MITCHELL ADVOCATE
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At some point this year, four dilapidated buildings in the hamlet of Motherwell in West Perth will be torn down, perhaps the last vestiges of a once vibrant community.
But thanks to West Perth’s Heritage & Culture Committee and a community volunteer group known as the Motherwell Heritage Committee – with assistance from the owners of the buildings, the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) – the history of the settlement won’t be lost but preserved as best it can with the possible c
MIDDLESEX CENTRE, ONT. The City of London will spray trees in five municipal parks in an effort to control infestations of the European gypsy moth. Fairmont Park, Grandview Park, Griffith Street Park, Crestwood Woods and Somerset Woods are being targeted a total area of more than 34 acres of municipal parkland. The pesticide spraying is planned for May 10-31, weather permitting, and confirmed dates will be posted on the city s website and Facebook page 48 hours ahead. The city says homeowners adjacent to the properties have been notified, but anyone with questions can contact the manager of the city s Urban Forestry department, Jill-Anne Spence.