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MAY 17, 2022 – The public is invited to attend the Lake Dalrymple Management Plan Open House being held on Thursday, May 26 from 7 – 8:30pm and Saturday, May 28 from 10 – 11:30am at the Carden Recreation Centre. Attendees will have the opportunity to speak with Kawartha Conservation staff, provide input, learn about key monitoring findings, and hear about next steps for the Lake Dalrymple Management Plan.

In 2021, Kawartha Conservation’s Integrated Watershed Management (IWM) team focused on gathering...

The summer weather has finally arrived! The warm season brings longer days and more fun outdoors. However, it also comes with severe weather hazards such as thunderstorms and flooding. 

Thunderstorms can suddenly develop during the warmer months and are often accompanied by strong winds, hail, lightning, and heavy rain. In some areas, especially urbanized locations, thunderstorms can cause flash flooding when large amounts of heavy rain occur in a short period of time. 

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MAY 10, 2022 – Seven Forty Six is throwing its support behind local environmental efforts with a new year-long partnership with Kawartha Conservation.

Seven Forty Six will donate 5 percent of all proceeds from the sale of their Kawartha Series and Lake Series clothing to the watershed-based, non-profit organization established in 1979.

“Kawartha Conservation has been working to support, protect and enhance our lakes and environment for more than 40 years,” said Seven Forty Six owner...

MAY 4, 2022 – Visitors to Ken Reid Conservation Area can now read ‘Up, Up, Down’, a classic tale from world-renowned children’s author Robert Munsch, along the Story Walk Trail for the entire month of May.

‘Up, Up, Down’ tells the tale of a curious and active girl named Anna who loves climbing, but often loses her balance and tumbles down to the ground. Even as her parents teach her not to, she continues to climb and fall from dressers, refrigerators, and trees, reaching higher and higher with each...