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Fenelon Falls Brewing Company and Kawartha Conservation launch new partnership

May 1, 2020 – Kawartha Conservation and Kawartha Lakes-based Fenelon Falls Brewing Co. have launched an exciting new partnership that will focus on the long-term health of lakes and rivers within the Kawartha Conservation watershed.

“The Fenelon Falls Brewing Co. are stalwart supporters of the environment and the Kawarthas,” explained Kawartha Conservation Marketing and Communications Specialist, John Chambers. “This unique partnership literally fell into place during an impromptu discussion on how...

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Final week to contribute to our next strategic plan

August 17, 2021 – This is the final week to add your voice to the next Kawartha Conservation strategic plan by completing a short survey and providing your thoughts on the priorities and program areas that matter most to you today and into the future.

The current five-year plan launched in 2017 and ends at the end of this year. Kawartha Conservation remains committed to be leaders in integrated watershed management while ensuring the protection of people and property. We also remain committed to...

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Greenbelt Foundation Announces Green Infrastructure Investments

TORONTO, 30 JULY 2020—Last week, the Federal Taskforce for a Resilient Recovery, which includes Canadian business and finance experts, as well as policy and sustainability leaders, urged governments to invest in natural infrastructure as part of COVID-19 recovery. Given our work over a number of years to build awareness and community capacity to effectively utilize natural infrastructure, we welcomed the Task Force highlighting the importance of natural infrastructure as part of broader climate action...

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Help identify priority areas for our new Strategic Plan

JULY 29, 2021 – While Bob Dylan’s ‘The Times They Are a-Changin’ spoke to a different time when it was released on January 13, 1964, establishing itself as a long-standing anthem of hope for a better future, its relevance today has never been greater.

The times are indeed changing, environmentally; whether it is an increased number of hotter days, more severe and longer drought, more severe precipitation events or changes to what crops farmers are planting and harvesting, our environment is changing...

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Kawartha Conservation declares Level 1 Low Water Condition

Kawartha Conservation has declared a Level 1 Low Water Condition throughout the watershed.

Precipitation observed within the Kawartha Conservation watershed over the period of April through June has been persistently below the long-term average values. With very hot and dry weather forecast, there is no relief to the low water conditions expected during the next two weeks.     

As part of the declaration of a Level 1 Low Water Condition all water users are asked to voluntarily reduce...

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