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Kawartha Conservation website earns highest honours at 2020 International WebAwards
Posted on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 01:24 PM
September 16, 2020 – Kawartha Conservation’s website, which launched in April of this year, has been recognized as the Best Environmental Website, finishing with the highest score in the Environmental Website category of the WebAwards.
The WebAwards are an international competition that honours excellence in websites for organizations, companies and government.
“This recognition is a testament to the incredible time, effort and work our staff put in to ensure we are developing and delivering...
Kawartha Water Fund Community Grant open for applications
Posted on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 01:24 PM
JUNE 14, 2021 – Do you have a project that helps support the recommendations of lake management plans within the City of Kawartha Lakes? There might be funding to assist with your project.
The Kawartha Water Fund Community Grant assists applicants by providing grants that help organizations implement recommendations from the lake management plans completed across the municipality.
Proposals may include things like:
- Brochure printing/distribution
- Educational event/workshop
- Restoration project
Ken Reid Conservation Area, all CAs remain closed to the public
Posted on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 01:24 PM
April 3, 2020 – The public is reminded that Ken Reid Conservation Area, the off-leash dog park and all of the conservation areas within the Kawartha Conservation watershed are closed to the public until further notice.
During the closure there is no maintenance of trails of green spaces within any of the conservation areas.
“We have heard our Prime Minister and our Premier tell people repeatedly to go home and stay home. That is the only way we are going to help stop the spread of COVID-19...
Know Your Signs campaign bringing awareness to Source Water Protection
Posted on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 01:24 PM
NOVEMBER 22, 2021 – Signs, we see them everywhere. We see them while we're driving and while we're walking. We see them in towns, cities, villages, and hamlets and along roadways across our region and our province. But how much do we pay attention to them?
Sure, we all know what the different speed signs mean, but have you ever seen a Drinking Water Source Protection sign and wondered what it meant? Maybe you've driven by them and not even noticed them.
Lake Dalrymple Management Plan year one update
Posted on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 01:24 PM
NOVEMBER 22, 2021 – Kawartha Conservation’s Integrated Watershed Management (IWM) team has wrapped up the first year of the Lake Dalrymple Management Plan.
The plan, being completed for the City of Kawartha Lakes, is a four-year (2021-2024) science-based plan that will look at the pressures and challenges currently facing Lake Dalrymple and its surrounding watershed, and develop recommendations and next steps based on those findings in consultation with members of the watershed community.
Throughout...