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APRIL 8, 2021 – Are you a property owner in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Township of Scugog, Brock or Clarington? Through the Kawartha and Scugog Water Funds, Kawartha Conservation provides financial assistance to property owners who undertake projects that contribute to the health of our watershed.

The goal of the Water Funds is to address issues affecting Kawartha Lakes and Lake Scugog, including:

• Agricultural stewardship projects
• Erosion and loss of natural cover along shorelines and stream banks
• Poorly...

APRIL 8, 2021 – With the Province’s declared state of emergency and province-wide stay-at-home order coming into effect at 12:01 a.m. today for four weeks, ending on May 6, 2021, Kawartha Conservation wants to ensure that watershed residents have access to services and conservation areas in a safe and efficient manner. 

As part of the Province’s announcement, everyone is required to remain at home except for essential purposes, such as going to the grocery store or pharmacy, accessing health...

MARCH 30 - Follow the tracks of ten woodland animals but . . . uh-oh . . . watch out for the skunk! Children learn the ways of forest animals to the rhythm of "Over in the Forest" as they leap like a squirrel, dunk like a raccoon, and pounce like a fox during the next Story Walk at Ken Reid Conservation Area.

For the latest walk, the Kawartha Lakes Public Library has chosen the popular ‘Over in the Forest’ by Marianne Berkes.

“This is a wonderful story that is both entertaining for children, but...

MARCH 29, 2021 – Kawartha Conservation is partnering with citizen scientists, post-secondary institutions and lake associations to undertake a collaborative project to improve the health of water quality and aquatic plants in the nearshore environment of the Kawartha Lakes.

“The area of this collaboration collectively represents 11.4 per cent of the local surface area of the Lake Ontario basin,” explained Kawartha Conservation aquatic biologist Brett Tregunno. “This project will provide...

Kawartha Conservation has issued a Watershed Condition Statement - Water Safety for the Kawartha watershed from Saturday, March 27 until Tuesday, March 30.

Message sent on the basis of information received from:

• Kawartha Conservation monitoring network
• Environment and Climate Change Canada
• Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry - Surface Water Monitoring Centre
• Trent Severn Waterway

A strong low-pressure system has moved through southern Ontario, including the Kawartha Conservation watershed,...