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ABCA responds to Minister's letter
Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA) has shared the concern, expressed by Conservation Ontario in an August 19, 2019 news release, about a letter from the Province of Ontario that “moves to constrain” programs and services provided by conser
Posted: Tuesday, August 20, 2019Meghan Glavin wins $1,000 student award
The Ausable Bayfield Conservation Foundation (ABCF) has presented the $1,000 Student Environmental Award for the tenth year. The tenth local student to benefit from this student bursary prize is Meghan Glavin, of the Mt. Carmel area.
Posted: Tuesday, August 20, 2019Order trees - Fall tree order form now available
The fall tree order form is ready online for free download at the abca.ca website.
Posted: Wednesday, August 14, 2019Love Your Greats photo contest deadline extended
This year, Ausable Bayfield Conservation would like to see your actions to protect your Great Lakes and invites the community to share their actions in the form of a photo contest.
Posted: Friday, August 2, 2019Funds support landowner projects for Ausable River
The Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA) is receiving $100,000 in federal funding to help aquatic Species at Risk in the Ausable River watershed. Most of the funding will go to rural landowners for projects on agricultural and other rural land
Posted: Monday, July 29, 2019How to water your trees the right amount
Read our tips to find out how to make sure your trees get enough water - but not too much. Warmer, drier weather has come to many parts of our watershed community so we would like to remind you of the need to water trees, especially young trees, each week
Posted: Friday, July 26, 2019South Huron Trail Mobile has new volunteer driver
Exeter's Jim Hayter is the newest volunteer driver of the Trail Mobile, a modified electric cart for people with limited mobility.
Posted: Monday, July 22, 2019Beware of Giant Hogweed
That plant you find outdoors may be a common and harmless native plant called Purple Angelica or it could be the dangerous and invasive Giant Hogweed. Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA) staff members advise you to avoid contact.
Posted: Friday, June 21, 2019Septic grant applications until August 31, 2019
The Huron County Clean Water Project grant review committee has approved the first grants supporting septic system replacements under the new septic system grant category introduced in 2019. The second period for applications is open until August 31, 2019
Posted: Friday, June 21, 2019Hundreds attend drainage innovation demo day
Four tile contractors were installing innovative drainage tile at Huron County's Huronview Demonstration Farm near Clinton, Ontario on Saturday, June 15, 2019 and more than 350 people came out to see it.
Posted: Tuesday, June 18, 2019Charity golf for trail August 26
Golfers invited to play in tourney, have fun, support trail at fourteenth annual charitable golf tournament on Monday, August 26, 2019 at Ironwood Golf Club near Exeter
Posted: Monday, June 10, 2019Volunteers, students plant at Jessica's House
About 50 students from Precious Blood Catholic School and several volunteers from Community Living South Huron worked to protect water by planting rain garden plants at Jessica's House Residential Hospice in Exeter on Wednesday, May 29, 2019.
Posted: Friday, May 31, 2019Flooding hits local communities May 25
Heavy rainfall from a series of thunderstorms early in the morning on Saturday, May 25, 2019 caused flooding which hit hard in communities in the south of the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA) watershed. Parkhill, Ailsa Craig, Nairn, and Luca
Posted: Tuesday, May 28, 2019
