Tag: wildlife
Watch Out for Turtles!
A few weeks ago, a Cavan resident advised that there were snapping turtle hatchlings on the road near a creek by her home. She reported having rescued more than 100 of the endangered creatures. …
Your Water. Your Land. Your Future. Do you know where your drinking water comes from???
The Baxter Creek Watershed Alliance (BCWA) (baxtercreekwatershed.org) will be hosting a public forum and everyone is invited! Learn more about community involvement in local water protection, environmental conservation and land stewardship on Monday September…
The Return of the Millbrook Children’s Fishing Derby
After a five-year hiatus, the ever popular Millbrook Children’s Fishing Derby made a spectacular return last Saturday at the Millpond. Child registrations reached 274, most of them coming from within the township but a…
Otonabee Conservation Releases First Climate Change Report Card
One year after publishing their Climate Change Strategy, Otonabee Conservation has released their first Climate Change Report Card summarizing their progress of implementing the Strategy in 2021. The Otonabee Conservation Climate Change Strategy includes…
Trout Unlimited Tree Giveaway
A polite queue formed beside the bridge at the Mill Pond on Friday evening as members of the Millbrook Trout Unlimited organization handed out seedlings to eager residents. There were four species available: Willow,…
Recording, Respecting Nature
I’m not much good at keeping records even though I’d very much like to be. My so-called garden diary is a hit-and-miss affair and not really useful when consulted to see how things in…
Trout Unlimited Reports Baxter Creek is a Local Jewel
It’s nice to have it confirmed by the experts, but we suspected that our local creeks were top notch. In a presentation to Council last month, experts from the Millbrook Chapter of Trout Unlimited…
Watershed Research Project Approved for the Baxter Creek Watershed Alliance (BCWA)
The community non-profit group the Baxter Creek Watershed Alliance is excited to announce, that an in-kind research project proposal submitted to Fleming College has been accepted! This month BCWA will be kicking off this…
ORCA Seeking Feedback on Floodplain Mapping Project
Otonabee Regional Conservation Authority (ORCA) has undertaken extensive floodplain mapping projects in seven high priority areas within the Otonabee Region watershed. Floodplain mapping has been created in study areas within Meade, Curtis, Jackson, and…