for Journalists
Conservation Ontario
Contact1: Jane Lewington, Communications Specialist
Phone (Bus): (905)895-0716 Ext 222
(Fax): (905)895-0751
E-mail: info@conservation-ontario.on.caWeb Site: www.conservation-ontario.on.ca
Contact2: Dick Hunter, General Manager
Phone (Bus): (905)895-0716Address: Box 11, 120 Bayview Parkway, Newmarket, ON L3Y 4W3
Link to Regional Conservation Board Contacts
Keys: 1:100 Year Flood; Aerial Photography; Animal Traps; Aquatic Recreation; Aquatics; Arbor Days; Areas of Natural & Scientific Interest (ANSI); Beaches; Bicycling; Biodiversity; Bioengineering; Bioengineering Technicians; Biofill; Bird Feeding; Birding; Blowsand; Boat Launching Facilities; Bogs; Budget Travel; Camping; Canoes; Cartography; Cavan Bog; Caves; Chambers of Commerce; Clay; Climate; Commercial Land Development; Commercial Renovation; Community Involvement; Community Sponsored Events; Community-Based Conservation; Conservation Areas; Conservation Authorities; Conservation Education; Conservation Resources; Conservation Tours; Constraint Mapping; Contour Cultivation; Creeks; Crop Rotation; Cross-Country Running; Cross-Country Skiing; Cruises; Dam Construction; Dam Design; Dam Management; Digital Mapping; Disaster Planning; Drainage; Dykes; Ecosystem Regeneration; Ecosystems; Education; Electro-Fishing; Energy Conservation; Energy Consulting; Engineering; Environmental Education; Environmental Health; Environmental Law; Environmental Protection; Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA); Erosion Control; Estate Planning; Farm Management; Farm Ponds; Fen; Fertilizers; Field Days; Fill; Firewood; Fish Ladders; Fish Management; Fisheries; Fishing; Fitness; Flood Control; Flood Forecasting; Flood Plain Management; Floods; Forest Management; Forest Products; Forest Resources; Foundations; Frazil Ice; Fund-Raising; Game Refuge; Garbage Compactors; Gardening; Geographical Information Systems (GIS); Geology; Geophysics; Great Lakes; Greenspace; Grist Mill; Groundwater; Hazard Management; Hazardous Waste; Headwater Areas; Healthy Environments; Heritage Conservation; Hiking; Historic Sites; Historical Tours; Hope Mill; Hunting; Hydraulic Projects; Hydrology; Hydrometeorology; Ice; Ice Blasting; Ice Breaking; Ice Control; Ice Fishing; Ice Jam Monitoring; Ice Monitoring; Industrial Development; Industrial Land Development; Industrial Parks; Industrial Renovation; Insect Control; Insecticides; Institutional Renovation; Interlobate Moraine; Irrigation; Islands; Jackson Creek; Kettle Lakes; Kiwanis Trail; Lakefield Marsh; Lakeshore Development; Land Stewardship; Land Stewardship Trusts; Land Use Planning; Land Use Regulations; Lang Mill; Lawn Care; Lobbyists; Lumber; Maple Products; Maple Sugar; Mapping & Data Management; Marsh; Marshlands; Mill Rehabilitation; Miller Creek Wildlife Area; Millponds; Moraine Ecosystems; Municipal Affairs; Municipal Plan Review; Municipal Planning; Municipal Policy & Design; Natural Corridor Systems; Natural Heritage; Natural Heritage Protection; Natural Resources; Nature Trails; Niagara Escarpment; Outdoor Education; Outdoor Recreation; Parks & Recreation; Peat; Peat Moss; Permits; Pest Control; Picnic Areas; Picnic Pavilions; Picnic Shelters; Picnics; Pioneer Villages; Planning Permits; Plants & Botany; Pollution Inspection; Pollution Surveys; Private Land Extension Services; Property Information; Pruning; Public Buildings; Public Day Use Areas; Public Safety; Public Works; Pumps; Recreational Trails; Recycling; Reforestation; Regeneration; Regional Geology; Rehabilitation; Renewable Natural Resources; Research Services; Reservoirs; Residential Land Development; Residential Renovation; Resources Exploration; River & Flood Damage; Riverbank Erosion; Riverbank Stabilization; Riverbed Channels; Rivers; Roads; Rock Climbing; Rural Development; Sailing; Sawmills; Scuba Diving; Septic; Sewage Treatment by Wetlands; Shoreline Naturalization; Shoreline Rehabilitation; Shoreline Stabilization; Silting & Dredging; Simazine; Skating; Skiing; Slope Stabilization; Snow Melt; Snow Survey & Monitoring; Snowmobile Trails; Snowmobiles; Soil Conservation; Soil Erosion; Soil Protection; Soil Stabilization; Special Policy Area; Speleology; Spelunking; Sports Facilities; Standing Timber; Stewardship; Stormwater Management; Stream Flow; Stream Morphology; Stream Regeneration; Stream Sanitation; Stream Valleys; Streams; Sub-Watersheds; Sugarbush; Surveying; Surveys; Swamps; Tailwaters; Tax Planning; Terrestrial Systems; Timber; Tourism & Travel; Tourist Attractions; Trailer Storage; Trans Canada Trail; Trapping; Traps; Travel Consultants; Travel Tours; Tree Nurseries; Tree Planting; Trees; Trout Stocking; Urban Development; Urban Drainage; Urban Water Supply; Valley Lands Acquisition; Valley Slope Stabilization; Vegetation Control; Volunteer Services; Warsaw Caves Conservation Area; Waste Management; Wastelands; Water Conservation; Water Fowl; Water Levels & Flows; Water Management; Water Pollution; Water Power; Water Quality; Water Quality Improvement; Water Resources Engineering; Water Utilization; Waterfront Development; Watershed Management; Watershed Planning; Watershed Restoration Projects; Watersheds; Weather Data Systems; Weather Forecasting; Wetlands; Wetlands Sewage Treatment; Wharves; Wilderness; Wildlife Conservation; Wildlife Habitat; Wildlife Management; Wind Erosion; Woodlands; Woodlot Management; Ontario*.
Features:
· One of the most advanced, integrated flood warning & flood management systems in North America.
· Canadian Heritage River (Grand River Conservation Authority).
· Ecotourism.
Story Ideas:
May 24, 2004: St Clair Region Conservation Authority Flood Advisory Update
February 12, 2004: Conservation Authority Supports Province's Move Towards Mandatory Source Water Protection Planning
August 1, 2003: Flood Safety Bulletin, St. Clair Region Conservation Authority
April 30, 2003: 4th Annual Thames River clean up
updated: April 25, 2007