Is Your Urban Forest Healthy?

Save trees in your community by becoming a forest health volunteer!

You’re Invited to attend the Forest Health Volunteer Training Session to learn to detect insect and disease problems in trees.

When: Wednesday July 26th 2017 Volunteer Training Poster Final-page-001

Time: 6pm to 8pm

Where: Ojibway Nature Centre, 5200 Matchette Road, Windsor, ON

RSVP by e-mailing volunteers@bioforest.ca

Download the poster here.

Herb Gray Parkway Vegetation and Snakes Factsheet

An information factsheet on snakes for property owners published by the Ministry of Transportation relating to the Herb Gray Parkway is now available. The factsheet introduces snakes native to the area as well as best management practices landowners can adopt to protect them.

AMHERSTBURG, ONTARIO- JULY 11, 2013- Canard River Park- Eastern Foxsnake photo by Simon Wilson/ Canadian Press Images

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Draft Binational Strategies for Chemicals of Mutual Concern Available for Public Review

The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement commits Canada and the United States to prepare and issue Binational Strategies to reduce the release and impact of Chemicals of Mutual Concern (CMC). The draft strategies for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) are now available for public review on binational.net.

* DRAFT Binational Strategy for PCB Risk Management PDF (1.9 MB)
* DRAFT Binational Strategy for HBCD Risk Management PDF (964K)

At this time, we are offering interested agencies, organizations, and individuals an opportunity to provide comments on the draft binational strategies. Webinars to present the strategies, answer questions and receive comments will be held on June 28, 2017 from 10am-12pm EST / 9am-11am CST (starting with PCB followed by HBCD) and on July 13, 2017 from 10am-12pm EST / 9am-11am CST (starting with PCB followed by HBCD).

Webinar: https://gts-ee.webex.com/meet/glwqa-aqeglec.gc.ca.

Call-in number: 1-877-413-4790. Conference ID: 3112040.

More information on the Chemicals of Mutual Concern can be found at https://binational.net/2016/05/31/cmcdesig-pcpmdesig/.
Please use the Contact Us page to direct your submissions and questions by July 17, 2017.

Detroit River Family Fishing Day

In partnership with Caesars Windsor Cares, the Detroit River Canadian Cleanup (DRCC) hosted a free Family Fishing Day at Assumption Park in Windsor on July 8, 2017. This inaugural event took place during Ontario Family Fishing Event week when residents can fish in Ontario waters without the mandatory license. With the help of volunteers and expert anglers from Just Fishing Friends and the Windsor Sportsmen’s Club, over 100 participants experienced fishing on the Detroit River!

The DRCC was also on hand to provide information to participants about restoration and clean up projects, stats on increasing fish populations, and how to safely consume fish from the river. The Detroit River Canadian Cleanup would like to thank Wally’s Baits, the Windsor Sportsmen’s Club and the Lakeshore Sportsmen and Conservation Club for supporting this event and providing angling equipment donations for participants to take home! Special thanks to Just Fishin’ Friends for providing their expert angling advice and introducing participants to the sport. Big thanks to all our volunteers who made this event happen!

To see the CTV Windsor coverage, click here.

Detroit River Family Fishing Day Gallery

Low Impact Development Stormwater Management Guidance Manual

The Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (“ministry”) is seeking public input on two consultants’ reports; a jurisdictional scan of international stormwater management requirements for controlling rainwater volumes, and potential runoff targets.

The ultimate goal of stormwater management is to maintain the health of streams, lakes and aquatic life. To achieve this goal, stormwater management strives to maintain the natural hydrologic cycle, prevent an increased risk of flooding, prevent undesirable stream erosion, and protect water quality.

The ministry is proposing to work with all partners in a stepwise, science-based process to update its LID guidance. Following public comments on these two reports, a draft LID guidance manual will be developed and posted for public comment on the Environmental Registry. Finally, these public comments would be used to finalize the LID guidance.

Comment Period: 30 days: submissions may be made between June 15, 2017 and July 15, 2017.

EBR Registry Number: 012-9080

Ministry: Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change

Date Proposal loaded to the Registry: June 15, 2017

Submit Comments

All comments on this proposal must be directed to:

John Antoszek
Engineer
Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change
Environmental Sciences and Standards Division
Standards Development Branch
Water Standards
40 St. Clair Avenue West
Floor 9
Toronto Ontario
M4V1M2
Phone: (416) 314-4939

To submit a comment online, please visit the EBR post here.

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Restoring our River, together!

Detroit River Canadian Cleanup

2 weeks ago

#WorldToiletDay (November 19) is an annual United Nations observance promoted through a worldwide public campaign that encourages action to tackle the global sanitation crisis.REMEMBER, your toilet IS NOT a garbage can. To protect the Detroit River only the 3 P's go down the toilet...pee, poop and TP! 💩🧻🚽✅ ... See MoreSee Less

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Detroit River Canadian Cleanup

4 weeks ago

We’ve been working with our partners to improve fish populations in the Detroit River. Did you know that based on most recent estimates by scientists indicate there are over 6,000 Lake Sturgeon in the Detroit River? Lake Sturgeon were almost extripated from the river but thanks to habitat restoration efforts, including installing spawning reefs, there is now a healthy population in the #DetroitRiver. Learn more about fish populations in the Detroit River in our fish population assessment report: tinyurl.com/DetRivfishpops ... See MoreSee Less

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Detroit River Canadian Cleanup

4 weeks ago

We've been working with our partners to improve fish populations in the Detroit River. Did you know that based on most recent estimates by scientists indicate there are over 6,000 Lake Sturgeon in the Detroit River? Lake Sturgeon were almost extripated from the river but thanks to habitat restoration efforts, including installing spawning reefs, there is now a healthy population in the #detroitriver. Learn more about fish populations in the Detroit River in our fish population assessment report: tinyurl.com/DetRivfishpops ... See MoreSee Less

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Detroit River Canadian Cleanup

2 months ago

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2 months ago

There are many great stories to read about in our upcoming October newsletter, scheduled to your inbox next week! Learn about what our partners are doing in the Detroit River watershed, hear about new funding for local projects and see a long list of fall community events such as tree planting opportunities with @Essex Region Conservation, Essex County Nature's 40th Anniversary celebration and AGM, local walks with The Friends Of Ojibway Prairie, @YQGgreen Expo and more! Consider signing up for THE CURRENT, our monthly newsletter today.Visit: detroitriver.ca/drcc-publications/newsletter-archive. ... See MoreSee Less

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2024 Fish Consumption Guidelines now available!
The Guide to Eating Ontario Fish provides easy-to-use information to help the general population and sensitive populations (for example, children unde […]
Celebrating Restoration Milestones for the Detroit River
Join the Detroit River Canadian Cleanup (DRCC) at their 13th Annual Detroit River Evening to celebrate restoration milestones for the Detroit River. T […]

Is Your Urban Forest Healthy?

Save trees in your community by becoming a forest health volunteer!