DRCC News

Funding available under the Great Lakes Protection Initiative

November 19th, 2018

French follows Funding available under the Great Lakes Protection Initiative Today, Environment and Climate Change Canada launched a call for applications to freshwater funding programs, including funding under the Great Lakes Protection Initiative. Applications are now being accepted under the Great Lakes Protection Initiative for projects in support of restoring water quality and ecosystem health […]

Detroit River Exhibits

November 8th, 2018

Canada’s Waterscapes: Yours to Enjoy, Explore and Protect Visit the Chimczuk Museum between September Ford City Bathing Beach c.1930 15 – December 31,2018 to catch the Canada Waterscapes Exhibit! This travelling exhibition from the Canadian Museum of Nature explores Canada’s unique estuaries, rivers, lakes, oceans, and wetlands and the environmental challenges facing these ecosystems today. Visitors have […]

TD Tree Days Windsor 2018

October 23rd, 2018

TD Tree Days 2018 Gina Pannunzio, Kelly Laforest, Claire Sanders and Ian Naisbitt On Saturday, 20 October, TD Bank sponsored their TD Tree Day program by inviting our Windsor-Essex community to help TD employees plant trees. Groups that participated included: City of Windsor, Detroit River Canadian Cleanup, Essex Region Conservation Authority, Essex County Nature – […]

Detroit River Evening 2018

June 19th, 2018

Many thanks to everyone who came out to the Detroit River Evening on June 14th at the historic Mackenzie Hall in Windsor. There were over 80 people in attendance! We would also like to thank all of the presenters who provided updates including the work being done by Environment and Climate Change Canada and the […]

Forests Ontario 2018 Community Tree Plant – Windsor

May 9th, 2018

Forests Ontario 2018 – Community Tree Plant – Windsor Gina Pannunzio, Paul Giroux and Ian Naisbitt  “Cinco de Mayo!”  On Saturday, 5 May, the Windsor-Essex community celebrated the “Community Tree Plant” event with Forests Ontario. Essex County Nature was invited to participate by Paul Giroux, City of Windsor Forester. This also marked the end of […]

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