You’re Invited! On Thursday January 19th 2017, the Essex Region Conservation Authority will be hosting their Annual General Meeting as well as the 2016 Conservation Awards Ceremony. The event will take place at the Essex Civic Centre, 360 Fairview Avenue West in Essex, ON at 7pm. Someone who works very closely with the DRCC on […]
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Essex Region Conservation Awards Ceremony
January 11th, 2017
Sustain Our Great Lakes 2017 Funding Opportunity
January 3rd, 2017
Sustain Our Great Lakes is soliciting applications for competitive funding to restore and enhance habitat in the Great Lakes basin. Details about this funding opportunity are provided in the Request for Proposals. The submission deadline for full applications is February 21, 2017. Please note, the pre-proposal stage included in past years has been eliminated for 2017. Additional application information is available at www.sustainourgreatlakes.org. Sustain Our Great […]
Keep your drains and sewers safe and happy this holiday
December 20th, 2016
It’s a no-brainer, families across Windsor-Essex County will have an increased amount of cooking fat waste that will be generated from all of the great dinners over the holidays. The DRCC would like to remind everyone that sewer backups caused by clogged lines from FOG (fats, oils and greases) can cause damage to homes, public […]
Agronomic Land Management Specialist Job Posting
November 22nd, 2016
Position Title: Agronomic Land Management SpecialistTerm: January 3, 2017 or ASAP to August 31, 2018Location: 125 Resources Road, Etobicoke, ON or University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, or another location may be negotiated Download Posting here Full Description The University of Windsor, Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research (GLIER), seeks a highly motivated, well organized individual […]
Great Lakes Sustainability Fund
November 21st, 2016
Environment and Climate Change Canada is calling for proposals to the Great Lakes Sustainability Fund. The deadline is January 16th 2017. Priority for GLSF funding will be given to projects that directly contribute towards the completion of necessary remedial actions and beneficial use impairments identified in the Detroit River Canadian Cleanup’s most current work plan. […]
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Detroit River Canadian Cleanup
Restoring our River, together!
On Saturday April 13 2024, volunteers from across the region came together to participate in the Little River Cleanup in the Detroit River watershed. The total litter removed from the Little River was 425lb or about 0.19 metric tonnes. ![]()
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A huge thank you to our incredible partners and volunteers who committed their Saturday morning to help make a difference locally! Essex Region Conservation, City of Windsor - Municipal Government, University of Windsor Alumni, Caesars Windsor #CodeGreen, RBC Royal Bank, Andrew Dowie Windsor Tecumseh PC MPP, 35th Tecumseh Scouts, Little River Enhancement Group, and volunteers! #cleanupcrew #volunteerappreciation #detroitrivercanadiancleanup
Happy World Water Day! Did you know the Great Lakes are one of the world's largest surface freshwater ecosystems? ![]()
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We're extremely lucky to live in the great lakes basin which accounts for 21 percent of the world's freshwater. The lakes provide drinking water to millions of people in the United States and Canada. If you are located in Windsor, LaSalle, or Amherstburg, you likely get your drinking water from the Detroit River! ![]()
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Freshwater ecosystems our among our most vital resources on earth, and their protection and preservation are of paramount importance #WorldWaterDay #detroitriver #greatlakes #healthywatersheds #cleandrinkingwater #essexregion
We are excited to roll up the sleeves and make a positive change along the Ganatchio Trail and Little River next month. Join us on April 13 between 10-12pm at Teedie Park, Windsor for our annual litter clean up. ![]()
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Registration is required as spots are limited due to high interest. Volunteer parking is available at Canadian Tire off of Tecumseh Road east. We ask volunteers to not park in the neighbourhood near Teedie Park. Funding for the Little River Cleanup has been provided by the Detroit River Canadian Cleanup![]()
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Registration and more information: www.essexregionconservation.ca/event-details/little-river-litter-cleanup
On Tuesday, February 20, 2024, the Detroit River Canadian Cleanup hosted their 14th Annual Film Screening Event at Imagine Cinemas in Lakeshore. ![]()
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This year, we featured two The Water Brothers documentaries – Paving over Paradise, a documentary on wetland loss, and The Forever Chemicals, a documentary on a group of chemicals called PFAS. ![]()
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Thank you to our expert panelists for sharing your expertise with our audience. Thank you to our audience for spending the evening with us and we hope you enjoyed the event. We were so impressed with the quality of questions, and were pleased to hear how much everyone cares about the health of our watersheds. ![]()
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Special thanks to Environment and Climate Change Canada and the Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks for helping to make this event possible, and to all the Essex Region Conservation staff and Imagine Cinemas for their support with the event. ![]()
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Thank you!
Meet the expert panelists for the PFAS - “Forever Chemicals” episode to be featured at our upcoming free film screening event on February 20.![]()
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Our three panelists include Dr. Cheryl Murphy, Director, MSU Center for PFAS Research, Mark Burrows, Physical Scientist & Senior Project Manager, IJC - International Joint Commission Great Lakes Regional Office, and Abby Hendershott, Executive Director of the Michigan PFAS Action Response Team, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy.![]()
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Registration is required and spaces are limited. For more information and to register, please visit our website: www.detroitriver.ca/movie.
