DRCC News

How To Crew Orientation

January 10th, 2023

Consider joining the How To Crew this year! How To Crew members participate in ERCA’s community restoration events as the team that supports the planting plan, provide tree planting demonstrations, assist with event logistics, monitor planting quality to ensure long term growth and survival and manage all equipment on site during the event. How To […]

Shiver on the River 2023

January 6th, 2023

Bundle up with us for another year of SHIVER ON THE RIVER Eco Fair on Saturday February 4 2023 from 10am to 3pm. This year the event will be hosted inside the beautiful Dossin Great Lakes Museum (100 The Strand, Detroit, MI 48207) on Belle Isle. This event is free, family friendly and will have […]

Little River Enhancement Group

October 27th, 2022

30th Anniversary: 16 February, 1991 to 16 February, 2021 Written by Ian Naisbitt After a 20-month Covid delay, we managed to celebrate our 30th Anniversary on Tuesday, 25 October, 2022 at Weston Park in the Town of Tecumseh. Mother Nature served up the perfect day for planting trees. The weather included: a mix of sun […]

Ecosystem Approach Project

October 26th, 2022

The Healthy Headwaters Lab as part of the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research at the University of Windsor is inviting you to stay connected and provide additional input to their project! An ecosystem approach accounts for the interrelationships among air, water, land, and all living things, including humans, and involves all user groups in […]

Collavino Family donates wetland habitat to ERCA to create Collavino Conservation Area

October 24th, 2022

Amherstburg – Thanks to a generous donation by the Collavino family, 150 acres of ecologically sensitive wetland habitat will be protected in perpetuity by the Essex Region Conservation Authority. The donation was finalized in early October and is a mix of wetland and floodplain within the Detroit River Area of Concern near the mouth of […]

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From tree plantings and clean ups, to advocacy and education programs, CLICK HERE to find out how you can be involved with protecting and enhancing the Detroit River.