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Private landowners can help manage invasive species
The Phragmites management program was initiated in the wetlands of Long Point but has since spread into the upper watersheds. In 2019, a subcommittee of the LPPAA developed an implementation plan for...
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Success in invasive Phragmites control requires a collaborative approach
Phragmites australis is a tall grass species with origins in Europe believed to be introduced to Canada in the late 1800s. In Ontario, there is also a native species of Phragmites found in similar...
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Be a citizen scientist in the Priority Place
Driving down roads can provide good opportunities to see wildlife. Unfortunately, these sightings sometimes occur as roadkill. Some species may be attracted to roads to feed, bask, or nest, which puts...
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One structure, two purposes: How well-planned infrastructure can address both...
Road ecology, the study of the interactions between the environment and roads, offers important land-use planning tools which can help adapt to the effects of climate change. Climate change is a global...
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Your good driving habits can help protect Species at Risk
Painting of a Blanding’s Turtle being carried across a road while a snake, frog and snapping turtle wait their turn, by Long Point artist Cindy Presant. Photo: ECCC. The network of roads that...
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The importance of biodiversity and protecting Species at Risk in the Priority...
Mating Monarch butterflies. Photo: Brian Craig. Although we might not always recognize it, plants and animals play a huge role in keeping our environment healthy and balanced. Biodiversity is a term...
View ArticleThe Long Point Walsingham Forest Priority Place Collaborative
The LPWF Collaborative is a partnership of over twenty non-government and government organizations that are committed to improve biodiversity conservation in LPWF through the coordinated identification...
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What is a “Priority Place” anyway?
In Budget 2018, the Government of Canada invested a historic $1.35 billion to support work with other governments, Indigenous groups, non-profit organizations, and others in nature conservation. This...
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Introducing the Long Point Walsingham Forest Priority Place
Ontario’s Priority Place for Species at Risk conservation Located on the north shore of Lake Erie, Norfolk County is renowned for its fertile agricultural land, forests, beaches and coastal dunes,...
View ArticleIt’s Turtle Time again on Norfolk’s Roads
Warm temperatures have brought our turtle friends out of their winter dormancy to bask on logs and forage along shorelines. Soon they will begin moving across local roads in search of nesting sites and...
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