Lower Trent Conservation

In The News - 2012

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May 8, 2012
Planting Day at Warkworth Conservation Area
 Volunteers joined forces with Lower Trent Conservation (LTC) today to plant close to 600 native plant species at Warkworth Conservation Area...Read More 

April 30, 2012
Dogs on Leash Challenge
 An increasing number of incidents of unleashed dogs in Conservation Areas has led Lower Trent Conservation (LTC) officials to advise dog owners to “leash up”... Read More

April 27, 2012
Youth Winners Selected in Environmental Contest
 Over 75 students from Campbellford, Warkworth and Brighton clearly care about the health of the watersheds they live in. The students recently participated in an environmental contest, Caring for Our Watersheds TM by submitting their ideas on how to solve a local environmental issue. The contest wrapped up last night at the Warkworth Town Hall Centre for the Arts when six team finalists competed to win the $1,000 first place prize... Read More

April 2, 2012
Money Available Through Healthy Shorelines-Clean Water Program
 With the arrival of spring and warmer weather, people eager to get a start on some of their yard projects may be able to get some financial help from Lower Trent Conservation (LTC). Anyone owning property along a stream, river or lake within the LTC’s watershed region is eligible for a grant of up to $300 to purchase native plants to establish a shoreline buffer... Read More

February 24, 2012
Flood Status Messaging Revised
  The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) and Conservation Ontario have agreed to a change in the terminology for flood messages to ensure consistency with the more familiar wording used by weather agencies such as Environment Canada and the Weather Network...Read More

February 10, 2012
Conservation Board Heads Remain the Same
 Craig Kerr, municipal councillor for the Municipality of Brighton, was acclaimed to a fourth term as
Chair of the Board of Directors of Lower Trent Conservation (LTC) at their Annual Meeting held last night. Patricia Westrope, representing the Township of Cramahe, was acclaimed to her second term as Vice Chair...Read More

January 27, 2012
Ice Safety Reminder
 ‘Don’t trust the ice on local streams, rivers, lakes or ponds’ is the message from Lower Trent Conservation (LTC) this winter.  Due to unseasonably mild winter weather, the public should consider ice conditions on all local waterways to be uncommonly thin and extremely unsafe... Read More

January 9, 2012
It's Never Too Early to be Thinking about Planting Trees
 Lower Trent Conservation (LTC) is once again taking tree seedling orders for the spring planting season, and encouraging everyone to get their orders in quickly... Read More