Ontario's Conservation Areas
120 Bayview Parkway L3Y 3W3 Newmarket, ON, Canada

Are you winter-ready? Follow our #WinterWednesday to learn tips and tricks to stay safe while also protecting our valuable drinking water sources. #SourceWaterON #DrinkingWaterSources

Take flight! Thornton Bales Conservation Area Photo credit: @doc.what.matters #StepIntoNatue #HealthyHikes #fallcolours

Wetlands 101! #StepIntoNature #Wetlands

MEDIA RELEASE - Province Tying CAs Up in Red Tape Repeal Schedule 6 What the Province is proposing to do through the changes in Schedule 6 significantly threatens the independent, watershed-based approach of Ontario’s conservation authorities that municipalities and others rely on to protect our natural resources and to steer development away from creating or exacerbating flooding and other natural hazards, Gavine said. This isn’t what you would expect a government to do in light of the growing and more complex climate change impacts we are experiencing. READ MORE: http://bit.ly/3nyoL5y #ConservationMatters #NaturalChampions

Managing upstream, so downstream remains healthy. http://bit.ly/3o37FND #WatershedManagement Learn more about our request to remove the proposed changes to the Conservation Authorities Act. http://bit.ly/3fwztXr #ConservationMatters #RemoveSchedule6 #CAAct

Protect our wetlands. Terra Cotta Conservation Area Photo credit: odysseyhikeandtravels #StepIntoNature #HealthyHikes #ConservationMatters

Removing obstructions such as leaves and trash can encourage better drainage to avoid storm drains from freezing. Because some storm drains lead to lakes and rivers, never apply salt directly on frozen storm drains. #WinterWednesdays #SourceWaterON http://bit.ly/2V4c5r2

Tired of your pet goldfish? Take this golden opportunity to teach your friends about the risks of dumping them or other common aquarium species into Ontario waters these releases are illegal! Goldfish have the survival skills to handle freezing temperatures, outcompete native species and can carry diseases harmful to native fish keep the gold standard and #DontLetItLoose! Learn more: https://bit.ly/3fyrCsk #WildlifeWednesday

This is the last weekend reservations will be required to visit the Dundas Peak or Webster Falls in 2020. There are still a few remaining spots available for th...is weekend. If you plan to visit this weekend, make your reservation now. https://conservationhamilton.ca/Spencer-reservations/ Following this weekend, operations will continue on a first come first serve basis. Parking fees will be in affect. Parking outside of the designated parking lots or in the community could result in fines of up to $250 and your vehicle could be towed.

Did you go outside today? Limehouse Conservation Area Photo credit: @thebeautyofnaturestalks #StepIntoNature #HealthyHikes

#DYK SNC owns and maintains over 30 kilometers of dog-friendly recreational trails? All of their Conservation Areas are dog-friendly, and you are encouraged to get outdoors with your pets! To respect other trail users and to ensure the protection of their ecologically significant public land, please stay on marked trails and keep your dogs on leash at all times. Two Creeks Forest Conservation Area #StepIntoNature #HealthyHikes #TakeAHikeDay

Today is #TakeAHikeDay! Nearly 300 Conservation Areas and 3,510 km of trails just waiting to be explored across Ontario. #StepIntoNature #HealthyHikes #ConservationMatters http://bit.ly/3lF3C9r