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Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority Announces New Chair For 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, February 16, 2024 (Port Hope, ON) – The Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority (GRCA) held their Annual General Meeting on Thursday, February 15th. The meeting began with Chair Mark Lovshin, Township of Hamilton, thanking the Board and staff for their dedication and support through a year of many successes and continued support for…
Notice of Public Open House: Trail Modelling & Development in the Ganaraska Forest
The Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority (GRCA) owns and manages the 11,000-acre Ganaraska Forest. A recreational program is offered supporting multi-use activities on the property. The GRCA is using a Geographic Information System (GlS)-based method/model for determining new recreational trail locations, based on environmental factors, as well as user preferences for trail attributes. The GRCA will be hosting two public open houses seeking feedback on the environmental and trail user criteria that will be used by the GIS model to support new trail locations.
Calling All Nature Lovers!
The GRCA’s Nature Nuts March Break Camp is designed, planned and delivered by Ontario-certified Outdoor Education teaching staff. Campers aged 7 to 11 are invited to participate in a variety of hands-on activities, active games, group challenges, zany crafts and good-natured fun. Children learn how to survive in the great outdoors; design, construct and test structures, create messy science experiments, and so much more.
Winter Safety Statement: Exercise Caution Near All Waterways
Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority (GRCA) reminds residents of dangers that can exist around waterways during winter runoff conditions and that individuals should exercise caution and keep family and pets at a safe distance from the water’s edge. Flood Potential: Low With an El-Nino event occasionally interrupted by a polar vortex, we can expect to experience…
Notice of Public Information Centre: Durham Floodplain Mapping Update Study
Durham Region and the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority (GRCA) are working together to update floodplain mapping for several areas within the Municipality of Clarington. These areas include Lovekin, Bouchette Point and Port Granby Creeks, as well as the northwest portion of the Ganaraska River
Timber Harvest Season Is Upon Us in the Ganaraska Forest Once Again
Each year, the GRCA completes the scheduled, selective thinning of Red Pine plantations in the Forest. This thinning facilitates the growth of native tree species, like Red Oak, White Pine and Sugar Maple, all of which were part of the initial landscape restoration plans when the Forest was planted over 80 years ago. Without these plantations and their routine thinnings, restoration of our native forest cover would take many lifetimes to complete.
Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority Annual General Meeting 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, February 17, 2023 (Port Hope, ON) – The Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority (GRCA) held their Annual General Meeting via a hybrid, in-person / virtual meeting on Thursday, February 16th . Mark Lovshin, Hamilton Township, was re-elected Chair of the GRCA, while Vicki Mink, Municipality of Port Hope, was elected Vice Chair. The…