About Us

South Nation Conservation is an environmental organization that works closely with its partner municipalities, government, individual landowners and various community groups to maintain and improve the natural resources within the South Nation watershed.

South Nation Conservation staff believe that grassroots management of the local environment is essential to maintaining human health and maximizing the potential for economic growth and prosperity - now and for future generations.

In order to ensure and improve the continued health of the watershed, South Nation Conservation:

• Plants thousands of trees for landowners to help filter pollution, clean our water and prevent soil loss.
• Maintains and improves 19,000 hectares of public forests.
• Operates seven parks and conservation areas as well as trails, boat launches and canoe routes for the enjoyment of the public
• Distributes hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants for member municipalities, farmers, landowners and community groups for clean water projects.
• Ensures that development, including new housing, is environmentally responsible and does not endanger lives.
• Monitors the quality and quantity of water resources and tracks long-term changes to ensure a safe supply of clean water.
• Physically removes environmental and navigational hazards from the river.
• Operates water control structures to moderate river flow and prevent flooding.
• Improves the fisheries and fish habitat of the South Nation so our fish species do not disappear.

South Nation Conservation works with its partners to ensure that the South Nation watershed has healthy accessible forests and recreational areas, abundant fish and wildlife, natural shorelines and enough clean water for now and for the future.

South Nation Conservation protects and improves the South Nation Watershed through a process that includes:

• inclusive and continuous consultation with all segments of the community
• detailed planning
• educational initiatives
• enforcement of environmental legislation as necessary
• a variety of hands-on management activities and projects

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Who we are & What we do...

The South Nation watershed is the 4,000 square kilometresof easternOntario drained by the South Nation River system. It includes naturalized properties, agricultural land and suburban and urban developments. The river flows from tinuheadwater streams near Brockville on the watershed's southern boundary. As the South Nation meanders northeast, it gathers water from as far away as Maxville to the east, and the City of Ottawa to the west. By the time the South Nation joins the Ottawa River near Plantagenet, it is a mature, navigable waterway.

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