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SNC Launches a Derecho Storm Recovery Program for Private Landowners

South Nation Conservation (SNC) is introducing an Eastern Ontario Derecho Storm Reforestation Program, a storm recovery program for private landowners who were directly affected by the destructive storm last year.

On May 21, 2022, a narrow line of intense winds up to 195 km/hr, caused extensive damage to forested areas in Eastern Ontario from the City of Ottawa eastward through the municipalities of Clarence-Rockland, Alfred-Plantagenet, Champlain, and East Hawkesbury.

Over 300 landowners contacted SNC for assistance in the aftermath of the derecho storm.

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SNC Celebrates its 75th Year in Conservation

South Nation Conservation (SNC) has been a leader of natural resource management in Eastern Ontario since 1947 and celebrated a belated 75th Anniversary event at its headquarters in Finch, Ontario on Thursday, June 15th, 2023, which welcomed over 150 guests from throughout the watershed.

The outdoor occasion celebrated seven and a half decades of environmental stewardship, conservation efforts, and community engagement.

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Special Event to Recognize Trillium Foundation Grant for Forest Inventory

Kemptville, ON – On Friday, local MPP Nolan Quinn met with the Eastern Ontario Model Forest (EOMF) and the South Nation Conservation Authority (SNC) as they hosted a special event to celebrate the successful conclusion of an exciting forest inventory project. The project was made possible in part thanks to a $50,000 Resilient Communities Fund grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF).

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SNC Conservation Areas are Now Open!

Summer is right around the corner and a sure sign of the changing of seasons is the reopening of South Nation Conservation’s (SNC) seasonal properties! All parks and boat ramps are now opened to the public.

SNC has now installed safety and debris booms ahead of its water control structures throughout the region, including Crysler, Casselman, Russell and Plantagenet. Higher than normal water levels this spring are beginning to decline and docks are now being installed at the following Conservation Areas and partner boat launching sites for the May Long Weekend:

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Update #4: Flood Warning — Lower Ottawa River

This FLOOD WARNING statement is an update to the Flood Warning issued for areas along the Lower Ottawa River (Arnprior to Hawkesbury) on May 2nd, 2023.

Water levels along the main stem of the Ottawa River reached peak levels on May 5th and 6th due to above normal snow melt in the upper region of the basin this spring, combined with large regional rain events that occurred over several days in late April and early May.   

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SHORELINE CONDITIONS STATEMENT: FLOOD OUTLOOK – ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

A Flood Outlook Statement is being issued for areas along the St. Lawrence River shoreline in the South Nation Conservation (SNC) jurisdiction. According to the International Lake Ontario – St. Lawrence River Board, Lake Ontario’s water levels are above average for this time of year and are likely tocontinue increasing as a result of significant rainfall received this past week.

Environmental Conditions:

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