South Nation

South Nation Conservation is teaming up in early January with the Ontario Soil & Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) to host an Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) workshop over two evenings.

The two-part workshop delivered in English will be held January 10 and January 17, 2017 at SNC’s office in Finch, 6-9 p.m., on both evenings. Other workshops will occur in Casselman (in French) and in Kemptville in January.

Extreme weather makes the news frequently. Locally, South Nation Conservation (SNC) reduces risk to life and damage to property by providing local municipalities and the public advance notice of potential flooding.

Flood forecasting responds to weather events experienced in a watershed and compares them over time. Flood forecasting and warning is an important response to intense precipitation events.

South Nation Conservation’s (SNC) recently completed the Bear Brook Subwatershed Report Card giving an assessment ranging from fair to excellent for forest cover, wetland cover, and surface water quality for the area. 

Named for the plentiful number of bears which once foraged on acorns in the area, Bear Brook is an important Subwatershed within SNC’s 4,384 km² jurisdiction. It comprises parts of the rural east end of the City of Ottawa, City of Clarence-Rockland, Township of Russell, and Nation Municipality.

For the ninth year in a row, a partnership between South Nation Conservation and Delta Waterfowl has resulted in a fully subscribed Youth Hunt.  This year’s group included 10 youth; 7 boys and 3 girls.

Eastern Ontario motorists are awash in new highway signs intended to promote drinking water protection.

The signs are among initiatives arising from Source Water Protection efforts ongoing in the province for close to a decade. There are 19 Source Protection Committees (SPC) across Ontario which administer specific regions according to drainage systems.

St. Patrick Catholic School now has its very own Stream of Dreams mural! From October 18 to 20, 2016 each student and teacher learned all about their local watershed and how to keep water clean for people and fish, and then painted the beautiful Dreamfish that now are part of the amazing mural outside their school.

While the dog days of summer are behind us, there are still great opportunities to enjoy the outdoors this fall and winter!

South Nation Conservation (SNC) owns and manages over 12,000 acres of public natural space, including a network of 14 day-use Conservation Areas accessible free of charge.

“Although some of the day-use parks are being closed for winter, we offer 30 km of groomed trails for your winter enjoyment,” said Philip Duncan, SNC Property and Approvals Assistant. 

At SNC, interesting news articles and stories involving the South Nation watershed, and the surrouding community are collected from local newspapers and outlets from across Eastern Ontario. We have compiled and attached articles pertaining to forestry and forest cover from 2013 onwards.  

With fall upon us, it’s time to plan your yard beautification projects for next year.  South Nation Conservation (SNC) is now accepting tree orders for 2017.

Through SNC, property owners can purchase a selection of seedlings and more mature trees to beautify their properties and at the same time enhance wildlife habitat, provide shade, and help reduce erosion.

Drought conditions continue in the South Nation Conservation (SNC) jurisdiction.  SNC’s Water Response Team met on October 12, 2016 and decided to remain in a severe (Level 3) Low Water Condition for the Western part of their jurisdiction.