South Nation

Weather Forecast: Environment Canada is forecasting mild weather with the potential of 20 to 40 mm of rainfall beginning Saturday and carrying over into Sunday. The rain may mix with snow by Sunday evening. Temperatures are expected to return to below zero late Sunday evening.

Environmental Conditions: Snowmelt due to warmer temperatures, combined with anticipated rainfall may result in increased water levels and flows in rivers, potentially causing nuisance flooding in low-lying areas.

Weather Forecast: Environment and Climate Change Canada is forecasting continued mild weather, with up to 35 mm of rainfall by Wednesday evening. Temperatures are expected to return to below zero late Wednesday evening and Thursday morning before increasing to daytime highs of 10 degrees or higher over the weekend.

Weather Forecast: Environment and Climate Change Canada is forecasting continued mild weather until Tuesday evening, resulting in possible snow melt. Temperatures are expected to return to below zero temperatures Tuesday evening.

Environmental Conditions: Snowmelt due to warmer temperatures results in increased water levels and flows in rivers, potentially causing nuisance flooding in low-lying areas. Unstable ice conditions may also be present in systems.  

With winter weather and snow packed trails, South Nation Conservation (SNC) is reminding visitors that over 25 km of recreational trails are waiting to be explored at Conservation Areas in Eastern Ontario.

Included in the trail network is the Two Creeks Forest Conservation Area near Morrisburg that has opened for winter recreation. SNC has recently completed tree management to help re-open the 4 km of trails that have been restricted over the last two years due to flooding, trail, and tree damage.

South Nation Conservation (SNC) invites residents living within three separate mapped areas of its jurisdiction to attend virtual Open Houses in February 2024 for an opportunity to learn more about new and updated floodplain and erosion natural hazard maps.
 

South Nation Conservation (SNC) is establishing a Watershed Advisory Committee in early 2024. The new committee will comprised of up to 24 members to capture the scope of stakeholders represented in the current four smaller SNC Standing Committees. 

South Nation Conservation (SNC) staff were busy as bees this Fall, completing the installation of over three acres of pollinator habitat in North Dundas. The new pollinator meadows planted by SNC, in partnership with Syngenta Canada, have created essential habitats and food sources for a range of pollinators, including native bees and pollinating insects. These meadows also enhance the biodiversity of the region and improve the local environment.
 

With winter weather approaching, South Nation Conservation (SNC) has begun closing its seasonal Conservation Areas and is removing safety booms and shoreline docks along rivers within the region.

SNC maintains seasonal Conservation Areas and municipal partner sites with river access officially between May and October each year and extends access into April and November when the weather and water conditions are safe for public use.

After a few record-breaking tree planting seasons across its 4,480 square-kilometre watershed jurisdiction in Eastern Ontario, South Nation Conservation (SNC) is calling out to property owners this Fall to start planning for their Spring 2024 tree planting projects!
 
SNC is currently booking site visits and accepting orders for locally sourced native trees and shrubs offered at reduced rates through a variety of planting programs administered by the Conservation Authority.
 

Despite the rainy weather, project partners, community members and friends of South Nation Conservation (SNC) gathered at the new entrance of Ottawa’s Findlay Creek Boardwalk on October 21^st, 2023, to officially open the recreational area to the public.

Thanks to support from Tartan and Tamarack Homes and $750,000 in funding from the Government of Canada through the Canada Community Revitalization Fund, SNC began work on the Findlay Creek Boardwalk Extension at the beginning of 2023.