Owls are the focus of the Moonlight Winter Family Hike event at Longwoods Road Conservation Area, Saturday February 7. Pre-registration is mandatory. Admission is: adults $10.00, youth 6-17 $5.00, plus HST, and under 6 free. We have both indoor and […]
Environment Canada has issued a Wind Warning for overnight tonight and into tomorrow morning. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry’s Surface Water Monitoring Centre has issued Advisories for potential damaging waves, shoreline flooding and erosion in some areas along […]
Last week, the region experienced unseasonably cold temperatures and snow accumulation. With the warm temperatures and 25-35 mm of rain over the weekend and into Monday, almost all of the snow has melted away. Local watercourses have peaked and are […]
Last week, the region experienced unseasonably cold temperatures and snow accumulation. With the warm temperatures and 20-30 mm of rain over the weekend, almost all of the snow has melted away. Radar indicates that the rain has now moved out […]
Over the last week, the region has experienced unseasonably cold temperatures and snow accumulation. Most of the region’s watercourses have begun to freeze over. Current weather forecasts are predicting temperatures to rise above the freezing point this weekend and into […]
Late last week the Lower Thames region received over 40 mm of rainfall in two days. As a result there was flooding in low lying areas and some local watercourses spilled over their banks. Water levels have now receded but […]
Yesterday and overnight, the region received around 30 mm of rainfall. There is an additional 5 to 10 mm of rainfall expected for the rest of today. The ground was already saturated from several smaller rainfall events received over the […]
Plan a ‘Camping Get-Away’ in Lower Thames Valley Country! Conservation Areas Open Mid-May for Camping Season Nearby and natural, LTVCA conservation areas offer family and group camping in a variety of settings. Experience Carolinian forests and wooded ravines, the Lake […]
Over the last week, Thames River water levels have been high throughout the region due to warm temperatures and snowmelt from the upper watershed. Water levels had been in decline for the last few days but with the rainfall yesterday […]
LTVCA just finished creating a new wetland at Rowsom’s Tilbury West Conservation Area in Lakeshore. Partners are Ducks Unlimited, Essex County Stewardship Network- $20,000 project. Installed an agri drain to hold water back to recreate the ox bow wetland feature […]
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