Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority
Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA) watersheds encompass the drainage basins of the Ausable River, Bayfield River, Parkhill Creek, and the gullies between Bayfield and Grand Bend draining directly to Lake Huron.
April 11, 2019 date for 30th Conservation Dinner
The community committee planning the 30th Conservation Dinner has announced the charitable auction is to take place on April 11, 2019 and that tickets are now available.
Local farmers invited to cover crops meeting
Local agricultural producers are invited to Cover Crops: What Comes Next? workshop on Friday, January 25, 2018, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Province of Ontario (Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food, and Rural Affairs - OMAFRA) office at 100 Don Stree
Early Bird Prize announced for Dinner
Early purchasers of tickets to charitable auction have chance to win limo ride, for up to 14 people, to and from fundraising event in Exeter, courtesy of Wave.limo, of Grand Bend.
Jones Bridge
Help make your community safer, more active. Donate to the pedestrian bridge project on the South Huron Trail. Right now people have to walk beside traffic on road to enjoy both sections of trail. You can give them a safer, more scenic alternative.
Shoreline Management Plan
An updated Draft Proposed Shoreline Management Plan was posted, for public review and comment, on Wednesday, November 28, 2018. Written comments from the public are received until January 25, 2019.
Watershed Report Card
Report cards are based on forest, surface water quality, and groundwater quality conditions in 16 subwatersheds in watersheds of the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA) area. These include three Bayfield River subwatersheds, eight Ausable River subwatersheds, two Parkhill Creek subwatersheds, Mud Creek, and two smaller Lake Huron subwatersheds.
Watershed Report Cards tell you about your watershed - where more work is needed and where work has been achieving positive results.