Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority
Continuing to deliver services while office closed to visitors
Our office remains closed to visitors until further notice. Staff continue to deliver programs and services and are equipped to work remotely.
Grants for local school projects
Ausable Bayfield Conservation invites local schools to become champions for a healthy and clean watershed.
Ten reasons to plant trees in 2021
Local landowners continue to plant tens of thousands of trees each year. By planting trees you build on a long legacy of tree planting in Ausable and Bayfield River watersheds.
Shoreline Management
There is now a new, updated Shoreline Management Plan for the Lake Huron shoreline within the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority's area. The Board of Directors approved the plan at the board meeting on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019.
Rock Glen Conservation Area
Find out more about Rock Glen Conservation Area in Arkona, Ontario, Canada. Get answers to your Frequently Asked Questions on our Rock Glen web page at link below.
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.