Watershed Champions Grant

Watershed Champions

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To learn about current conservation education programs, offered by Ausable Bayfield Conservation, please visit our Education and Outreach web page.

Local schools completed projects to protect water, soil, living things with help of Watershed Champion grants

Grants were awarded to schools in Ausable Bayfield watersheds for winning proposals for projects to improve water quality, forest cover, watersheds

Local schools have been Watershed Champions.

With the help of grants, local schools completed projects to:

• Improve surface and groundwater quality, forest cover, and overall watershed health; and may also include a public educational event or activity.

Past Watershed Champions include:

• Bluewater Coast Public School
• Hensall
• Sacred Heart, Parkhill
• Precious Blood Catholic School, Exeter
• Stephen Central Public School, Crediton
• East Williams Memorial Public School, Ailsa Craig
• Wilberforce Public School, Lucan.

Many of their video reports can be found on ABCA’s YouTube Channel.

The Watershed Champion Grant was possible thanks to funding support by Cordelio Power and NextEra Energy Canada, LP.