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  • Japanese Barberry, showing one of its many colours.

    Japanese Barberry is tall, colourful and invasive

    Japanese Barberry is sometimes purple, sometimes pink, and sometimes lime-green ... but it's always invasive.
    Posted: Monday, July 7, 2025

  • Jim Hayter, Bob Down, and Norm Eckel with the new Trail Mobile.

    New South Huron Trail Mobile

    Thanks to generous donors and volunteers, there is a new South Huron Trail Mobile, providing an accessible nature experience for people with limited mobility.
    Posted: Wednesday, June 4, 2025

  • Lily of the Valley smells lovely but it's toxic and invasive.

    This plant smells nice but it's not nice

    The invasive plant Lily of the Valley smells lovely but it is toxic and it spreads aggressively and out-competes native plants to the detriment of pollinators and native plant species.
    Posted: Tuesday, June 3, 2025

  • Jackson Janmaat, of the Conservation Auction Committee.

    Auction raises $30,000 for community

    Thanks to a generous watershed community, the 35th Conservation Auction, online for 2025, raised more than $30,000 for projects, in the community, that could not happen without this support.
    Posted: Wednesday, May 21, 2025

  • Pretty? No! Pretty destructive. Invasive Yellow Iris.

    Invasive Yellow Iris displaces native plants

    The Invasive Yellow Iris plant species displaces native plants and makes wetlands drier.
    Posted: Tuesday, May 6, 2025

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