Landowners helping to enhance wetlands in 2026
New wetlands improve water quality, habitat thanks to participating landowners
It has been another great year, so far, for the Ausable Bayfield Conservation wetland program with a total of eight new wetlands excavated across the watershed and native species of plants planted at sixteen wetlands.
We would like to thank all the participating landowners who are taking the initiative towards wetland restoration, building habitat, and improving water quality.
Thanks to the support of funders, the projects to create, restore and enhance wetlands can be completed with minimal or no cost to landowners.
We would like to thank all of our funding partners including:
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP)
- Ducks Unlimited Canada
- Huron Clean Water Project; and
- ALUS (Alternative Land Use Services) Middlesex.
As planting season comes to a close, it's time to look ahead to the promise of more wetlands to come in the new year of 2027.
Have you ever considered creating a wetland on your property?
Call us today if you have questions, if you want to know more, or if you would like to arrange a site visit from our staff. Hopefully we can make your dream a reality.
To learn more, visit our Staff Contacts web page to contact Angela (email avanniekerk@abca.ca or phone 519-235-2610 or toll-free 1-888-286-2610, extension 259) or Ben (email briggin@abca.ca or phone at extension 249).
Wetlands have many important functions in our local watershed community.
Wetlands store excess water from rain events, filter sediment and nutrients, and provide habitat to all sorts of creatures.
Landowners love seeing the frogs and turtles, migrating waterfowl, majestic Herons and so much more!
Our wetland restorations can be up to eight feet deep, with shallow edges to capture surface water.
We plant each wetland with native species of wildflowers, shrubs, sedges, and grasses which provide even more habitat and bring in pollinators such as bees and vibrant butterflies.
Find out more about wetlands and wetland projects by local landowners on our abca.ca wetland web pages.
