13 September 2015 – Visit Us at Celebrate the Hills Event
The Friends of the Carp River will have a table and display at the Celebrate the Hills event being held on Sunday, 13 September between 10:30am and 3:30pm at 150 Donald B. Munro Drive. Learn more about the Carp River Remediation Project in planning for a section of the river near the village.
See Celebrate the Hills for more information.
August 2015 – Signs Unveiled For Carp River Wetland Restoration
Jamie Fortune, Chief Operating Officer of Ducks Unlimited Canada, and Sue Prior, landowner, unveil one of two new signs that will mark the wetland restoration project at Oakleigh on the Carp River.
Things were hopping at Oakleigh as hundreds of young leopard frogs cleared the trails for tours of the new wetlands by the guests at the BBQ and celebration.
The pond vegetation is filling in nicely. For recent photos, see the Oakleigh Wetland Restoration.
July 2015 – Carp River Wetland Restoration Update
Landowner Sue Prior is thrilled with the outcome of the wetland restoration project undertaken by Ducks Unlimited Canada on her 0.6 km stretch along the Carp River. The wetlands were constructed in the winter of 2015. Waterfowl, frogs, and other wetland creatures are populating the area as the vegetation fills in.
Sue is opening her Oakleigh Wetlands Restoration Project to the public BY APPOINTMENT ONLY at this time. If you have a group – be they gardeners, bird watchers, river folk, or just plain nature deprived city dwellers – who would like to see the initial stages of a large wetland restoration, contact her via our Contact form. Sue is particularly interested in working with special needs groups and encourages them to connect with her to share ideas.
Public events are being planned in the future to showcase the project and hopefully encourage other landowners along the river to consider enhancing their wetlands.
28 May Tree Planting Moved to 2 June
Contact Caleb Yee at the MVCA for details.
20 May 2015 – Over 800 Trees Planted at the Diefenbunker
Vitesse Reskilling Canada organized the planting of over 800 trees along the Carp River at the Diefenbunker. Volunteers from local company Senstar planted the trees under the direction of Caleb Yee from the MVCA. Funding was provided by the Great Lakes Guardian Community Fund.
May 2015 – Cancelled – Canoe the Carp River
Cancelled due to low water levels caused by a very dry spring.
The Friends of the Carp River and the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority are once again inviting the community to join them to “Canoe the Carp River” this spring.
March 2015 – Carp River Wetland Restoration Project
Ducks Unlimited Canada has completed construction of the four wetland ponds along a 600m stretch of the Carp River near the Huntmar bridge. Each pond is connected to the river through a rocky outlet channel, which will allow the ebb and flow of water and encourage the passage of both fish and wildlife species.
The four ponds were created in existing wetland basins comprising a 4 acre area. The basins were excavated to extend their period of hydration and re-contoured to encourage the establishment of productive, permanent wetland habitat. A turtle nesting area was also created to support the existing population.
The project was initiated and led by the landowner, who wanted to restore the natural functioning of the land, which had been degraded through historical dredging and straightening of the river.
The area will now be left to revegetate naturally, with a mature wetland habitat expected by fall of 2016.