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Summer camps return to Ken Reid Conservation Area with new partnership
Posted on Thursday, June 16, 2022 10:36 AM
APRIL 11, 2022 – Summer camps are returning to Ken Reid Conservation Area with an exciting new partnership with At Last Forest School.
“We are so excited to be opening a At Last Forest School at Ken Reid Conservation Area in Lindsay,” said owner and operator Carlin Val. “We have formalized our partnership with Kawartha Conservation to use the amazing space at Ken Reid Conservation Area. This location is a perfect spot to run our forest school programs and we are so excited to be...
'Too Many Carrots' Story Walk begins at Ken Reid Conservation Area
Posted on Thursday, June 16, 2022 10:36 AM
JUNE 6, 2022 – Available now and for the entire month of June, visitors to Ken Reid Conservation Area can now read ‘Too Many Carrots’, the newly featured story along the Story Walk Trail.
Written by Katy Hudson, ‘Too Many Carrots’ follows along the journeys of Rabbit and his friends as they learn valuable lessons about friendship, sharing, and caring for one another. As Rabbit’s burrow becomes too full of carrots, he looks to his friends for a place to sleep, each time bringing his beloved carrots...
'Up, Up, Down' arrives at the Story Walk Trail at Ken Reid Conservation Area
Posted on Thursday, June 16, 2022 10:36 AM
MAY 4, 2022 – Visitors to Ken Reid Conservation Area can now read ‘Up, Up, Down’, a classic tale from world-renowned children’s author Robert Munsch, along the Story Walk Trail for the entire month of May.
‘Up, Up, Down’ tells the tale of a curious and active girl named Anna who loves climbing, but often loses her balance and tumbles down to the ground. Even as her parents teach her not to, she continues to climb and fall from dressers, refrigerators, and trees, reaching higher and higher with each...
Watershed Conditions Statement - Flood Outlook - March 14
Posted on Thursday, June 16, 2022 10:36 AM
Under current weather conditions, the snowpack will start melting, producing substantial runoff. As the current watershed capacity to absorb the expected snowmelt is limited, the water levels and flows in local rivers will increase over the next 3 days. Rivers are expected to reach or exceed their banks; water is likely to accumulate in low-lying areas, areas with poor drainage, road ditches. Small watercourses will be quick to respond, while larger rivers will take longer to start rising.
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Watershed Conditions Statement - Water Safety - February 15
Posted on Thursday, June 16, 2022 10:36 AM
The Provincial Surface Water Monitoring Centre (SWMC) is tracking a significant weather system that is expected to pass through our jurisdiction over the next few days. Precipitation, up to 15 mm of rainfall followed by 15 cm of snow, is forecasted for the Kawartha region starting on the evening of Wednesday February 15, 2022, through to Friday February 17th, 2022.
WATERSHED CONDITIONS STATEMENT – WATER SAFETY –
Kawartha Conservation watershed
DATE: Tuesday, February 15, 2022
TIME: 3:00pm
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