If you are a property owner, non-profit organization, or community group in the Kawartha Conservation watershed, you may be eligible to receive funding and technical assistance in support of a future environmental project through the 2023 Water Fund.
Now open for applications, the 2023 Water Fund is a grant program that aims to support environmental projects in the City of Kawartha Lakes and Townships of Scugog, Brock, and Clarington that have the potential to positively impact water quality or ecosystem health.
The deadline to apply is Sunday, April 30, 2023.
To learn more about the program, find inspiration for your project, review eligibility guidelines and apply, visit our Landowner Grants or Community Grants page or contact Danielle Marcoux-Hunter by email or phone at 705-328-2271 ext. 242.
The full article is available on the Kawartha Conservation website.
Kawartha Conservation’s 2023 Tree Seedling Sale is now open, offering a wide selection of low-cost evergreen and deciduous trees, as well as shrubs and several advancing species to landowners throughout the Kawartha Conservation watershed, including portions of the Kawartha Lakes, Trent Lakes, Brock and Scugog Townships, Clarington, and Cavan-Monaghan.
Those interested in spring planting can order tree seedlings through our website before the closing date of March 17, 2023, at 4pm.
A Watershed Conditions Statement – Water Safety is in effect for some large Kawartha Lakes, including Balsam, Cameron, Sturgeon, and Pigeon Lakes, as well as Lake Scugog.
No flooding is expected, but flows throughout the system are high and could be dangerous.
Affected Municipalities:
City of Kawartha Lakes
Municipality of Trent Lakes
Township of Scugog
A Watershed Conditions Statement – Water Safety is in effect for some large Kawartha Lakes, including Balsam, Cameron, Sturgeon, and Pigeon Lakes, as well as Lake Scugog.
No flooding is expected, but flows throughout the system are high and could be dangerous.
As Trent-Severn Waterway officials advise, the Trent-Severn Waterway drainage area, including the Kawartha Conservation watershed, have received up to 120 mm of rain over the past 10 days. It significantly exceeds the normal precipitation for the month of June. As a result, there are higher-than-normal water levels along the Trent-Severn Waterway.
In addition, flows will increase outside of navigation hours as a part of the Trent-Severn Waterway water management operations. The public should consider these overnight flows as non-navigable.
The public is cautioned that fast-moving water will create hazardous conditions especially around the dams and locks. During this period of above-normal water levels and flows, residents and visitors should exercise extreme caution on and around water. Areas around dams, culverts and bridges should be avoided at all times. Parents and caregivers are advised to keep children and pets away from all waterways.
Trent-Severn Waterway officials are monitoring water levels and flows throughout the system very closely and will adjust the water control structures as required. Anyone having concerns about water levels throughout the system can contact Parks Canada at (705) 750-4950 or [email protected].
This Watershed Conditions Statement – Water Safety – Kawartha Lakes will be in effect until further notice.
