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Carolinian Canada Coalition News Network: Connecting Our Community
Receive our free monthly e-news. Click here to submit your e-mail to our listserve. If you have an event or announcement that promotes the protection and restoration of our natural heritage in Carolinian Canada, submit it using our online event posting form here for posting in our monthly Eco-News, or contact office@carolinian.org for more information about our quarterly Newsletter.
Find out what's going on across the Carolinian Life Zone. View our Members' Notice Board, a listing of different events and activities by various organizations, here.
Ecosystem Recovery Update
What's Happening in our Biodiversity Hotspots
Ranchers and farmers conserve Burrowing Owls as
part of the Prairie Conservation Action Plan
Photo credit: Ray Poulin
Community teams from Biodiversity Hotpots (Conservation Action Plans) across Carolinian Canada gathered to discuss recovery successes, local plans for Species at Risk recovery, highlights of pilot conservation action planning, habitat restoration guidelines, social marketing and more on June 5th in Jordan, Ontario.
Download the flyer here. Details, agenda, guest speaker bios and abstracts available here.
AGM 2009: Water for Life
May 8th, Dundas, Ontario
The Carolinian Canada Coalition Annual General Meeting, held on Friday, May 8th, 2009, at Maplewood Hall in Dundas, was a resounding success! This 25th anniversary event included a guest speaker, a nature walk and elections. Read about our returning Directors, as well as this year's nominees online here.
Also included in the celebrations were the Carolinian Canada Annual Conservation Awards, honouring such Stewardship Heroes as: Carolinian Forest Festival, Catfish Creek Conservation Authority, David Clemons, Alan Ernest, Heather and Bill Wilson and honourable mentions, Jane Marie and Brent Ward. Download the press release here.
Details and forms available here.
Carolinian Canada Caring for Nature Factsheet Project Update
The Coalition launched Brant, Oxford and Haldimand county factsheets on March 20th, April 20th and 22nd.
These are the latest factsheets in the series of twelve Caring for Nature factsheets. This groundbreaking project has reached thousands of residents across the Carolinian Life Zone. It has share success stories and encourage Stewardship and Conservation actions undertaken by individuals and groups, to help the species and habitats at risk in Carolinian Canada.
New factsheets are now available online!
Download the Brant factsheet here.
Download the Haldimand factsheet here.
Download the Oxford factsheet here.
Winter 2009 Newsletter is now available for download here.
This Winter 2009 edition brings you positive stories about the actions CCC and partners are taking to sustain rare species and habitats. Ideas for future newsletters are welcome, as are submissions related to habitat enhancement, research, youth involvement, education and land stewardship. For editorial guidelines, please e-mail newsletter@carolinian.org.
Past newsletters are also available here.
Carolinian Canada at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
Ontario's only marsupial a star in hit game show
November 15th, 2008, Toronto
Eager Children tackle 'Mission Im-possum-ble,
the toughest category of questions
in the game show.
Are you smarter than an opossum? This is what contestants attending Biodiversity Day at the Royal Winter Fair tried to find out. CCC staff and volunteers posed as marsupials and plied the crowd with questions about nature in southern Ontario. Children and their parents enjoyed the educational and interactive game. We are eager to tailor this game for a diversity of audiences and take this show on the road. If you are interested in finding out more, please contact Bronwen Buck, Ecosystem Recovery Network Coordinator at woodland@carolinian.org.
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Join Us and Support Carolinian Canada Coalition
Why is Carolinian Canada Coalition Unique? Click here to find out.
The Carolinian Canada Coalition connects people who care about nature in southwestern Ontario. Together our members give strong voice to a green future and a healthy landscape.
To donate now and Support the Coalition, or become a member, click here!
What's New (at a glance)
Forum 2009: Saving Our Coastal Zone, October 22nd-23rd, 2009
Point Pelee National Park. Stay tuned for details!
Annual Report 2008-2009 Now Available Online Here.
Carolinian Canada is creating a Species at Risk Almanac. Find out how you can contribute your stories and ideas here.
"The Thames River Watershed: A Heritage Landscape Guide" Launched.
Details available here.
Once again, Carolinian Canada is partnering with the Ontario Stewardship Rangers to provide an exciting opportunity for both youth and their communities to engage in volunteer species at risk habitat improvement, outreach or monitoring. Read more here.
Donate Now
We are now happy to accept donations online via CanadaHelps.org. Details are available
here. Thanks for all your support!
Forum 2007 Proceedings now available.
Download our Annual Report 2007- 2008 here (PDF 3.2MB)
Youth Help Species at Risk: New Webpage!
Teenagers are helping improve species survival in southwestern Ontario. Stewardship Ranger teams from various counties and First Nations across the region shared their stories while participating in a special Species at Risk program in Carolinian Canada on August 5th and 6th at Camp Sylvan . Local youth were enthusiastic participants, and future Camps are planned. Assistance for this project was provided by the Ministry of Natural Resources. Visit our new SAR Youth Camp webpage for more details and photographs from this exciting event. Download the Media Release here.
New "Wanted: Species at Risk" Posters Available - Norfolk and Essex
Read more here
With support from the George Cedric Metcalf Foundation, Carolinian Canada promotes the "Big Picture" natural heritage system of core natural areas and habitat corridors. Ask us to talk to your group about Carolinian wildlife and the "Big Picture".
Find the Perfect Gift in Our Shop!
Visit the CC shop for guides, posters, fact sheets, gift certificates, support materials for conservation and education programs and much more!
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