Recommended Native Trees & Shrubs

Many people want to plant locally native species, but often don’t know which species are endemic to the Upper Thames River watershed or where to obtain them. To assist community groups, consultants and landowners who want to use native woody species in their reforestation or naturalization projects, staff have compiled a recommended list of trees, shrubs, vines and woody groundcovers and posted it on our website.
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Visit the new websites for our Conservation Areas!
Fanshawe CA
Pittock CA
Wildwood CA

2010 Water Monitoring Program
The UTRCA’s water monitoring programs are in full swing for 2010 with both routine stream monitoring and special projects starting up. Monitoring is conducted to assess the stream health and pollution levels in the 28 subwatersheds that make up the Upper Thames watershed.
  Monitoring data is used to measure the effects of land use activities and conservation measures on streams, and helps to target new work. Data is reported through the UTRCA Watershed Report Cards and other project reports.
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Check out the June/July FYI

Watershed Report Cards

Fanshawe CA
Pittock CA
Wildwood CA

A member of the Conservation Ontario Network

Inspiring a Healthy Environment

The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority is one of 36 Conservation Authorities in the Province of Ontario, Canada. Our area of jurisdiction, the upper watershed of the Thames River, covers 3,432 square kilometres in southwestern Ontario and is home to approximately 485,000 people. The Thames is a Canadian Heritage River.