Downloads, Publications & Other Information

• UTRCA Newsletters ("FYI")
• UTRCA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
• UTRCA Source Protection Authority Meeting Minutes
• Watershed Reports
• Conservation Areas & Natural Areas
• Plants
• Wildlife
• Natural Heritage & Groundwater Studies
• Nutrient Management
• Dams, Flood Control, Hydrology
• Workshop Proceedings
• Thames Heritage River Information
• Historical Documents

UTRCA Newsletters ("FYI")

• June 2013

• May 2013

• April 2013

• February/March 2013

• January 2013

• November 2012

• October 2012

• September 2012

• August 2012

• July 2012

UTRCA Source Protection Authority Meeting Minutes

UTRCA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes (minutes are posted after approval by BOD)

• April presentation - southwestern landfill

• March 26, 2013

• February 19, 2013 (AGM)

• January 22, 2013

• November 27, 2012

• October 31, 2012 (special meeting)

• October 23, 2012

• September 25, 2012

• August 28, 2012

• June 26, 2012

• May 22, 2012

• April 24, 2012

WATERSHED REPORTS

• 2012 Upper Thames River Watershed Report Cards
• UTRCA Properties Assessment Project Report
• UTRCA Water Report

CONSERVATION AREAS & NATURAL AREAS

• 2013 Conservation Areas Fee Schedule

• 2013 Visitor's Guides for Fanshawe, Pittock and Wildwood Conservation Areas

• All-Terrain & Off-Road Vehicles

• Hiking/Biking Trails at Fanshawe, Pittock and Wildwood CAs

• Kains Woods ESA

• Kilally Meadows ESA

• Meadowlily Woods ESA

• Medway Valley Heritage Forest ESA

• North Thames River Canoe Route - St. Marys to Delaware

• Sifton Bog ESA

• Sifton Bog ESA Master Plan Update

• Warbler Woods ESA

• Westminster Ponds/Pond Mills ESA

• Westminster Ponds/ Pond Mills ESA Master Plan Update

• Your Guide to Conservation Areas in Ontario

• Fanshawe CA Cottages - Annual drinking water quality report for the water distribution systems (required under Ontario's Drinking Water Protection Regulation)

PLANTS

• Buckthorn
• Giant Hogweed
• A Guide to Native Woody Plant Selection for Middlesex County

• Invasive Non-native Plants

• Recommended Native Trees, Shrubs & Vines

• Recommended Native Wildflowers & Grasses

• Regionally Rare Plants of Middlesex County

• Southwestern Ontario Nurseries that Sell Native Plants

• Tallgrass Prairie Plant Species Native to Middlesex, Oxford & Perth Counties

• UTRCA Forestry Programs

WILDLIFE

• Stewardship of the Spiny Softshell Turtle (aussi disponible en français)

• Fish of the Thames poster

• Bats & bat houses

• Canada Geese & Shorelines

• Emerald Ash Borer

• Pumas/Cougars

• Strategy for Preventing and Managing Human-Deer Conflicts in Southern Ontario

• Strategy for Preventing and Managing Human-Wildlife Conflicts in Ontario

NATURAL HERITAGE & GROUNDWATER STUDIES

• Ecological Inventory for the Dorchester Urban Area of the Township of Thames Centre
• Middlesex-Elgin Groundwater Study
• Middlesex Natural Heritage Study
• Oxford County Terrestrial Ecosystems Study
• Oxford Natural Heritage Study
• Riparian Vegetation Mapping in Thames Centre, Middlesex County (Maps)

• Six Conservation Authorities FEFLOW Groundwater Modeling Report

• Stratford Natural Heritage Inventory
• Woodstock Natural Heritage Inventory
• UTRCA Properties Assessment Project Report

NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT

• Lake Erie Binational Nutrient Management Strategy
• Oxford Innovative Nitrogen Management Strategy

DAMS, FLOOD CONTROL, HYDROLOGY

• Fanshawe Dam
• Small Dams
  • Small CA Dams - Final Cost Estimate (Burnside Report, February 2010)

  • Embro Dam - Embankment Stability Study (Naylor, October 2008)

  • Embro Dam Safety Assessment (Acres, July 2007)

  • Harrington Dam - Embankment Stability Study (Naylor, October 2008)

  • Harrington Dam Safety Assessment (Acres, July 2007)

• Reference Manual on the Use of Design Storms in the Upper Thames River Watershed (CD ROM) This reference manual is a tool for consultants, students and others undertaking hydrologic studies or designs within the Upper Thames River watershed.

WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS

• Bringing Home Climate Change (March 29, 2011)

• Creating a Climate for Change in the Upper Thames Watershed (October 4, 2007)

THAMES HERITAGE RIVER INFORMATION

• The Thames River, Ontario: Canadian Heritage Rivers System 10 Year Monitoring Report, 2000-2012
• The Thames River Watershed: A Heritage Landscape Guide
• Thames Topics Booklets - These eight booklets, produced by Celebrate the Thames, provide an excellent introduction to life on the Thames over the centuries.
• Thames Heritage Map
• The Thames Strategy: Managing the Thames as a Canadian Heritage River (2000) outlines how the watershed’s natural, cultural and recreational features and values will be conserved and interpreted for the future. The strategy provides an opportunity for river managers, stakeholders and residents to work together to continue to conserve and revitalize the river’s many values.

• The Thames River Watershed: A Background Study for Nomination under the Canadian Heritage Rivers System (1998) - The Thames River CHRS background study is an excellent reference document that describes the river from the time of its formation to early settlement periods to modern day recreational uses. Click HERE to download the entire report (10 mb) or click on the links below to download the individual sections (max. 2.7 mb).

  • Introduction & Part 1: Natural Heritage

  • Part 2a: Human/Cultural Heritage

  • Part 2b: Human Heritage/First Nations

  • Part 3: Recreation

  • Appendices

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