Wildwood Lake Trail's a Hit!

With the grand opening come and gone, the Wildwood Lake Trail has seen a steady flow of mountain bikers, trail runners and hikers making their way around the newly refurbished 23 km loop. Feedback from trail users has all been positive, supportive and encouraging. People are pleased to have a great, safe trail system with so much variety.
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Visit the new websites for our Conservation Areas!
Fanshawe CA
Pittock CA
Wildwood CA

Species of the Month: The Caddisfly
Like much of the abundant life that inhabits the bottoms of our streams and rivers, caddisflies are insects that spend the larval stage of their life in the water, then emerge to complete their life cycles as terrestrial adults.
   Many caddisflies are very sensitive to pollution and stream habitat alterations. As a group, caddisflies are good indicators of water quality and stream health. The presence of an abundant and diverse caddisfly component of the microfauna inhabiting our stream substrates indicates a healthy aquatic ecosystem.
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Check out the August FYI

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.