February Stewardship Night

We at EOSC hope that everyone had a great holiday season full of the wonders of nature!  We will be hosting our second Stewardship Night on Tuesday February 5th from 7-9pm at the Glenburnie United Church.  Don't miss your chance to see TWO fantastic speakers and learn more about the importance of stewardship!  See attached poster and/or call for details.

Nest Boxes

It's just about nest box season again!  EOSC is working with Ducks Unlimited to provide nest boxes to landowners on or near wetlands to increase the nesting potential for wood ducks, mergansers and other wildlife (they are often also used by owls!).  If you know someone who would be interested in free nest boxes in exchange for monitoring the box once a year and reporting activity, please let us know!

Other events

We thought you might be interested in knowing about some upcoming events put on by other conservation organizations that will provide useful information to landowners.

Thursday October 18th is the Friends of the Salmon River AGM in Tamworth including the keynote presentation "Do We Have Invaders- Invasive Plants and Zebra Mussels in the Salmon River Watershed".  For more information visit friendsofsalmonriver.ca.

Saturday October 20th is the 11th annual Lake Links conference in Perth.  This year's topic is "Climate Change- How to Build Resiliency in Our Lakes".  There are many interesting speakers on different aspects of this topic.  Ideal for lake associations and waterfront property owners or anyone interested in issues affecting our lakes.  For more information and/or to register contact the Centre for Sustainable Watersheds at info@watersheds.ca or (613) 272-5136.

Friday November 23rd is the annual Trenton Woodlot Conference.  The conference includes speakers, exhibitors, field trips and a lunch. Ideal for woodlot owners and managers as well as appreciators of forests!  For more information and to register (by Nov.9th) contact Jim Pedersen with the Hastings Stewardship Council at jim.pedersen@ontario.ca or (613) 478-6875.

Oh what a night!

Thanks everyone for a great event on Tuesday! We had a fantastic turnout, heard some interesting and useful talks, gave away fun prizes and had terrific conversations with landowners- some new projects are already in the works! We look forward to doing another event early in the new year. Details will be made available when they are sorted out- so stay tuned!

Free public event October 2nd

Hi everyone!
We are holding our first public event on Tues. October the 2nd at the Picton Town Hall (2 Ross St at King) from 7-9pm.  There will be speakers, information booths, refreshments and prizes- everything you need to learn more about stewardship in Eastern Ontario, get connected with programs and have a little fun, too!  Please RSVP to Lesley at 613-389-0418 x131

Friday at the fair

Hi everyone!  If you're the kind of person that likes to talk things over in person, please feel free to stop by the stewardship booth at the Picton Fall Fair on Friday afternoon and early evening and ask questions and/or get information about all the different programs out there!  (Tree planting, wetland restoration, shoreline restoration, etc., etc...)

hey now we're getting somewhere!

We are building up more and more steam!  We are working with a growing number of keen landowners on multiple projects.  Fencing to keep cattle out of water bodies and wetlands in one thing we are working on with a few landowners.  There are great cost-sharing opportunities for this if you would like to do the same- just call!

And we're off!

The first batch of letters to landowners went in the mail today.  We are excited to start working with people and improving and protecting our wonderful landscape!  If you are one of the landowners who received a letter, just call us and we can talk about what YOU want to do on your property!  Didn't get a letter but are in the general Eastern Lake Ontario Region?  We'd be happy to talk to you, too!

find us on facebook

Good morning!
Did you know we are also on facebook?  If you're a facebook user you can check us out there- another way to keep updated on what we're up to!

The ball is rolling

Hi everyone!  There's lots going on with getting things moving:

• Conversations with other organizations on working together are underway
• Note that our new logo is finished!  
• We are happy to be talking to Frontenac Stewardship Council about the possibility they will be joining the collaborative.  
• October 2nd has been confirmed as our first event date- watch for details in the coming months. 
• Hundreds of addresses have been gathered and the first batch of landowner letters should be going out after final approval next week.  
• Excitement is building!

getting our ducks in a row

Things are moving along well with the project.  Plans and letters are being finalized, GIS mapping is complete, a logo is almost ready...  very soon we will start sending out letters to other organizations and after that to landowners telling them about EOSC and what we are hoping to accomplish.  If you want to know more now, you don't have to wait for a letter- just call!

Eastern Ontario Stewardship Collaborative is a new venture created by six local conservation organizations.  EOSC is reaching out to landowners and helping provide the resources they need to increase their stewardship of the land.
To find out more, contact Lesley Rudy, project coordinator at (613) 389-0418 ex.131 or l_rudy@ducks.ca