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2024 - 05 - 02 Quinte Conservation Foundation Seeking Board Members

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 2, 2024

QUINTE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION SEEKING BOARD MEMBERS

Belleville, Ont. – The Quinte Conservation Foundation (QCF) is seeking passionate environmentalists to join its Board of Directors.­

Founded in 2012, the QCF is a registered environmental charitable organization with a mission to address the financial challenges associated with protecting and conserving the lands and waters of the Moira, Napanee, and Salmon Rivers, and Prince Edward County.

"We are looking for...

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2024 - 03 - 21 Quinte Conservation Contributes 10,357 Hectares to Canada’s Protected Areas Target

Courtesy of Ontario Nature.

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March 21, 2024

COMMUNITY FORESTS DELIVER ON CONSERVATION: QUINTE CONSERVATION CONTRIBUTES 10,357 HECTARES TO CANADA'S PROTECTED AREAS TARGET ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FORESTS 

Quinte Conservation Authority (QCA) proudly announces its contribution of 10,357 hectares of conservation areas and reserves towards Canada’s international commitment to protect 30 percent of lands and waters by 2030.

Commonly known as the 30x30 target, it was adopted by nations...

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2024-03-08 Quinte Conservation Issues A Watershed Conditions Statement - Water Safety Statement

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March 8, 2024

QUINTE CONSERVATION ISSUES A WATERSHED CONDITIONS STATEMENT – WATER SAFETY STATEMENT

Warm temperatures and spring-like weather conditions have initiated the annual spring freshet in the Quinte watershed.

Snowmelt has been occurring over the last couple weeks, with almost all the snowpack being lost throughout most of the watershed. Anticipated river peaks brought about by the melting snow and spring rains are not anticipated to produce a significant risk of...

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2024 - 03 - 07 Anew Climate and Quinte Conservation Announce Issuance of First Canadian ACR Credits

Courtesy of Anew Climate. Read the news on their website here.

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March 7, 2024

ANEW CLIMATE AND QUINTE CONSERVATION ANNOUNCE ISSUANCE OF FIRST CANADIAN ACR CREDITS

Anew Climate, LLC and Quinte Conservation announce the issuance of the first ever forest carbon credits by ACR Improved Forest Management (IFM) on Canadian Forestlands methodology. This forest-carbon project (ACR680) covers more than 10,000 hectares of mixed hardwood forestland in southern Ontario.

“For the past 75 years,...

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2024 - 01 - 11 Quinte Conservation Makes Updates To Watershed Floodplain Map, Seeks Public Feedback

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January 11, 2024

QUINTE CONSERVATION MAKES UPDATES TO WATERSHED FLOODPLAIN MAP, SEEKS PUBLIC FEEDBACK

Quinte Conservation is hosting Public Information Centres (PICs) for four of its Flood Hazard Identification and Mapping Program (FHIMP) projects.

1. Selby Creek Floodplain Mapping Study - Tuesday, January 16
2. Napanee River Upper Lakes Floodplain Mapping Study - Wednesday, January 24
3. Consecon Lake and Creek Flood Hazard Mapping Study – Monday, February 12
4. Salmon River Upper Lakes...

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