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QUINTE CONSERVATION’S WILD ABOUT WILDLIFE DAY COMES TO BEAVER LAKE, ERINSVILLE ON JULY 9TH

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 21, 2016
QUINTE CONSERVATION’S WILD ABOUT WILDLIFE DAY COMES TO BEAVER LAKE, ERINSVILLE ON JULY 9TH
Quinte Conservation’s education staff will be holding a Wild about Wildlife day on Saturday, July 9th at Beaver Lake, Erinsville from 11am-3pm. Conservation Education Coordinator, Maya Navrot, says, “We are expecting a great turn out for this year’s Wild about Wildlife days. These days are great opportunities for families to get outdoors and learn about their natural surroundings,...

QUINTE CONSERVATION’S WILD ABOUT WILDLIFE DAY COMES TO TWEED MEMORIAL PARK, TWEED ON JULY 8TH

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 21, 2016
QUINTE CONSERVATION’S WILD ABOUT WILDLIFE DAY COMES TO TWEED MEMORIAL PARK, TWEED ON JULY 8TH
Quinte Conservation’s education staff will be holding a Wild about Wildlife day on Friday, July 8th at Tweed Memorial Park in Tweed from 11am-3pm. Conservation Education Coordinator, Maya Navrot, says, “We are expecting a great turn out for this year’s Wild about Wildlife days. These days are great opportunities for families to get outdoors and learn about their natural...

QUINTE CONSERVATION REMOVING BUCKTHORN AT MASSASSAUGA POINT CONSERVATION AREA TODAY AND TOMORROW

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 14, 2016
QUINTE CONSERVATION REMOVING BUCKTHORN AT MASSASSAUGA POINT CONSERVATION AREA TODAY AND TOMORROW
Quinte Conservation staff will be removing invasive European Buckthorn from the Massassauga Point Conservation Area today and tomorrow. General Manager Terry Murphy says, “Over the years we have tried several strategies such as spraying and burning to remove invasive European Buckthorn from Massassauga Point. Nothing has worked. This year we will be removing it mechanically...

LAKE AND RIVER LEVELS STILL LOW IN QUINTE REGION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 13, 2016
LAKE AND RIVER LEVELS STILL LOW IN QUINTE REGION
Rainfall has been in short supply over the Quinte region this spring. Quinte Conservation Water Resources Manager Christine McClure says, “We have received less than 70% of average rainfall for the past three months and less than 40% of average rainfall for the month of May. This means that some lake and river levels are visibly lower than they would normally be for this time of year. Flows in the Moira, Napanee and...

LOW WATER CONDITIONS IN THE QUINTE REGION PERSIST IN SPITE OF RECENT RAIN

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 7, 2016
LOW WATER CONDITIONS IN THE QUINTE REGION PERSIST IN
SPITE OF RECENT RAIN
The Quinte Region received less than 30 millimetres of rain over the last few days. Quinte
Conservation Water Resources Manager Christine McClure says, “The recent rain has not been
enough to help our current low water conditions. Flows in the Moira, Napanee and Salmon
Rivers continue to be extremely low and we need a significant amount of rain to change that.”
Quinte Conservation declared a Level...