NEWS RELEASES

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2009 Annual Report (12 MB file) (June 9, 2010)

2010 Annual Report (2.4 MB file) (April 19, 2011)

2011 Conservation Area Visitor Guide (8 MB file) (May 24, 2011)

2011/12 Conservation and Heritage Education Programs (10.4 MB file) (October 13, 2011)

Call now to order trees for spring 2012 (October 17, 2011)

Backus Heritage Conservation Area 2012 Special Events Schedule (January 10, 2012)

Plan Review Fees Changed Effective January 1, 2012. Click here for 2012 Plan Review Fee Schedule (180 KB)(January 10, 2012)

2012 Board of Directors (January 12, 2012)

2012 Conservation Area Fees (January 12, 2012)

Roger Geysens elected LPRCA Chair (January 13, 2012)

LPRCA's 2012 Budget Approved (January 13, 2012)

Winter Tree Identification Walk (January 24, 2012)

Grants available to rural landowners for water protection projects (January 25, 2012)

Discover Hay Creek Conservation Area Trails (January 25, 2012)

Camping Reservations Open for 2012 (February 1, 2012)

January Board Meeting Minutes (February 3, 2012)

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2012 EVENTS CALENDAR

BACKUS HERITAGE CONSERVATION AREA - PORT ROWAN

· 2012 Calendar of Heritage Special Events and Nature Walks

LONG POINT REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY MEETINGS & EVENTS

· February 5: Pathways for People Winter Walk at Hay Creek Conservation Area, 1:00 – 2:30 pm

· February 5: Owl Prowl, Hay Creek CA, 7:30 pm hosted by Norfolk Field Naturalists

· February 18: Winter Tree Identification, 1 – 3 pm, Backus Heritage Conservation Area

· February 24: LPRCA Annual General Meeting, 1:30 pm

· February 25: Presenter, Caring for Species at Risk Stewardship Workshop, 9 am – 3:30 pm, Cayuga

· March 10: Presenter, Caring for Species at Risk Stewardship Workshop, 9 am – 3:30 pm, Woodstock

· March 10 & 11: Exhibitor, Norfolk Wildlife Festival and Adventure Show, Simcoe

· April 2 – 29: Art in Nature, A showing of original artwork by Vic Gibbons, Backus Heritage Conservation Area

· April 4: Board of Directors meeting, 6:30 pm

· April 21: Celebrating Earth Day, 12 – 3 pm, Backus Heritage Conservation Area

· May 1: Backus Heritage, Haldimand, Norfolk & Waterford North CA’s open for 2012 Season

· May 2: Board of Directors meeting, 6:30 pm

· May 16: Deer Creek Conservation Area opens for 2012 Season

· May 14-17: Participant, Oxford Children’s Water Festival, Pittock Conservation Area, Woodstock

· May 15-17: Participant, Brantford/Brant Children’s Water Festival, Mohawk Park, Brantford

· June 6: Board of Directors meeting, 6:30 pm

· June 9 & 10: Power on the Pond: Ontario Powerboat Racing Series, Waterford North CA, 11:00 am-5:00 pm

· June 15: Application Deadline for Leighton & Betty Brown Conservation Scholarship

· July 4: Board of Directors meeting, 6:30 pm

· July 8: Butterfly & Dragonfly Festival, Backus Heritage Conservation Area, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

· July 21: Fish-a-Thon for a Cure, Deer Creek Conservation Area

· August 1: Board of Directors meeting, Backus Heritage Conservation Area, 7:00 pm

· August 11: Children's Fishing Derby, Deer Creek Conservation Area, 8 am - 2 pm

· August 21 & 22: Teaching & Learning with Monarch Butterflies Workshop, Backus Heritage CA

· September 4: Deer Creek Conservation Area closes for the season at 2:00 pm

· September 8 & 9: War of 1812 Re-enactment, Backus Heritage Conservation Area, 10:00 am-4:00 pm

· September 11-13: Exhibitor, Outdoor Farm Show, Woodstock

· September 16: LPRCA Memorial Forest Dedication Service, Backus Heritage Conservation Area, 2:00 pm

· October 2-4: Participant, Carolinian Forest Festival, Springwater Conservation Area, Aylmer

· October 3: Board of Directors meeting, 6:30 pm

· October 15: Backus Heritage, Haldimand, Norfolk & Waterford North CA’s close for the season at 2:00 pm

· November 7: Board of Directors meeting, 6 :30 pm

· December 5: Board of Directors meeting, 6:30 pm

For more information contact :

Long Point Region Conservation Authority

4 Elm Street, Tillsonburg ON N4G 0C4 Phone 519-842-4242 OR 1-888-231-5408 Fax: 519-842-7123