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Living near water is something that many people want. It can be very satisfying to hear water trickle through the creek, to watch wildlife in your backyard, and to have a natural feature to add aesthetic value to your property. Anyone who has ever lived next to water knows that along with the joys come many challenges. During storm events, the water in the … [Read more...] about Landowner Stewardship Guide helps residents

Plants of southern Ontario forests are not only beautiful, but essential to maintaining the diversity and health of our forests. A new guide available for free download makes it easy to identify native woodland plants of the Niagara Peninsula watershed. Prepared by the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) and the Credit Valley Conservation Authority, the Guide to … [Read more...] about Guide to woodland plants in Niagara

Here are suggestions for plants to be grown on the banks of One Mile Creek. Called a riparian buffer, the plants improve water quality by slowing the flow of water over the land, allowing it to infiltrate into the soil. Buffers also provide habitat, increasing biodiversity.  The vegetation removes sediment and pollution, such as fertilizers, pesticides, bacteria and … [Read more...] about Native plant list for Niagara on the Lake

We have a tradition in Niagara on the Lake of private landowners taking efforts to further natural conservation. If you have a property adjacent to  One Mile Creek, there are some simple but effective ways to help improve water quality. Here are the top 5 things that will make a difference for One Mile Creek and our community: Avoid mowing to the edge of One Mile … [Read more...] about 5 ways to make a difference for the Creek

The five creeks in Niagara on the Lake that flow into Lake Ontario are monitored by the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA). The 2018 NPCA report card on the conditions and water quality of the creeks in NOTL gives poor grades of D (Poor) or F (Very Poor) for the water quality and other measurements of NOTL creeks. Most creeks that flow into Lake Ontario in … [Read more...] about Niagara 2018 Watershed Report Card

One Mile Creek is located within the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake (NOTL) with its outlet about 1.6 kilometres (1 mile) to the west of where the Niagara River flows into Lake Ontario. Following the gentle natural contours of the land, One Mile Creek meanders through the Old Town neighbourhoods before pooling in Lansdowne Pond to reach the outlet to Lake Ontario. The … [Read more...] about About One Mile Creek

While the NPCA 2005 watershed plan for One Mile Creek focused on the residential area of Old Town, in 2008 a separate study surveyed conditions of other creeks including Two Mile Creek, Four Mile Creek, Six Mile Creek and Eight Mile Creek. These have been primarily in agricultural areas in the past but are now also affected by residential development pressures. Here is the … [Read more...] about NPCA 2008 NOTL Watershed Plan for agricultural areas