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SUMMARY:Public Snowshoe Rentals at Longwoods Road Conservation Area
DESCRIPTION:Get outdoors and try something new! Snowshoe rentals will be available at the Resource Centre / Ska-Nah-Doht Museum for $8 + hst per pair on Sunday\, February 1\, 2026 from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. weather permitting. Ska-Nah-Doht Village and Museum will be open to the public during this time.\n\n\n\nSnowshoeing is a great way to enjoy the outdoors\, have fun\, connect with nature\, and get in some physical activity.\n\n\n\nReminders:\n– parking is $5 by coin or credit card at the auto-attendant at the front of Longwoods Road Conservation Area\n– snowshoe rentals are $8 + hst per pair (cash preferred)\n– final rental 30 minutes before the end of the rental day/period\n– do not wear high heeled boots\n– stay on the trails or in open spaces\n– do not go into the wooded areas\n– wear light layers\n– bring water along\n\n\nLocation:\nLongwoods Road Conservation Area\n8348 Longwoods Road\nMount Brydges\, Ontario\nN0L 1W0
URL:https://lowerthames-conservation.on.ca/event/public-snowshoe-rentals-at-longwoods-road-conservation-area/
LOCATION:Longwoods Road Conesrvation Area\, 8348 Longwoods Road\, Mount Brydges\, Ontario\, N0L 1W0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:General
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SUMMARY:Phosphorus: The Balancing Act
DESCRIPTION:Phosphorus: The Balancing Act\n\nExploring the science\, successes\, and strategies behind soil health. \nPhosphorus: The Balancing Act – Join us on February 12\, 2026\, from 8 am to 5 pm at the John Bradley Centre in Chatham. The agenda is jam-packed\, you’ll hear from experts providing tips\, tools and knowledge for building soil health that can be incorporated into your farming systems. \nThe LTVCA Precision Phosphorus Reduction Program has teamed up with the Sydenham Phosphorus Reduction Initiative at St. Clair Region Conservation Authority for this event. See full details below.  \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					\n				BUY TICKETS\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Agenda & Speakers\nDate: February 12\, 2026 Time: 8 AM – 5 PM \nLocation:  John Bradley Convention Centre  –   565 Richmond Street\, Chatham\, ON N7M 1R2 \nDetails: $25/person\, light breakfast\, refreshments\, and lunch provided! \nMore Information: Guest speakers include Dale Cowan (Agris Co-op)\, Lori Phillips (AACF)\, Aaron Breimer (CCA\, Moose-Ag)\, and a panel discussion with Ontario Soil Network Farmers\, among many others! \n  \n\n\n\n\nKey Note Speaker: Jill Clapperton\, PhD\, Principal Scientist\, President\, Rhizoterra Inc.\n \nJill Clapperton is an internationally recognized speaker and educator on soil health\, and how to make the transition to healthy soil. She has a PhD in plant ecophysiology\, studying the biochemistry of plant mycorrhizal interactions. Jill worked for 16 years as the Rhizosphere Ecologist at the Ag Canada\, Lethbridge Research Centre in Lethbridge\, AB\, Canada\, before moving to the USA and starting her own consulting company- Rhizoterra Inc. With a strong interest in food security and sovereignty\, Jill had started working with NuLeaf Farms (system design and AI-based automation for Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA))\, developing grow recipes for leafy greens\, fruits\, vegetables\, and medicinal and ceremonial plants. \n“I have worked all over the world in large-scale organic and conventional fruit and vegetable production\, dryland and irrigated grain cropping\, and vineyards. My current project is trying to grow soil-building\, nutritious forage crops to supplement grassfed cattle in south central Kansas\,” Jill shares. \nJill consults with individual farmers\, corporations\, and agencies\, and conducts workshops that offer practical knowledge and understanding of what characterizes healthy soil\, the practices that foster soil health\, and how to measure success using simple and easy tools. Most importantly\, we always have fun while learning.
URL:https://lowerthames-conservation.on.ca/event/phosphorus-the-balancing-act/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:General
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SUMMARY:Family Day Snowshoe Rentals at Longwoods Road Conservation Area
DESCRIPTION:Get outdoors and try something new! Snowshoe rentals will be available at the Resource Centre / Ska-Nah-Doht Museum for $8 + hst per pair on Family Day\, Monday\, February 16\, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. weather permitting. Ska-Nah-Doht Village and Museum will be open to the public during this time.\n\n\n\nSnowshoeing is a great way to enjoy the outdoors\, have fun\, connect with nature\, and get in some physical activity.\n\n\n\nReminders:\n– parking is $5 by coin or credit card at the auto-attendant at the front of Longwoods Road Conservation Area\n– snowshoe rentals are $8 + hst per pair (cash preferred)\n– final rental 30 minutes before the end of the rental day/period\n– do not wear high heeled boots\n– stay on the trails or in open spaces\n– do not go into the wooded areas\n– wear light layers\n– bring water along\n\n\nLocation:\nLongwoods Road Conservation Area\n8348 Longwoods Road\nMount Brydges\, Ontario\nN0L 1W0
URL:https://lowerthames-conservation.on.ca/event/family-day-snowshoe-rentals-at-longwoods-road-conservation-area/
LOCATION:Longwoods Road Conesrvation Area\, 8348 Longwoods Road\, Mount Brydges\, Ontario\, N0L 1W0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:General
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UID:16233-1772046000-1772049600@lowerthames-conservation.on.ca
SUMMARY:Winter Webinar Series: From Fields to Streams with Mel Luymes
DESCRIPTION:The LTVCA Winter Webinar Series welcomes guest\, Mel Luymes.\nThis talk will explore drainage infrastructure and water quality\, focusing on opportunities at the field\, edge of field and watershed-scale for phosphorus treatment.\nDate & Time:  February 12\, 2026 7:00pm \nGuest Bio: Mel Luymes works at the intersection of farming\, water quality and communication. She is the editor of the Rural Voice magazine\, the Executive Director of the Land Improvement Contractors of Ontario and currently pursuing a doctoral degree in drainage governance and design for water quality. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					\n				Register Now
URL:https://lowerthames-conservation.on.ca/event/16233/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:General
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