Essex Region  – Bird enthusiasts from around the world visit Leamington, Ontario as one of their bucket list destinations each May, and Hillman Marsh Conservation Area is ready to greet these guests from May 1 – 21 at the Shorebird Celebration.      The shorebird habitat at Hillman Marsh is unique in North America.  The managed wetland cell creates the perfect combination of mudflats to provide nutrition and a resting area for migrating shorebirds. The marsh is managed annually to produce the...

Windsor –  The Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) is inviting guests from across the region to the ENWIN Earth Day Tree Planting Celebration in the City of Windsor on Sunday, April 26 from 10am - 12noon.   “ERCA has hosted an annual tree planting in the City of Windsor since 1999,” said Danielle Breault Stuebing, ERCA’s Director of Communications. “Over the past 27 years, nearly forty-thousand trees have been planted in the City of Windsor as a result of this event. We are so grateful...

Leamington–  Nature Fresh Farms® announced its continued support of the wetland restoration effort at Hillman Marsh Conservation Area this week in celebration of Earth Month activities. Building on its 2024 investment in wetland rehabilitation, an additional 300 square metres of wetland habitat will be planted with a variety of native species in June as the next phase of this massive project. Some of the species will include Broadleaf Cattail, Blue Flag Iris, Fox Sedge,...