Several conservation areas and trails have been impacted by Thursday's storms. Staff are working to remove any hazards. If you come across a downed tree across a trail, please contact parkwatch@erca.org to report it, with as much detail as you are able to provide. A section of the boardwalk trail at Kopegaron Woods Conservation Area is closed for repair. Thank you for your help in keeping our conservation areas safe.

The John R. Park Homestead Conservation Area grounds and museum buildings will be closed starting at 4:00pm on Saturday, September 5th for a private event. The Homestead reopens the following day, Sunday, September 6th, at 11:00am to all visitors. For information, please contact us at: education@erca.org The Thomas Road Entrance to the Cypher Systems Group Greenway in Amherstburg and a section of the trail will be closed for utility works for several weeks beginning in early September.

All eyes will be on the skies this September as Holiday Beach Conservation Area becomes one of the best places in North America to witness the fall raptor migration, with tens of thousands of hawks and other birds of prey soaring overhead on their annual journey south. As communities across Canada celebrate the natural places that make this country strong, the Festival of Hawks invites visitors to experience the Essex region’s globally significant migration corridor and the shared...