P.O. Box 720 11 Cayuga Street N. Cayuga, ON N0A 1E0
HALDIMAND STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL
Caring For Your Piece of HALDIMAND A not-for-profit organization comprised of community volunteers committed to responsible resource stewardship and working together for a healthier environment.
PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES
Council members include farmers, woodlot owners, business owners and other committed individuals.
Our Vision To bring community together to promote resource stewardship projects and education that benefits both the community and the environment of Haldimand County HALDIMAND STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL
P.O. Box 720 11NA Cayuga Street N Cayuga, ON N0A 1E0 HALDIMAND STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL
Phone: (905) 772-1393 Fax: (905) 772-1459 E-mail: resourcemanager@hnstewardshipcouncils.org
TEL: (905) 772-1393
COMMUNITY PROJECTS
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
FUTURE PROJECTS
Landowner Tree Planting Program – HSC is a partner delivery agent with Trees Ontario under the 50 Million Trees fund coordinating affordable, professional tree planting for Haldimand landowners.
Haldimand Stewardship Council Office – in downtown Cayuga, the office is open from noon to 3 p.m., Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays or by appointment.
We are seeking funds to initiate and support the following new projects:
Landowner planting assistance for >2.5 ac. includes site plan, site prep & survival surveys.
Wetland Creation and Enhancement – HSC has partnered with Ducks Unlimited Canada and local landowners to increase wetland habitat across Haldimand County. Over 80% of Haldimand County’s original wetlands have been drained, filled or developed. Wetlands provide habitat, store water, decrease runoff rates and improve water quality.
Memorial Tree Garden – HSC, Haldimand & Area Woodlot Owners’ Association and Haldimand Federation of Agriculture are establishing the garden and planting a tree to memorialize citizens whose lives exemplified the tenants of ‘good land stewardship’
Paddle ‘n Plant – Day of 1000 Canoes Paddlers come ashore to plant a tree along the Grand River en route to Cayuga from Caledonia.
Caledonia Fair – information & contest Visit the Haldimand Stewardship Council booth at the Caledonia Fair & enter our contest!
PROJECT PARTNERS The following Haldimand Stewardship Council partners have made our 2014 projects possible:
Erie Shore Tributaries – HSC, Ministry of Natural Resources and Long Point Region Conservation Authority proposed project to update fish population data and reduce sediment loading in Nanticoke, Sandusk, Stoney, Wardells, Gates and Evans Creeks. Wetland Restoration Project – HSC, Ducks Unlimited Canada and Bird Studies Canada proposed project to install a water control structure on a lower Grand River wetland to increase breeding habitat for wetland-dependent bird species on the decline in the Great Lakes Basin. Reduce Reptile & Amphibian Road Mortality – HSC, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ruthven Historic Site and Hobbitstee Wildlife Refuge cooperative project to identify high priority locations for cautionary signage and other mitigation projects. HALDIMAND STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL
P.O. Box 720 11NA Cayuga Street N Cayuga, ON Phone: (905) 772-1393 Fax: (905) 772-1459 E-mail: resourcemanager@hnstewardshipcouncils.org