From Beauty to Bond
In 2018, Evelyn Frantzke & Robert Williamson had an encounter at The Orillia Fall Fair that changed their lives. The Couchiching Conservancy had a table …
Courtney Baker
Selling Conservation
As a millennial my 1990’s childhood was the target of the most sophisticated and prolific marketing aimed at children in history to that point. My …
To all a Good Night
With a spring of solar flares carrying the northern lights further south than usual, more of us have been making an effort to enjoy the …
Who are the Sentinel Species?
It’s dark, damp, dripping. Workers with sore backs descend staggering depths to reach their claustrophobic destination. Dangerous, dirty, sweaty; one heavily geared man carries precious …
The Carden Challenge: Protecting a Globally Rare Landscape
May is the month at The Conservancy. Migration is in full swing as beautiful, diverse species make their way back to their breeding grounds for …
Successful Annual General Meeting means more than a Full House
This year a combination of climate change and an El Niño meant that we didn’t have our usual Ontario Snowbelt winter. It feels as though …
Celebrating the Female of the Species
Through the years I have always taken time in the Villager to celebrate International Women’s Day, discussing my heroes abroad and locally. All women who …
All are Welcome to The Couchiching Conservancy Annual General Meeting
We are happy to invite you to our 30th Annual General Meeting Saturday March second from 2:00pm to 4:00pm at Hawk Ridge Golf and Country …
You are a part of Nature
I remember as a child, arguing with another kid at school. I insisted we were animals, more specifically mammals, the other child fought that we …
New Nature Reserve Close to Home
At The Couchiching Conservancy we are in the business of protecting land. From Kawartha Lakes to Oro-Medonte, from Ramara to the Township of Severn we …