Pine River Watershed Initiative Network 2024Highlights

2024 was a rewarding year in so many ways. Now that 2025 is only one week away, we can look back at our accomplishments.   COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS:   PRWIN projects highlight reforestation sites, a berm project, livestock crossing to improve water flow function, pollinator garden, ditch clean up and rip rap to stabilize and protect the soil surface against erosion. Our PRWIN Spring Seedling Program offered ninety personal seedling orders. This spring, 5500 seedlings were handed out during our annual "FREE Seedling Give-Away Program." The program was created in 2014 and is a very popular community outreach program. Some of the orders supported the Kincardine Naturalization Project, 2nd Kincardine Scouts and the Ripley Huron Community School Green Team. Community Groups: The Kinetic Knights, Kincardine 2nd Scouts, Sawjan Samanvay Sanatan Centre, Point Clark Beach Association, Enbridge, and PRWIN families worked together planting seedlings at our project sites. The volunteers hand planted seedlings, large stock trees and shrubs along with plants to create a pollinator garden.  PRWIN participated in our annual PTARP – Potted Tree Ash Replacement Program to shoreline residents. The goal of PTARP is to provide the lakeshore communities with trees to replace those ash trees that declined due Emerald Ash Borer. This yearly program has enabled us to make a significant impact to an area that was devastated by the ash borer and has offered shoreline residents 190 mature potted trees. The Shoreline Reforestation Project offered 100 junipers to lakeshore residents. PRWIN and the Township of Huron-Kinloss partnered to encourage residents along the township shoreline beaches to begin restoring the beach dunes following the high lake levels of the past few years. Two of our current initiatives; Green Elements – Friends of the McLarty Centre and Cultivating Community Experiences at the McLarty Centre are projects to support a sun shelter and to upscale the McLarty outdoor education area. THE MCLARTY ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY AREA: The outdoor education area is located on Bruce Road 6/Side Road 20 in Huron Kinloss. It is open to the public to enjoy the great outdoors! This area is designed for our community to learn about the Pine River, wetland creation and the education of the local wildlife and plants that this area supports. PRWIN has installed a trail system throughout the area, created two wetland ponds, planted memorial trees, an osprey nest and reforested tree seedlings. Enjoy walking the trail, bird watching, photography, learning opportunities in an outdoor classroom and reconnecting with nature. The Ripley & District Horticultural Society's "For Our Youth” coordinated engaging activities for the young club members at the McLarty Environmental Study Area. The group identified birds, explored the area with nature games and went frog fishing to learn about the frog life cycle. Also, the Kincardine 2nd Scouts, Ripley Huron Community School and the Ripley Wolf Cub Summer Camp stopped in to explore in nature.     PRWIN’S ENGAGEMENTS WITH COMMUNITY: Our organization offers a quarterly e-newsletter to stay connected with our community and to feature current community programs to improve and protect our local watershed. PRWIN added “Get Soil Smart” a new section to our newsletter, to learn all about soil. PRWIN celebrated National Tree Planting Day planting an Eastern Red Bud Tree to honour our retired director Bill Steele's work and dedication to PRWIN and the environment. PRWIN directors Tory Colling and Bill Steele retired from our board of directors and we welcome new directors Shirley Fiebiger and Jen Middelkamp. "Sponsorship Day" to recognize our sponsors contributions to PRWIN community programs. PRWIN connects with the Ripley Huron Community School - Green Team to offer support and engagements with their school projects. Submitted articles to support the Healthy Lake Huron Partnership - HLH e-newsletter and The Bruce County Federation of Agriculture annual paper. PRWIN attended the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario (EFAO) Watershed Conference, Huron Soil and Crop Cover Planting Demo Day and participated in the Lake Huron-Georgian Bay Community Webinar: ‘A Deeper Dive into Monitoring and Evaluating the Lake Huron-Georgian Bay Ecosystem’. In September, recipients received PRWIN’s Award of Merit to acknowledge the importance of our community members and connecting with local youth. PRWIN sponsored community events: Fall Fair Tree Raffle and participated at the Ripley Huron Fall Fair with an information vendor table. To date, PRWIN has installed 21 berms (Water & Sediment Control Basins), 12 livestock crossings, and completed 5 bank restorations. We have also planted over 364,000 trees (windbreaks, riparian areas, reforestations),installed 24 km of livestock exclusion fencing, 4 nitrate filters, established a pollinator garden and improved 7 wetland areas. Our Potted Tree Ash Replacement Program has offered shoreline residents 190 mature potted trees. PRWIN would not be where we are today without our community sponsors, past/present director’s leadership and dedication to our vision of  “Clean water and a healthy ecosystem within the Pine River watershed.”     Copyright © 2018 Pine River Watershed Initiative Network All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 86 Huron Street, Ripley, ON Want to change how you receive these emails? 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Due to the current blizzard conditions, the Township of Huron-Kinloss office located at 21 Queen St. in Ripley is closed today, Dec. 12, for the safety of staff and the public.  Cancellations:  Adult and Tots and Senior Skate, and Shinny at the Ripley-Huron Community Centre are cancelled.  Garbage and recycling pick-up are both cancelled today. […]

Due to the current blizzard conditions, the Township of Huron-Kinloss office located at 21 Queen St. in Ripley is closed today, Dec. 12, for the safety of staff and the public.  Cancellations:  Adult and Tots and Senior Skate, and Shinny at the Ripley-Huron Community Centre are cancelled.  Garbage and recycling pick-up are both cancelled today. […]

(By Pauline Kerr) Mayor of Huron-Kinloss Don Murray has been acclaimed deputy warden of Bruce County council for the 2025 term, along with Luke Charbonneau, mayor of Saugeen Shores as warden. Both were nominated by Mark Goetz (South Bruce), seconded by the outgoing warden, Chris Peabody (Brockton).

During the postal

Huron-Kinloss’ mayor is the new deputy warden of Bruce County. “I am honoured to have been chosen as deputy warden of Bruce County,” said Deputy Warden Don Murray in a news release. “I look forward to working closely with Warden Charbonneau and my fellow members of council to continue advancing the growth and well-being of […]

The Township of Huron-Kinloss is celebrating 25 years since amalgamation with a special commemorative video. “In 1999, the Township of Huron-Kinloss was formed through the amalgamation of Ripley-Huron, the Township of Kinloss, and the Village of Lucknow. This significant restructuring united our rural and village communities under one municipal government,”

The Township of Huron-Kinloss has set up a survey to collect input on the 2025 budget. In order to ensure the Township is meeting the needs of its residents, a short 10-minute survey has been created on Have Your Say Huron-Kinloss. According to the Township, there are some additional questions for

PRWIN 2025 Spring Seedling Program and Project Applications

We are ready to take your seedling orders! You can choose from the following varieties of seedlings: white cedar, norway spruce, white spruce, white pine, tamarack, red maple, sugar maple, red oak, white oak, high bush cranberry and red-osier dogwood. The seedlings will be handed out as 10 seedlings per bundle. DEADLINE: November 15th, 2024  **first come, first serve basis. We are placing a maximum 100 limit per property/person. Residents from Huron- Kinloss and Kincardine Township are eligible to order! Please note that you will be responsible for picking up and planting the seedlings. If any seedlings are not picked up, they will be given to a participant on the waiting list. All participants will be given notice in late April informing them of seedling pickup location and dates.   Please email your order to: pineriverwin@yahoo.ca  PRWIN 86 Huron Street Ripley, ON N0G 2R0 We are gearing up for our 2025 projects!   Landowners allow us to help them manage in ground projects by working with us to secure funding and co-ordinate contractors to develop on their property. It is a great opportunity! If you or another landowner could benefit from a project, connect with us! Email pineriverwin@yahoo.ca or call 519-395-5538.   Copyright © 2017 Pine River Watershed Initiative Network All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 86 Huron Street, Ripley, ON Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

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PRWIN Shoreline Restoration Project

Share Forward PRWIN SHORELINE RESTORATION PROJECT   Dear Shoreline Residents and Property Owners in Huron-Kinloss The Township of Huron-Kinloss and Pine River Watershed Initiative Network are partnering to encourage cottagers and residents along the shoreline beaches in our township to begin restoring the beach dunes following the high lake levels of the past few years. During that period, a great deal of the shoreline dune area was eroded by the wave action and high winds. Now that the lake levels have begun receding creating a wider beach which we all love and enjoy, more of the sand is exposed to wind erosion, especially during the fall and winter seasons. The beach grass has returned in most areas which helps hold the sand but larger plants with stronger root systems are needed to rebuild the protective shoreline dunes for the next high lake level period. One of the best low profile options to assist with this restoration are Junipers (Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Chip'). Junipers catch the sand and build the dunes during the high wind and blowing snow storms in the fall and winter seasons. The roots hold the sand in the spring when the high winds return. For the restoration effort to be most effective the junipers must be planted on the “Swale or Back Dune Area” on the lakeshore. Over time the dunes will build up the sand necessary to again withstand the high water period of the Lake Huron cycle. Cottagers and residents may register for up to four spreading Junipers to pick-up and plant on your shoreline. Pickup for planting will be late October and the exact date will be communicated to those registered. 100 Spreading Junipers available. Maximum of four per property PLEASE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: NAME: EMAIL ADDRESS: PHONE NUMBER: ADDRESS FOR PLANTING: NUMBER OF PLANTS REQUESTED (MAXIMUM OF FOUR): Send details to: pineriverwatershed@pineriverwatershed.ca ********************************************************************************** Lake Huron has high and low energy beaches. High energy beaches, like Point Clark see a “give-and-take” of sand throughout the year. Low energy beaches like Sauble Beach have more sand removed by wind and wave action, than is added. On low energy beaches, protecting the sand is essential because they’re slower to recover. In high energy beaches, multiple dunes form over time providing a ‘sacrificial buffer" during highlake levels. Vegetation grows larger further inland from the water’s edge, transforming from dune grass and sedges, to shrubs, and eventually trees. This ‘succession’ of dunes is natural and is unique habitat for many rare species. Share Forward Copyright © 2019 PRWIN, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 86 Huron Street, Ripley ON N0G 2R0 Ph: 519.395.5538 Our website is: pineriverwatershed.ca Our email is: pineriverwin@yahoo.ca or pineriverwatershed@pineriverwatershed.ca Subscription preferences

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