PRWIN Spring Shoreline Restoration Project

Pine River Watershed Initiative Network
Pine River Watershed Initiative Network are working together 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.

Pine River Watershed Initiative Network Winter 2025 Newletter

Pine River Watershed Initiative Network
In November, PRWIN collected personal seedling orders for our PRWIN 2025 Spring Seedling Program. This upcoming season, the seedlings species will be the following: white pine, white spruce, Norway spruce, white cedar, red and white oak, tamarack, red and sugar maple, dogwood and high bush cranberry. Our program will offer our community 100 personal seedling orders. Personal seedling orders are sourced from Maitland Valley Conservation Authority and Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority.

Obituary – Alberta Munro

The Kincardine Independent

ALBERTA MUNRO

Alberta Grace Munro (née Wightman) passed away peacefully at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre in Kincardine on Dec. 21, 2024, at the age of 84.
Beloved wife of Vaughn Munro for over 55 years.
Fondly remembered by stepsons Michael and David, granddaughters Leila, Jena and their seven

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Obituary – David Gibson

The Kincardine Independent

DAVID GIBSON

It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of David “Dave” Gibson, of Ripley, a beloved husband father, grandfather and friend, on Dec. 18, 2024 at Huron Shores Hospice.
Survived by his wife Valerie, his loving children Dan and Trina Gibson and Julie and Joseph Angilella, and

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Pine River Watershed Initiative Network 2024 Highlights

Pine River Watershed Initiative Network
Pine River Watershed Initiative Network 2024 Highlights

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.”
 
 
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Pine River Watershed Initiative Network 2024 Highlights

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Happy Holidays From Pine River Watershed Initiative Network

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Merry Christmas!
We wish you a safe and happy holiday season and a wonderful year ahead!

PRWIN Board of Directors:

David Grant, Chairperson
Conner Dixon
Donald Farrell
Shirley Fiebiger
Murray Jamieson
Joanne Kuntz
Gib McIlwrath
Jen Middelkamp
Mel Moulton
Bernd Portz
Bill Smith
Angela Thompkins
Murray Yungblut
 Office Manager: Julie Thompson
Project Co-ordinator: Lisa Holland

Holiday Hours:
Monday, December 23rd & 30th
by email: pineriverwin@yahoo.ca
January 2025:
Office will be open Tuesday, January 7th, 2025


86 Huron Street,
PO Box 367
Ripley, ON
519-395-5538 
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pineriverwatershed.ca
 
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Obituary – Elva Motz

The Kincardine Independent
ELVA MOTZ It is with deep sorrow that we share the news of the peaceful passing of our beloved family matriarch, Elva Delphine Motz (née Stellar), on Saturday, Nov. 30, …
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DONATE THIS GIVING TUESDAY - December 3rd

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DONATE THIS GIVING TUESDAY - December 3rd

Lend A Hand & Make The Most Of Giving Tuesday!

 

Please consider supporting
PRWIN with a donation! 

Tree planting is a rewarding activity that improves our environment now and for future generations. Trees provide services like protecting soil and crops. They also buffer rivers and streams from pollutants, create habitat for birds and animals and provide us with clean air.

We have a growing list of projects personally requested by local landowners. Berms, tree planting and cattle crossing are the majority of project requests.

PRWIN has installed 16 berms (Water and Sediment Control Basins),
10 livestock river crossings, and completed 5 bank restorations.
We have also planted over 357,000 trees (windbreaks, riparian areas, reforestations), installed 24 km of livestock exclusion fencing, 4 nitrate filters, and improved 7 wetland areas.
Our Potted Tree Ash Replacement Program has offered shoreline residents 190 mature potted trees.
 
Your support will help us to continue to preserve and take care of our watershed!
 

We are a not-for-profit charity, and always welcome assistance from any business, association, or member of our community.
If you wish to donate directly to our organization, our mailing address is:
86 Huron Street, Box 367
Ripley ON
N0G 2R0
The Pine River Watershed Initiative Network supplies charitable receipts for donations over $20.00 CDN for income tax purposes.

 

Donations accepted by etransfer, cheque or online:
http://www.pineriverwatershed.ca/donate.cfm


OR contact us at pineriverwin@yahoo.ca 519-395-5538
 
Thank you for recognizing & supporting our community projects.
"Time spent among trees is never time wasted”

Please follow our Facebook page: 
https://www.facebook.com/pineriverwatershedinitiativenetwork/ and our website https://www.pineriverwatershed.ca/  to learn more about our upcoming projects and programs.

 


Have you wondered what our non-profit organization is all about?

Why not join PRWIN and be involved with the growth and future success of our organization?

We welcome you to join us!

Contact us at pineriverwin@yahoo.ca 
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PRWIN 2025 Spring Seedling Program and Project Applications

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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.


 
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