What is a watershed?
Watersheds are areas of land that collect water and channel it to a specific watercourse. In our case, the Thames...
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Picture a crow. You might envision the bird that digs through your garbage at night. What you may not imagine is that crows are considered...
Part Two: Eutrophication
Eutrophication is the second cause of cloudy water in ponds like the Coves. Essentially, eutrophication is the...
Part One: Lake Turbidity
Every Coves resident knows that the water in our ponds is murky at best. But what is the source of this problem?...
What are wetlands?
According to Environment Canada, wetlands are lands that are seasonally or permanently covered by shallow water,...
The Coves Subwatershed is home to a multitude of songbirds, including forest-dependent species like the Great Crested Flycatcher, Eastern...
Attached a bird list that was created by a Paul MacKenzie who lived on Askin St in the 50's and early 60's. He was a frequent wanderer...
So unfortunately tomorrow is my last official day with FOTC, but fortunately today was a hike day down to the East Cove where there is...