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Mark your calendars!
We hope you can join us for our spring and summer events. The details about these events will be posted closer to the date, but for now make sure you have them marked in your calendars. May 7 – Tree … Continue reading
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Lower Maitland River Video Debut Screening – April 1st
Join us for the Lower Maitland River Video release! At the Maitland Trail Association AGM, we will present the debut screening of the video that has been created over the past year. We’re so excited for everyone to see the … Continue reading
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El Camino 2015
For the third year in a row, the Lower Maitland Stewardship Group sponsored the Cherrydale checkpoint at the El Camino event. Hosted by the Maitland Trail Association, the ‘El Camino’ is a hiking journey from Auburn to Goderich along the … Continue reading
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Shoreline clean-up: 75 lbs of garbage is removed from the Lower Maitland River!
On September 12th the Lower Maitland Stewardship Group co-hosted the Great Goderich Shoreline Clean-up with the Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation. By all accounts the event was a success! In two hours on this beautiful Saturday morning, 36 people … Continue reading
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Shoreline and Waterfront Clean-up September 12
We hope you join us for the shoreline clean up in September. The Lower Maitland Stewardship Group will meet at the bottom of North Harbour Road, at the entrance to the Menesetung Bridge. We will spend about an hour and … Continue reading
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Blue Crayfish Mystery Solved!
We have been conducting Queensnake searches in the Maitland River for several years now. Along with that, we have also been studying crayfish. The reason for that is that the diet of the snakes is almost entirely freshly molted crayfish. … Continue reading
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Video project to highlight the Lower Maitland River Valley
In 2015, we plan to create a video to highlight the importance of protecting the river and valley of the Maitland River. This video will extend our reach to people who are unable to visit the Maitland River Valley in … Continue reading
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MTA Membership Renewal Event – November 28th, 7 pm
Did you miss your chance? No way! Visit the Huron Stewardship Council’s website to download the presentation. Want to learn more about the ecology of the Maitland River? Join us on Nov 28th for the Maitland Trail Association membership renewal … Continue reading
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Fall Hike along the Maitland, Oct 18
On a wet October morning, 24 hikers converged at Barrie and Stella Elliott’s property along the Maitland River. For over an hour, the crew toured around the beautiful woodlots on the 47 acre property to learn about wildlife (such as black bears, which have visited … Continue reading
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Spring Hike at NCC Property
A group of 24 hikers embarked on the John and Mary Lo Graham Nature Reserve on June 14th for a guided wilderness hike. The property, owned and managed by the Nature Conservancy of Canada, had lots of things to see … Continue reading
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