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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News Record, 2015-12-30, Page 11Wednesday, December 30, 2015 • News Record 11 Spring tree order program is alcohol and drug impaired drivers OPP Festive R.I.D.E. Program targets most busy one of year Special to Clinton News Record The Christmas season is here and it is the early days of winter but spring is not far behind. Ausable Bayfield Conservation has announced the spring tree order form is now online at abca.on.ca. The conservation authority receives mail -in orders until January 31, 2016. Orders are taken accompanied by payment until Monday, Feb- ruary 29, 2016. Landowners plant tens of thousands of trees through the spring and autumn tree order programs but the spring program is the largest of the two, said Ian Jean, Forestry and Land Stewardship Spe- cialist with Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA). People in the water- shed buy trees for conserva- tion projects such as wind- breaks, watercourse buffers, reforestation of erosion -prone slopes, or tree planting on marginal agricultural lands. "We have spring and fall tree order programs but spring is the bigger season by far," according to Jean. Copies of the tree order form can be found and printed from abca. on.ca or they are available at the office at 71108 Morrison Line, just east of Exeter and south of Highway 83. Grant programs are available for projects suchaswindbreaks, watercourse buffers and larger scale reforestation projects that cover between 50 per cent and 100 per cent of the project costs, depending on the type of pro- ject and availability of local funding programs. Staff at Ausable Bayfield Conservation work on behalf of landowners to access applicable funding programs where they exist. Landowners pay the costs of the trees but in many cases there are cost -share programs to help local people with some or all of the cost of planting pro- jects. For more information on grant programs or ordering trees phone 519-235-2610 or toll-free 1-888-286-2610. You may find the tree order form by visiting the website at abca. on.ca. Type in 'trees' in the search box at the top of the home page. Then press 'Search' and the Enter key to find the page. The page is also found by clicking the 'Forestry and Stew- ardship' tab. Ausable Bayfield Conserva- tion purchases trees from pri- vate nurseries to offer for sale to watershed residents. The pur- chase price indudes costs such transportation of trees to the office east of Exeter, cold stor- age, and handling. Tree and shrub species that can be pur- chased include Conifer seed- lings (White Cedar; White Pine; Norway and White Spruce; Tamarack); Deciduous seed- lings (Silver/Soft Maple; Red and Bur Oak; Black Walnut; Black Cherry; Sycamore); Shrubs (Red Osier Dogwood; Staghorn Sumac; Highbush Cranberry; and Nannyberry); Conifer Large Stock (White Cedar; Norway, White, and Blue Spruce; Austrian Pine) and Deciduous Large Stock (Silver/ Soft Maple; Autumn Blaze red and silver hybrid maple; Sugar/ Hard Maple; Sycamore; Red and Bur Oak; Tulip Tree; and Serviceberry). The conservation authority expressed thanks to member municipalities, Huron County Clean Water Project, Huron Stewardship Council, Trees Ontario, Species at Risk Stew- ardship Fund, and Govern- ment of Canada Habitat Stew- ardship Program for Species at Risk for their support of tree planting grant programs. Trees and windbreaks pro- vide avarietyofbenefits. "Plant- ing trees for windbreaks reduces soil erosion, wind stress on field crops and protect livestock as well;' said Jean. "Wndbreaks can keep drifting snow away from homes and farms, reduce winter heating costs and summer cooling costs, keep spray application from leaving the field, reduce soil erosion, protect livestock from extremes of heat and cold, and more' Trees along water- courses improve water quality and provide wildlife habitat and travel corridors. Other potential benefits include marking property boundaries and yield increases. Ontario studies have shown increases in yields for field crops buffered by windbreaks. Research in Southwestern Ontario indi- cates corn yields at least six per cent higher in areas shel- tered by windbreaks and soy- bean yields about 25 per cent higher in sheltered areas com- pared to open areas. Area farmers were quoted in an Ontario brochure speaking to the noticeable advantages they saw in windbreaks. Those advantages included earlier germination of crops, earlier warming of soils, and increased yields extending about 10 feet into the field for every foot of tree height. A stateside study in Nebraska indicated hay yields as 20 per cent higher in sheltered areas than open areas. i OFFICE HOURS The Office Hours for The Clinton News Record are as follows Mondays - 9am - 5pm Tuesdays - CLOSED Wednesdays - 9am - 5pm Thursdays - 9am - 5pm Fridays - 9am - 5pm Clinton KNows Record 53 Albert St., Clinton, ON PH: 519-482-3443 www.clintonnewsrecord.com Special to Clinton News They are choosing to make a Record safe, responsible and wise deci- sion to avoid consuming alco- It is one month into the hol or other drugs if they are annual Festive R.I.D.E (Reduce going to drive. We would also Impaired Driving Everywhere) like to thank the public for their campaign and Huron Ontario calls when they suspect some - Provincial Police (OPP) is one is driving while reporting most drivers are impaired. Keeping our road - keeping things safe on the roads ways as safe as possible is our by not driving after consuming goal and those calls do play a alcohol or drugs. key role in road safety:' Huron OPP officers have set Please keep it safe on the up nearly 200 R.I.D.E check- roads. Remember, any points throughout the county amount of alcohol or other during the Festive R.I.D.E cam- drugs can impair your ability paign. Out of the thousands of to drive. If you plan on drink- drivers rinkdrivers that have entered the ing alcohol please plan not to checkpoints two have been drive, instead arrange for a chargedwith Over 80/Impaired designated driver, take a taxi offences and another three or stay overnight. have been served with Warn If you suspect that someone Range Suspensions. Lastyear's is driving while impaired call campaign saw 19 drivers 9-1-1 and reportit If someone charged in Huron County and intends on driving that is another three were served with impaired, strongly discourage a Wam Range Suspension. them from driving and call Huron County OPP Staff Ser- 9-1-1 if they persist geant Shawn Johnson stated, Christmas and New Year's "Based on our R.I.D.E statistics celebrations are continuing to date, I can confidently say or fast approaching. Please mostofthedriverswetalktoare keep it safe on our Huron thankfully getting message. County roadways. 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