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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News Record, 2016-08-10, Page 18,h UPDATED 3 BR 18 News Record • Wednesday, August 10, 2016 Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority News Nature day campers help celebrate 70 years of conservation Campers at the Wonder, Investigate, Learn, and Dis- cover (WILD) Summer Nature Day Camp enjoyed running, playing, and learning about water, soil, and living things from July 25 to 29, 2016. The young people took a break dur- ing their active week-long pro- gram for a slice of cake on Thursday, July 28, 2016. This was a special cake as it was a birthday cake to mark the anni- versary of 70 years of work by Ausable Bayfield Conservation and the water- shed community. Seven decades ago, local municipalities had the vision to see the need for protection of life, property, and natural resources on a watershed basis. Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA), Ontario's first conservation authority, was formed on July 30,1946. (It was the Ausable River Conservation Authority at that time. It was renamed Ausable Bayfield Conservation Author- ity in 1972). Since 1946, staff members of the local agency have been working with land- owners, community groups, municipalities, and other part- ners. Together, they have planted trees, completed stew- ardship projects, provided flood forecasting and warning services, protected life and property from natural hazards, added nature areas, and much more. The anniversary cake included a big '70' for seventy years of watershed improve- ments such as conservation lands and tree planting. The cake also included the stylized wave and Black Cherry leaf from the Ausable Bayfield Con- servation logo. Mike Tam, Chairman of the ABCA Board of Directors, cut the cake as the campers joined in the cere- mony. Also taking part were directors Don Shipway; Ray Chartrand; and Doug Cook as Contributed photo Marking the 70th anniversary of watershed -based conservation work by Ausable Bayfield Conservation and community partners, campers from the Wonder, Investigate, Learn, and Discover (WILD) Summer Nature Day Camp enjoyed birthday cake to honour the occasion. Joining the campers for the cake -cutting at Morrison Dam Conservation Area east of Exeter, on Thursday, July 28, 2016 were (back row, left to right): Don Shipway, one of the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA) directors; Ray Chartrand, ABCA Director; Brian Horner, ABCA General Manager and Secretary -Treasurer; Doug Cook, ABCA Director; and Mike Tam, Chairman, ABCA Board of Directors. well as ABCA General Manager and Secretary -Treasurer Brian Homer. The brief, simple ceremony followed the Board of Directors 113111712 inn ROYAL LEPAGE li®Iiiiii11t ra.iR. 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COMM. BUILDING 22 London Rd., Brucefield $129,900 MLS#583452 meeting. Kate Monk, Ausable Bayfield Conservation's Man- ager of Stewardship, Land and Education, presented to the directors a multi -media slide show about seventy years of milestones in local conserva- tion. She noted how it was local municipalities that called for the first survey of the Ausable River watershed and for con- servation efforts to address concerns such as the loss of wetlands and tree cover. The presenter pointed to planting in Hay Swamp as an example of a milestone project to maintain forest cover in the watershed as local school chil- dren planted trees and land was purchased and preserved. As land uses change, the need to plant trees, undertake steward- ship projects, and conserve nature areas increases. Monk thanked landowners and com- munity groups for their work and pointed out that while the Ausable Bayfield Conservation logo has changed over the years, the commitment to cre- ating awareness and taking positive action to protectwater, soil, and living things has stayed constant. The speaker noted that it is individuals and communities that make changes, by quoting Margaret Mead that we should "never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citi- zens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has' Conservation Dinner Committee makes it possible to support community projects any time of year with new online auction The Conservation Dinner charity auction doesn't take place until April 6, 2017 but local people don't have to wait until next year to support this fundraiser for community con- servation projects. The Conser- vation Dinner Committee has added an online auction fea- ture to its website at conserva- tiondinner.com. The gala charitable auction supports nature recreation and education opportunities for all ages; parks and conservation areas; commemorative woods; accessible trails; job opportuni- ties for young people; and other community projects. The Din- ner Committee upgraded its website in July of 2016 and added a new online auctions page and 15 auction items ready for bidding. "We hope people enjoylooking at the auc- tion items that are on the web- site," said Mary Ryan -Allen, Co - Chair of the Conservation Dinner Committee. "We also hope some people will find it fun to bid on some of these items which include limited - edition prints. It's one more way for people to support a number of very worthwhile projects in their community' The Conservation Dinner began in 1990. The Exeter Lions Club and the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Foundation have beenjointpartners on the event since 1991 and net proceeds are split evenly between commu- nity conservation projects of the Foundation and the Exeter Lions Club. For more informa- tion about the Conservation Dinner visit abca.on.ca or con- servationdinnercom. The new online auction page can be found on the conservationdin- nercom home page. "The new online auction page is a way for people to help out at any time of year and no matter where they are," said Janet Clarke, Co -Chair of the Conservation Dinner Commit- tee. "Even if they're not in the area at the time of the Dinner this is another way they can support this great cause:' Some of the items posted on the new online auction page included a Kiichenmesser Ger- manknife set; aframed Edward C. Schaefer print of a John Deere Model A; a limited -edi- tion collector's plate by Tammy Laye; framed photography by Janette Baillie; a framed print of Paul Gaugin's Night Cafe at Arles; as well as limited -edition prints by artists including Tom Forrestall; Elisabeth Tonner- Keats; Lawrence A. Dyer; and Leonard Skinner. Other items include original historic maps by cartographers such as Chat- elain and Bonne. Many community projects have been completed over the past 27 years thanks to the gen- erosity of donors and localbusi- nesses; patrons and guests; vol- unteers and artists. Together, the community has raised more than $1 million in netpm- ceeds through the Dinner, which includes live and silent auctions, special and general raffles, and more. To find out more about the new online auction visit conser- vationdinner.com or call 519- 235-2610 or toll-free 1-888-286-2610.