Lakeshore Advance, 2013-01-16, Page 1312 Lakeshore Advance • Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Residents can order trees now for spring tree planting
Tree planting can help protect valuable topsoil
Air among other benefits
ABCA
Spring is here! (Well, almost ...
the spring tree order form is ready
for interested landowners in the
Ausable Bayfield area).
Landowners in those watersheds
purchased and planted about
13,000 trees through last year's
spring tree orders. Their work
helped Ausable Bayfield Conserva-
tion's spring tree planting program
plant a total of 61,000 trees.
Property owners are now order-
ing trees for planting on marginal
land and as windbreaks or
watercourse buffers and to reforest
sloping banks. Trees provide a
variety of benefits including reduc-
ing heating and cooling costs, pre-
venting soil erosion, improving the
look of a property, and marking
property boundaries. Ontario stud-
ies have shown increases in yields
for field crops buffered by wind-
breaks. Trees along watercourses
improve water quality and provide
wildlife habitat and travel
corridors.
People have many different rea-
sons to plant trees and many local
property owners are taking positive
action by taking part, said Ian Jean,
Ausable Bayfield Conservation's
Forestry and Land Stewardship
Specialist. "Local landowners are
improving the health of the water-
shed by planting trees," he said.
"We could not plant tens of thou-
sands of trees every year without
their cooperation and their interest
in planting trees on their land."
(rants are available for some
projects, said Jean. "Funding is
available for many projects and
depending on size and location,
half or even all of the cash costs
may be repaid through grants,"
Jean said. The federal and provin-
cial governments offer some cost -
share programs, for example, and
in some counties, such as Huron
County, a county Clean Water
Project provides grants. Jean says
local people can call him to find
out more about grants, about
spring tree planting orders, or for
advice on planting the right kind of
tree on the right site.
The conservation authority has
announced that 2013 spring tree
orders have started an(i people are
already taking part. Residents can
mail in tree orders by the end of
January, or make over-the-counter
orders by the end of February.
(Payment of all orders is (Inc by
February 28, 2013). The spring tree
order form, and more information,
is available online at http://www.
abca.on.ca/trees.php or by phon-
ing 519-235-2610 or toll-free 1-888-
286-2610.
'free planting for windbreaks can
reduce wind -caused erosion. "'Top-
soil is a very valuable resource,"
Jean said. "We had two big wind-
storms last spring that reminded
us how quickly it can be lost."
Ausable Bayfield residents can
order several kinds of tree species
through the spring tree program.
Species include Norway Spruce,
White Spruce, White Cedar, White
Pine, Tamarack, Silver Maple, Red
Oak, Bur Oak, Black Walnut, Black
Cherry, Sycamore, Tulip Tree, Red
Osier Dogwood, Staghorn Sumac,
Nannyberry Viburnum, Austriar
Pine, Serviceberry, Autumn Blaze,
Sugar Maple, and llighbush
Cranberry.
Highway 21 at
Ausable Cut
Church
519-243-2144
Pastor Doug Watson
Sunday, January 20th
10:30 a.m.
Worship and Sunday School
(nursery provided)
Kidz Club: Bible stories, songs, fun games
and more, SK - Cr 6, 6:45 - 8 p.m., on the
second NVednesday of each month
Mid -week service
Wednesday 7:00 p.m.
• Community
Church Service
Directory -
Rejoice Together
Zurich Mennonite Church
17818 Aux h I kncall Rd , west of loam h
319 216 493 3
www.kiagstieldcommon.ca
Lead Pastor: Ken (Laney
1.M(' - Pastor: Tom Roes
Sunday, January 20
9:30 a.m.
Worship Gathering
Pastor Ken Gazlcy
11:00 a.m. Sunday School
Everyone Welcome
ST. JOHN'S
BY -TI IE -LAKE
j.i.16UCAN CHURCH
1 iwy. 21, North of (rand Bend
519-238-2489
Entail: st.johns(eu)hay.net
Web: www.stjahnsgrandbend.ca
St. Anne's, Port Franks:
Sunday, January 20th
The Second Sunday after
the Epiphany
8:30 a.m.
Morning Prayer - Vestry
Sunday
Fr. Grayhame Bowcott,
Officiant
St. John's By -The -Lake:
Sunday, January 20th
The Second Sunday after
the Epiphany
10:00 a.m.
Holy Eucharist
Fr. Gary Alcock,
Celebrant
"A Community of Faith to Call Nome"
The Reverend Father Grayhame R. Bowcott
St. Peter's Lutheran Church (ELCIC)
Zurich, Ont. I -n,
Rcv, Nadine Schroder km/ J
Organist Mrs. Christine Eagleson
Secretary Jennifer Schellenberger, Office 519 236 4697
Sunday, January 20
Second Sunday Atter Epiphany
Service 10:00 a.m.
Sunday School 10:15 a.m.
Coffee Hour 11:00 a.m.
Ni the people of St Peter .% .err Caned, hl the ,,rare of (i,' I.
to he a welcimmig h 1t0I,ShipplIIK ,,,,, ,rgat,'n, gr4)lr"1,i; ul
*uth thn Y('h the givVe! A Ink how• ha h'ou ,I wrrlttuutv,( the' 'id
Grand Bend Church of God
('orale worship with us
Hwy 81 and ('.ill Road Phone 519-238-2142
Sunday January 20
Speaker: ('harla Chilver
9:3(1 10:3(1 a.m. Sunday School for All Ales
10:3(1 - 11:00 a in. Coffee Time
111N0 a in \1'urshill setvtcr
Come Join our Youth (;roup for ages 11-18
at 6:45 p.m. Sunday Evenings
1'uesda) 7 (14111 m Bible study
Wednesday I tl► h m. I'tayet fi Bible Study
www.grandhendchurchofgod,org
Grand Bend United Church
Main Street at Queen 519-238-2.1112\
Minister: Rev. harry 1)ishcr \!1
Organist: Elva McIntyre
www.grandbend-greenwaypc.com
Sun. January 20
11:00 a.m.
Epiphany 11
Communion
Reverend Harry 1)isher
Sermon:
"The Gifted"
All Frelconu'
(tr,
Baha'i Faith
"H('autltl' your tongues, 0
J)('O/)l(', with trothlidn('ss, and
adorn your souls with the
ornament of •honesty. "
from the Bahs'i Writings
For information on local Children's ('lasses
and the Junior Youth Empowerment Program
call 519-238-8092 or visit these web sites:
ww'w'.ca.hahai.org
www.hahailamhtonshores.org
Zion Lutheran Church LC -C
it 148 Frederick St., Dashwood
Rev. John E. 'l'remhulak
519-237-3548
Sunday, January 20
9:30 a.m. Sunday School
10:00 a.ni. Adult Bible ('lass
11:00 a.m. Family Worship
Everyone Welcome
www.hay/net/-bni hni(whay.nct
Sunday January 20
9:40 a.m. SnMday School for all ages
10:50 am morning worship i .
`Marriages under pressure'
6 p.m. Old Testament Live
with Walk Thru the Bible
Everyone welcome, snitable for children as well!!II!
P01117 BIPTIII CJIIIRCJI
Corner of Prince and Wellington Streets, Fonst Ontario
513-786-3480 yrmw,tonstbaptist.ca
We welcome .vwyo re of all oars to loin us!!