Eden Mills & District Community Club |
EDEN MILLS Eramosa River CONSERVATION ASSOCIATIONEMERCA* is a registered charity established in 1990, to represent the community’s commitment to wetlands ecosystem health in the
*While the ‘EMERCA’ acronym is new, we’re still the same environmental group in Eden Mills Ontario. The word ‘Millpond’ was replaced by ‘Eramosa River’ to reflect the change in focus due to the permanently low water level at the (former) millpond. We’re the Eden Mills Eramosa River Conservation Association. Next Meeting June 9. 2022 at 7:30 PM. Please join us for our Annual General Meeting. Register via email and to obtain the Zoom link. Thank you! Everyone is welcome to attend, but only 2021 members are eligible to vote. To keep up-to-date with current activities, please visit our Facebook page! Questions? - send an email. Activities & Updates Educational opportunities, community involvement and regular meetings are facilitated by our dedicated volunteers and community-minded environmentalists. Our most recent accomplishment was the completion of the ‘East Branch Naturalization Project’. (See Project Report below.) Every year EMERCA collaborates with University of Guelph students on projects of mutual interest in the community. This year, the graduating Environmental Science students are creating a guidebook on ‘Wetland Ecology’ to inform young students about the biology of this area. It will be available in print and digital format in spring 2021. The owners of the Edgewood Trails property have donated the 38 acres of protected wetlands & trails to rare Charitable Research Reserve, a registered land trust. These lands, with public access to trails, will now be preserved and protected in perpetuity. Please visit the newly created web page for Edgewood Trails hosted by EMCC for additional information and contacts. The community has access for the peaceful enjoyment of natural areas East Branch Naturalization Project Report The slide show report outlines the details, drawings and lots of photos! Click here for YouTube video. To read some of the text slides, just pause the video. The working group began in 2016, and developed a project vision and objectives: to restore a healthy and resilient river ecosystem and allow fish passage in times of low water flow, with no increase in the risk of flooding. |