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After more than 20 years in production, this is the final issue of Grand Actions. In 2020, the GRCA will launch a new digital platform that will provide more timely, informative and engaging content.

The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) will be hosting a second Public Information Centre for the New Hamburg Flood Mitigation Study on Monday, November 25, 2019 from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the New Hamburg Community Hall (251 Jacob Street, New Hamburg).

Many factors go into farming success. Did you know soil fertility is one of them?

The Grand River Conservation Authority is hosting two workshops in November to help agricultural producers and farm property owners better understand the benefits of soil sampling and soil fertility testing.

The Grand River Conservation Authority is planning a community information session on Thursday, November 7 at the New Dundee Community Centre to update local residents on plans to lower the level of New Dundee Reservoir to carry out maintenance activities on the dam in November.

The Grand River Conservation Authority is hosting a Managing Trees Workshop in Haldimand County alongside staff from Haldimand County, Long Point Region Conservation Authority, Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority and the Haldimand Stewardship Council.

Observations by Grand River Conservation Authority staff this week have identified the presence of blue-green algae in the reservoir at Belwood Lake.

The September 2019 issue of Grand Actions has many stories from across the Grand River watershed

Cover crops grown over the winter on agricultural fields just make sense, according to local producers who participated in the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) Rural Water Quality (RWQP) program and received an incentive payment last year.

Updates to the plan that protects the sources of municipal drinking water in the Grand River watershed have been approved by the Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks, the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) announced on Friday.

Work on the dike and river channel along the Grand River downstream of Veterans Memorial Bridge in Brantford is expected to get underway on Monday, August 19^th and will take approximately 4 weeks to complete. The project began in the fall of 2018 and is about 75% complete. Periodic high river levels and ice conditions along the river resulted in delays due to limited accessibility.