Landowner grants and stewardship resources

Most of the land of the Grand River watershed is in private hands. That means those landowners have an important role to play in protecting and improving the health of the watershed.

We help landowners take action in several ways: 

• The Rural Water Quality Program provides grants to landowners undertaking projects to protect water quality on their land.
• The Grand River Priority Watersheds Phosphorus Reduction Program is a targeted program that provides grants to farmers in the Nith River and Fairchild Creek subwatersheds to manage phosphorus losses from their fields.
• We offer advice and support and, in some cases grants, to landowners who want to plant trees to improve the environment and the health of the Grand River watershed.
• Through stewardship resources to help landowners plan their projects.