Stewardship

Landowners across the Saugeen, Grey Sauble, Northern Bruce Peninsula Source Protection Region completed significant stewardship projects, and received grants worth more than $1 million, between 2007 and 2013. They did this with support of financial incentives from the Ontario Drinking Water Stewardship Program (ODWSP). These positive actions by property owners to protect municipal drinking water sources, namely municipal wellheads and municipal surface water intakes were voluntary.

We thank all the property owners, business people, residents, and others who have completed projects and changed management practices to reduce risk to local municipal drinking water sources.

There are no ODWSP grants available in this region at this time. However, there may be grants and incentive funds through other federal, provincial, county, and other programs.

Here are programs that we are currently aware of (click a heading to expand):

Programming offered by Stewardship Grey Bruce

Stewardship Grey Bruce Project Information can be found on their website:

For more information visit: https://www.stewardshipgreybruce.org/projects-programs

Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association

OSCIA-delivered programs for producers in Ontario can be found as available on their website

For more information visit: http://www.ontariosoilcrop.org/oscia-programs/

Programming offered by Grey Sauble Conservation Authority

Grey Sauble Conservation Authority Stewardship Project Information is available by contacting staff:

Fertile Fields and Clean Streams Program funding is available to help enhance water quality.

Project Areas with funding to cover 50% of your project costs:

Riparian and Windbreak Tree Planting – maximum $2,000;
Livestock Exclusion Fencing – maximum $6,000;
Clean Water Diversion – maximum $2,000;
Cover Crops – maximum $1,000.

For more information contact Rebecca Ferguson 519-376-3076: r.ferguson@greysauble.on.ca

Programming offered by Canadian Agricultural Partnership

Application Intake Dates are January 8-January 29, 2020 at 5pm (EST):

For more information https://ontarioprogramguides.net/en/ or email: Agricultural Information Contact Centre

For information on the above programs please visit the above links.

Recent Stewardship Activities in Source Protection Region:

Learn to do by doing: Conservation Authority teams up with 4-H’ers to plant trees in Tara

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Conservation Authority and local 4-H members plant trees in Tara

Stewardship Grey Bruce Project Information can be found on their website:

OSCIA-delivered programs for producers in Ontario can be found as available on their website

Grey Sauble Conservation Authority Stewardship Project Information is available by contacting staff:

Application Intake Dates are January 8-January 29, 2020 at 5pm (EST):

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