New South Shore Guide

Chainsaw Safety & Operation Workshops

How to Register Deadline: March 20, 2026 (2-Day course limited to 12 participants!) 2. Payment: Via online portal or e-transfer to quintewoodlotassociation@gmail.com Questions? Text (preferred) or call Robert Wood at 306-630-6316. If you are travelling a long distance, there is limited on site accommodation….

High Speed Rail Concerns

Dear Friends of the Salmon River, You may have heard that ALTO (the federal agency leading Canada’s high-speed rail initiative) is actively considering a southern route for a new high-speed rail corridor through our region. This proposal has significant implications for the lands, rivers,…

Across the Wilds of North America

Sandy Pines Wildlife Centre

Greetings friends, However you like to celebrate the holidays, we wish you a warm relaxing time with family & friends, and the opportunity to appreciate our beautiful landscape and our magnificent Salmon River watershed. Thank you to Avis Price, FSR member, who researched and wrote this…

Time for Ox-eye Daisy Snacks

OX-EYE DAISY SNACKS My late father never worried too much about weeds on the farm. Crop rotation generally kept most weeds in check, and a sharpened hoe did an adequate job in keeping them out of our potato patch and tomato fields. I know,…

Community Trees – Seedlings Available

Have any questions? Contact our Outreach and Stewardship department at stewardship@quinteconservation.ca or by phone at 613-968-3434 ext. 124

Bird Friendly Garden Plants

Poster courtesy of Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Watch For Dangers When Out Foraging

When I used to work for a conservation authority in Picton, one of my jobs in early spring was to visit all the local schools and warn the kids of the dangers of playing too closely to fast flowing water and flooded areas. One…

The Menzel Centennial Provincial Nature Reserve