Projects

Find out what projects The Kensington Conservancy has on the go.

Stobie Creek Rehabilitation Project

The primary goals of this project was to rehabilitate the Stobie Creek to control sediment, stabilize stream banks and control the loss of land surrounding the creek due to erosion.  Secondary benefits resulting from achievement of the primary goals include improvements to water quality and aesthetics as well as fish and wildlife habitat.

Desbarats Species at Risk Bird Inventory, Education, and Outreach Project

The Kensington Conservancy will be providing education and outreach on the importance of grassland species at risk birds and how to best protect these species to Desbarats area farmers and other landowners. Data will also be collected on the abundance of these
species in the area, their breeding success and how they interact with their habitats, which is currently lacking for the area.

Desbarats Eastern Bluebird Trail

We have partnered with Algoma University to establish an Eastern Bluebird Trail in the Desbarats area. In 2019, we set up 50 nest boxes on our nature preserves and private properties and monitoring them throughout the breeding season for reproductive success. Many Tree Swallows successfully fledged young in the boxes in our first season, but only one pair of Eastern Bluebirds found their way to our boxes this year.

Geothermal at The Kensington Conservation Centre

​​The Kensington Conservancy was excited to be successful at our grant application to the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Capital Grants Program. In the fall of 2018, we applied to the Ontario Trillium Foundation for funds to install a geothermal heating and cooling system.  This system will allow us to reduce our impact on the environment and lower the operational costs of The Kensington Conservation Centre. Work began in April 2019 and was completed that summer.