Adopt-A-Highway Program
We are committed to cleaning up our highway to make the Desbarats area cleaner!
Next Cleanup
Date: Tuesday May 17, 2022
Time: 9:00am EDT
Please email Corinne at [email protected] if you are interested in helping out.
Time: 9:00am EDT
Please email Corinne at [email protected] if you are interested in helping out.
The Kensington Conservancy is excited to be a part of the Ministry of Transportation's Adopt-A-Highway program! We have adopted a 3.5km stretch of Highway 17 between Smith Road and Kensington Road, which is just west of Desbarats. This stretch of highway borders with our Black Hole Preserve and Ripple Rock Preserve. The Kensington Conservancy and our volunteers are now responsible for picking up garbage along the highway's right-of-way.
Our first garbage cleanup day took place on July 14, 2016. Due to extreme weather conditions and a small showing of volunteers, we were unable to complete our entire adopted stretch of the highway, but we still did manage to pick up a lot of garbage! Since then, we have conducted at least two cleanups every year.
Our first garbage cleanup day took place on July 14, 2016. Due to extreme weather conditions and a small showing of volunteers, we were unable to complete our entire adopted stretch of the highway, but we still did manage to pick up a lot of garbage! Since then, we have conducted at least two cleanups every year.