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Category: Conservation Authorities

Taking Action to Protect Redside Dace

March 3, 2022–Kat Lucas

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Conservation Authorities•Stewardship and restoration•Water•Wild Species

Redside dace © Jon Clayton

* We made a few corrections to this blog on September 26, 2024.  What’s black and white and red all over? OK, maybe just red on its sides?The redside dace (Clinostomus elongatus)! The redside dace is one of approximately 150 species of fish found in the Great Lakes region. Almost 90% of their population in ...

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What Conservation Authorities Mean To Me

March 11, 2020–Julee Boan

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Conservation News•Conservation Authorities•Recreation and Events

Mills Block Forest © Laura Paxton

It’s one of those mornings when I really love my job. Our staff have gathered at Mills Block Forest, a conservation area managed by the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority in Thunder Bay. There is a brief moment of calm with only spring peepers and a few crows breaking the silence before an explosion of activity. ...

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