Updates

Recycled Concrete Aggregate is The Way to Go

December 18, 2025

One neat thing about this product is that it involves re-using waste materials that might otherwise go to a landfill site. Another bonus…

Human Impact on Blanding’s Turtles

August 1, 2025

Like most if not all the seven species of turtles in Ontario, the Blanding’s turtle is threatened by the loss of their habitat through ever expanding human development and by roadside mortality.

Bald Eagles Near and Far

March 21, 2025

A couple of weeks ago, I was getting bird food at a specialty store in Kanata. The shop has its own TV screen, and on it was a livestream youtube video of a bald eagles’ nest in California…

Rock Sample Analysis Presentation by Linda Harvey

January 16, 2025

Review Linda Harvey’s presentation on the rock sample analysis.

Calling all artists to paint to support creek

September 27, 2024

On the first Saturday of October, Save Long Sault Creek.ca is hosting an outdoor painting session where Barbers Lake flows into Long Sault Creek.

Baby Brook Trout Thriving in Long Sault Creek

July 29, 2024

Young Brook Trout captured and released from Long Sault Creek at Milton Road.

Saving The Burnt Lands Alvar

June 19, 2024

The video “Saving the Burnt Lands Alvar” highlights the ecological significance of the Burnt Lands Alvar and the threats posed by an expanded quarry.

Study Reveals Creek is Pollution Free

June 4, 2024

Thanks to the Internet, citizen science has come a long way! Twenty or thirty years ago, it would have been extremely difficult to find information about what kinds of bugs are in streams. However, by typing the key words “freshwater invertebrates” into the Google…

Long Sault Creek Biometrics Study

May 30, 2024

Read our bug & water quality study on Long Sault Creek.

Unleashing Uranium in Lanark Highlands

March 3, 2024

Concerns have been raised around potential exposure to the uranium that is known to exist in the
bedrock in this part of Lanark County. This fact sheet is meant to put these concerns into perspective
in relation to the proposed aggregate extraction by Thomas Cavanagh Construction Limited, as well
as the current extraction and proposed expansion of the McKinnon Pit owned by Arnott Brothers
Construction Limited.