CEW's Annual General Meeting will take place on Saturday May 9th, 2009 from 12:00 to 3:00 in downtown Toronto. All members and interested volunteers are encouraged to attend. This will be an exciting opportunity to celebrate CEW's successes over the past year and to discuss how you would like to CEW develop in the future. For further details, please contact meredith@citizensenvironmentwatch.org We look forward to seeing you there!
Citizens' Environment Watch is holding a spring training for teachers for our Changing Currents Program on Saturday, April 25 and Saturday, May 2, 2009. Register today to learn about your local stream health using aquatic bugs.
Nominations for the Moraine Hero Awards are now closed. Thank you to those who have submitted nominations. The awards will be presented at the Moraine for life Community Well-being Symposium (click for more info). The Moraine Hero Awards recognize and celebrate those who help make the Oak Ridges Moraine a better place.
For more information on the Moraine Hero Awards, please visit the this link.
The deadline for the 2009 Moraine In Focus Photo Contest is fast approaching! We are accepting photos taken on the Oak Ridges Moraine from professional, amateur and youth (under 16) photographers.
Would you like to involve your students in helping to reduce your school's carbon footprint, or educate your students on the importance of their local water quality? YOU CAN- by getting involved with our critically acclaimed conservation education programs Wattwize and Changing Currents.
Citizens' Environment Watch has been cited in the Toronto Star. You can view the article under the vital signs section on page R7. You can also view the article electronically by visiting the following site- http://www.thestar.com/vitalsigns, clicking on 'electronic version' and once again continuing to page R7.
CALLING ALL TEACHERS!!!! Register Today for our Changing Currents teacher training on October 4th, 2008 between 10am and 3pm at the Rouge Valley Conservation Centre. REGISTRATION FOR THIS TRAINING IS REQUIRED, so please RSVP to sherry@citizensenvironmentwatch.org, or confirm via telephone by calling 647-258-3280 x2010.
CEW's amazing crew of volunteers were once again out monitoring the health of 13 GTA beaches on the weekend of August 23. Find out which beaches ranked the best for overall health and safety, litter and water quality here.
Teachers! Students! Sign your class up for Changing Currents today! Changing Currents helps students and teachers plan a water quality monitoring project. With CEW resources and support, students take a field trip to a local stream, collect real scientific data about benthic macroinvertebrates, analyze the data to determine aquatic ecosystem health, and use their findings to take action.
Celebrate your Watershed with CEW on Saturday July 19, 2008! Check Your Watershed Day is an annual, one day event where you can get your feet wet and learn first hand about your watershed. For more information on how you can get involved,
CEW would like to apologize. The Student Science Conference has been cancelled. You may wish to consider CEW's other exciting opportunities for students, including workshops on our Changing Currents and Wattwize programs.