Agriculture Runoff Working Group

This collaborative group in the Priority Place is working to keep our water clean by mitigating excessive nutrient runoff into our coastal wetlands and Lake Erie. The priorities of this group are to:

• Restore land with NEW natural features such as suitable wildlife habitat
• Preserve drain corridors through modified practices
• Promote best management practices (BMPs) to landowners
• Increase the number of hectares planted in cover crops

Partner organizations within this group include: ALUS (Alternative Land Use Services) Norfolk, Canadian Wildlife Service, Long Point Region Conservation Authority, Norfolk County Drainage Services, and Carolinian Canada. Read articles about this working group:

• Wild at Heart: ALUS Norfolk participants Kathryn and Michael Boothby are on a mission to create wildlife habitat
• Municipal drain maintenance to help preserve habitat
• Six generations of the Boyd family value farming as a way of life