ALUS planted its roots in Elgin County in 2012, beginning with a pilot project in Bayham Township. In January of 2016, ALUS Bayham expanded to include the Townships of Malahide, Central Elgin, Southwold, Dutton-Dunwich and West Elgin.
ALUS Elgin partners with each Conservation Authority and other organizations in the region to develop projects and ideas that are best suited to the landowners’ needs and the priorities of Elgin County.
Local environmental issues, including gully and bank erosion, are considered priorities for the ALUS Elgin program, which aims to reduce sedimentation and phosphorus loading in our rivers and lakes.
As much of Elgin County is now battling the invasive Phragmites australis, controlling this species is now a priority on all wetland creation sites.
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A New Round of Our “Success with ALUS Projects” Guidebooks Now Available
ALUS Canada launches new booklets to help farmers and ranchers monitor ALUS projects for best success What does success with ALUS projects look like? Check out the new round of our “Success with ALUS Projects” guidebooks, now available thanks to funding from the...
Liaise and Learn: The Vital Role of Farmer Liaison
Vital role of farmer liaisons highlighted at ALUS workshop funded by OTF More than 30 of Ontario’s ALUS program coordinators, farmer liaisons and Partnership Advisory Committee (PAC) members assembled in Elgin County on July 31, 2019, to learn more about the vital...
TD Bank Group sponsors launch of New Acre™ Project, ALUS Canada’s innovative corporate-sponsorship program.
PRESS RELEASE | Toronto, October 29, 2019 TD Bank Group named as launch sponsor for ALUS Canada’s New Acre™ Project, an innovative corporate sponsorship program that spurs investment in naturalization projects across Canada. ALUS Canada, A Weston Family...
ALUS Elgin Coordinator
Steve Walsh
Andrew McCallum
Drake Larsen
Magda Donck
Bill Ungar
Dave Depudyt
Rudy Pilz
Diane Lynn Ayotte
Beven Allen
Jumanah Khan
Margaret May
Paul Gagnon (Conservation Authority Representative)
Betsy McClure (Conservation Authority Representative)
Greg Van Every (Conservation Authority Representative)
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
National Conservation Plan
Ontario Trillium Foundation
Ontario Wildlife Foundation
Weston Family Foundation
Long Point Region Conservation Authority
Catfish Creek Conservation Authority
Kettle Creek Conservation Authority
Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority
Elgin Stewardship Council
Elgin Clean Water Program
National Farmers Union