Welcome to the home of the Wheatley River Improvement Group – a non-government, not-for-profit organization dedicated to the protection and management of the Wheatley River, Cymbria, Chapel Creek, Oyster Bed Bridge, Hornes Creek and Luke’s Creek Watersheds.
Nature PEI AGM – Monthly Meeting Jan 5, 2020 – Wild Orchids on PEI
Nature PEI AGM – Monthly Meeting Jan 5, 2020 – Wild Orchids on PEI
At Nature PEI’s upcoming AGM, Don McLelland will share his photographic journey to find all 32 species of wild orchids on PEI. So far Don has found 30 of the known species, an…REMINDER - our photography contest is closing January 1, 2021! Submit your favourite land, water, and/or wildlife photos from the Wheatley River and surrounding watersheds to manager@wheatleyriver.ca to be considered for some awesome prizes (and bragging rights!). The contest will be judged by professional photographer John Sylvester and the winning photos will be announced and displayed at the 2021 Winter Woodlot Tour (February 2021), as well as being published in the County Line Courier, WRIG’s website, and social media. Can’t wait to see your submissions!
It's Open for all?
The Cymbria community is planning a public meeting to take place at the Cymbria Lions Club (2184 Church Road) on December 8th. Meeting time TBA. This is a particularly fragile piece of land, located in the buffer zone, and bordering the estuary. Please come and participate in this public meeting to show your support or send me your comments & questions to bring forth: manager@wheatleyriver.ca
This meeting has been canceled for now. We are hoping it will be rescheduled in the new year. We will keep you posted!
Shoutout to Angela of the @peiwatershedalliance for coming out yesterday and helping us with some REDD surveys and sediment management planning!
For anyone who still has questions about the new bridge under construction in Oyster Bed, please get in touch with WRIG, or check out the video of our meeting with the bridge engineer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=va1-hmWHElo
The Wheatley River Improvement Group updated their address.