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FALL DAM DRAW DOWN STARTING OCTOBER 12, 2021
Posted on Thursday, September 23, 2021 11:19 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 23, 2021
Quinte Conservation will be conducting the annual fall dam draw down in the Moira and Napanee regions on, or after, Tuesday, October 12, 2021. Shoreline residents can expect changing water levels above and below the following structures:
Moira Region
• Skootamatta Lake Dam
• Downey's Rapids Weir below Moira Lake
• Caton's Weir below Stoco Lake
• Lingham Lake Dam
• Deerock Lake Dam
• O’Hara Mill Dam
Napanee Region
• Upper Arden Dam below Big Clear Lake
• Middle Arden...

September 21, 2021 QUINTE CONSERVATION ISSUES A WATER SAFETY STATEMENT DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER WARNING
Posted on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 12:16 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 21, 2021
A slow moving frontal system stretching from Sarnia to North Bay will be traveling into the region today. With moisture being drawn from the Gulf of Mexico, significant rainfall and unsettled weather conditions are anticipated for the next several days.
Local weather forecasts for the Quinte Conservation Watershed are predicting 50-60 mm of widespread precipitation and sustained high winds exceeding 20 km/hr with expected gusts of 50 km/hr, starting Tuesday...
MEDIA RELEASE: MACAULAY MOUNTAIN AMONG OTHER CONSERVATION AREAS FACING VANDALISM CONCERNS
Posted on Friday, August 13, 2021 02:59 PM
For Immediate Release:
August 13, 2021
Quinte Conservation’s public green spaces have been experiencing an influx of vandalism and property damage this summer.
Aside from the usual incidents of garbage dumping, illegal camping, and damage to natural areas caused by visitors and off-leash pets straying from designated trails, most notably, it has been the intentional destruction of newly installed safety signage at Macaulay Mountain in Picton and severe damage to shoreline trees at Third Depot Lake...

MEDIA RELEASE: LEVEL 1 LOW WATER CONDITION ISSUED FOR THE QUINTE CONSEVATION WATERSHED
Posted on Tuesday, June 08, 2021 10:08 AM
A Level 1 Low Water Condition has been issued for the Quinte Watershed.
Read the media release for more information:
https://www.quinteconservation.ca/en/news/06-08-2021-level-1-low-water-condition-1.aspx
QUINTE CONSERVATION UPDATES PARKING PROGRAM TO PAY BY PHONE
Posted on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 03:29 PM
For Immediate Release:
May 19, 2021
As of May 20, 2021, Quinte Conservation will be switching to the Pay-By-Phone payment system to receive all parking payments for the conservation areas.
In an effort to further facilitate parking fees, Quinte Conservation has elected to switch to the more user-friendly method of payment; Pay-By-Phone. This service will be used at all conservation areas. Current annual passes held through the old system will remain valid until the end of 2021.
CAO Brad McNevin says,...