Your Guide to Caring for the Credit
"A Practical Handbook for Countryside Living."
Blue Skies, Green Fields, Fresh Air, Clean Waters.
You can protect the landscapes that make your home so special.
'Your Guide to Caring for the Credit' will help you get started on taking the right actions to make your home and landscape healthy for your family, your community and the environment.
Your decisions help keep the land and water clean and healthy.
About the Guide "Your Guide to Caring for the Credit" is Credit Valley Conservation's version of The Rural Landowner Stewardship Guide , a specially designed manual developed by the University of Guelph with input from rural landowners across Southern Ontario . Modeled on the highly successful Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) for agricultural landowners, the guide helps rural landowners assess how they are managing their property and create an action plan to enhance their property's natural spaces and protect the health of their families and the environment.
The guide itself consists of a series of worksheets that cover all aspects of managing a rural property from septic systems to forest management, energy conservation and construction activities. Worksheets are broken down into individual topics so you can easily identify which actions are of highest priority. Every worksheet has its own comprehensive resource list to ensure you have the information you need to get the job done.
How to Get Your Free Copy:
'Your Guide to Caring for the Credit' is available through participation in a free workshop. The workshop enables participants to get acquainted with using the workbook and learn about the resources available to help them implement their goals. The workshops are also a great opportunity to meet with other property owners that are dealing with similar issues on their property and to exchange information and experiences. All workshop participants receive:
- A free copy of the guide
- Aerial photos and maps showing the important natural areas and features on their property
- A stewardship kit with useful information and environmental friendly products
Participants are also eligible to sign up to attend specialized workshops with expert speakers on specific topics such septic system management, caring for your pond and managing your woodlot.
Get Involved
To learn about workshops happening near you contact CVC. Or
Get your neighbourhood started on Caring for the Credit...
Co-host your own Caring for the Credit Workshop with CVC!*
Do you have friends and neighbours that have questions about the safety of their well, caring for their trees or learning about the wildlife on their property? Invite them over and CVC will provide:
- Refreshments
- Local natural areas information including property aerial photos and maps
- Environmentally friendly giveaways
- Free copies of the Caring for the Credit Guide.
To book your own Caring for the Credit workshop contact CVC:
Holly Nadalin, Assistant Program Coordinator - Community Outreach,
Phone: 905-670-1615 or 1-800-668-5557 ext. 449
Email: stewardship@creditvalleyca.ca
*Limited availability, please contact CVC to discuss opportunities, minimum number of participants required.
| 
