Dedicated to protecting the environment
Saugeen Conservation is a community-based environmental organization, dedicated to protecting, restoring, and managing the natural resources of the Saugeen watershed.
The Saugeen watershed encompasses 4,675 square km in the counties of Bruce, Dufferin, Grey, Huron, and Wellington. SVCA's jurisdiction encompasses the Saugeen, Penetangore and Pine Rivers as well as the adjoining Lake Huron shoreline.
SVCA is one of 36 conservation authorities operating in Ontario and a member of Conservation Ontario. To learn more about what Conservation Authorities do, check out this great infographic.
Our history
Saugeen Conservation is a non-profit organization established in 1950 by the Town of Walkerton and surrounding municipalities in response to problems associated with flooding.
Mr. Irwin Lobsinger, a life long resident of Walkerton, and one of the most prominent figures in the formation of the Authority, initiated a meeting of surrounding municipalities in November 1949.
One of the first projects of the newly formed Authority was to develop a dyke system around the Town of Walkerton to decrease and/or eliminate flooding potential within the Town.
SVCA still manages natural resource features that are important for sustaining water quality through watershed planning, stewardship, environmental monitoring, and management of conservation.
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