Did You Know? That in 1989 researchers around the world agreed that frogs, toads, and salamanders seem to be disappearing everywhere? Source: Janet Cox That 13% of the total land of Woolwich Township - 4,480ha - is forested? Source: Woolwich Township That 10 wetlands in Woolwich help to clean our water and provide significant habitat for wildlife? Source: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Cambridge District Office, 1997 That wastewater discharged into Canagagigue Creek from the Region of Waterloo treatment plant undergoes a six step cleaning process? Source: Ontario Clean Water Agency Elmira, 1997 That the Grand River has been declared a National Heritage River. Source: Grand River Conservation Authority Disappearing Birds and Animals in Woolwich Hawk Kestral Bluebirds Muskrat Badger Snowshoe hare Loggerhead shrike Belted kingfisher Red-headed woodpecker Bobcat Beaver Grouse Pheasant Coyote Porcupine Source: Kitchener-Waterloo Field Naturalists

INDEX Introduction Acknowledgements Build a Feeling of Community Promote Voice and Choice Support Local Farming Support Local Business Improve the Quality of the Environment   People Do Healing Things Too   Our Health and the Environment   Calling all frog counters!   How can we Help?   Did You Know?   From the Community Survey Provide for Basic Needs Treat Waste as a Resource Improve Community Amenities Preserve the Past; Safeguard the Future

Woolwich Healthy Communities
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St. Jacobs, Ontario
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