Bay Area Restoration Council

06/22/2026

Join us on July 7th for a garbage cleanup along the Waterfront Trail! 🗑️🌊

For more details and to RSVP, click on the link in our bio. We hope to see you there!

05/29/2026

We had a great time at the Hamilton Children’s Water Festival at Pier 4 Park, using our EnviroScape model to educate local students about stormwater runoff and how pollution enters our local waterways. Thank you to and all of the amazing schools and organizations that made this event such a success! 💧

05/12/2026

Some highlights from Marsh Volunteer Planting 2025! 🪏🌱 Last year with the help of our amazing volunteers and collaboration from the Royal Botanical Gardens, we planted over 3,000 native plants in Cootes Paradise Marsh and about one thousand in Grindstone Marsh.

Registration for the 2026 cohort of volunteer planters is now open and will remain so until May 19 at noon. Find the registration link in our Instagram bio!

05/12/2026

Last week we welcomed Sloan to the BARC team as our Program and Technical Intern! ✨ Sloan has long been a BARC volunteer and we’re thrilled to have her as part of our staff 🌱 We’re can’t wait to offer so many fun programs this summer 🐸🐢

05/03/2026

Persistent precipitation this spring has resulted in rising water levels throughout the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River basin and flood conditions in many tributaries. Read about what the IJC does to try to manage the impacts.

Persistent precipitation this spring has resulted in rising water levels throughout the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River basin and flood conditions in many tributaries. Water levels in Lake Ontario have risen a total of 0.76 meters (2.50 feet) in two months.

04/10/2026

We’re celebrating National Wildlife Week with the Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) partners!

BARC’s Classroom Mini Marsh program not only provides students within the Hamilton Harbour watershed with an exciting, hands-on opportunity to observe a marsh ecosystem, but also supports biodiversity. After the program concludes, these plants are planted in Cootes Paradise and Grindstone Marshes at !

Classroom Mini Marsh pick-up is on April 20 and 21. If you haven’t signed up yet, make sure to do so in the coming days! 🐌🌱