The County Sustainability Group is running their annual rain barrel fundraiser. Funds will go primarily to support their two bursaries: The PEC Student Environmental Award and the County Organic Farmers Award. All of the available products and pricing is available at www.rainbarrel.ca/csgpicton Home delivery for this sale is available to: Belleville and Prince Edward County, […]
Macaulay Heritage Park
23 Church Street, Picton, Ontario, Canada
Join The County Museums at Macaulay Heritage Park for an expert chat with Ben O'Brien from Wild by Design, Bay Woodyard from Honeypie Hives and Herbals and Albert Paschkowiak, Supervisor of Environmental Services and Sustainability. Learn about how you can make your garden plantings more sustainable. The talk will introduce practical methods for planting, what […]
The Owen Jones Memorial Clean-up Day will take place across Prince Edward County on Saturday, April 23. Community volunteers are organizing the County-wide cleanup. Register online and indicate the area where you would like to pick up litter. Registering helps community organizers ensure the widest coverage and avoid duplication of efforts. If you don’t have computer access […]
75 County Road 1 (Sandy Hook Road)
75 County Road 1, Picton, Ontario, Canada
Quinte Waste Solutions has published the 2022 calendar for household hazardous waste disposal events. Events will take place in April, June, August and October. County residents can drop household hazardous waste free of charge. The event takes place at 75 County Road 1 (Sandy Hook Road). Household hazardous waste can be found in almost every […]
Picton Home Hardware
13544 Loyalist Parkway, Picton, Ontario, Canada
Free TV/electronics drop off event! Saturday April 23, 2022 10:00 - 3:00 pm Picton Home Hardware - 13544 Loyalist Parkway, Picton Bring us your unwanted electronics and help the environment where we live by keeping it out of the landfills and supporting local volunteer groups in our community. Acceptable items include: televisions, computers, computer peripherals, […]
In partnership with Quinte Conservation Authority, the municipality is giving away seedlings to homeowners to improve tree cover throughout the County. Home owners who have experienced tree loss due to the emerald ash borer are particularly encouraged to participate. The giveaway is the launch of the recently approved Adopt-a-Tree Program. Trees will be made available […]
The County is proud to participate in the Quinte Trash Bash on May 14, 2022. For more information visit https://quintetrashbash.ca/ The annual Quinte Trash Bash – a community-wide spring cleanup in Belleville, Quinte West, the Township of Tyendinaga and Prince Edward County. The program includes challenges for community members, as well as businesses and schools. […]
Macaulay Mountain Conservation Area
224 County Road 8, Picton, Ontario, Canada
Join volunteers of all ages, scientists and experts to record all living species at Quinte Conservation's Macaulay Mountain Conservation Area. Learn about biodiversity in the County, help preserve the natural world, and contribute to what we know about this special area. Learn more about this event
Macaulay Mountain Conservation Area
224 County Road 8, Picton, Ontario, Canada
Join Quinte Conservation for a guided tour through Macaulay Mountain and learn all about flying migratory species in Ontario! Migratory birds and monarch butterflies are on the move in September – search for them in the forests and fields at Macaulay Mountain.
Prince Edward County staff and volunteers will be planting trees along the Millennium Trail near the Wesley Acres Road crossing. Trail users are asked to keep an eye out for volunteers and staff on or around the trail and to use extra caution when passing through the area.
Wilkinson Memorial Park
2699 County Rd 8, Waupoos, Ontario, Canada
Prince Edward County is partnering with Tree Canada and the LCBO to host a tree planting event at the Wilkinson Memorial Park in Waupoos. The plantings will take place Saturday, October 1 at 10 am. The planting event will be part of a larger planting effort that includes a tree planting event by Tree the […]