2020 was a difficult year for the World. What started in January as a seemingly “normal year”, quickly became a year which demanded some change in the way most programs were being delivered and the end of other programs. Staff transitioned into working remotely via phone and email communications; offices and other authority buildings were renovated to keep staff and visitors safe when re-opening could occur; new programs were developed; pivoting took place across the whole organization. Spring and summer 2020 saw a few ups and downs, including the cancellation of the annual Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters/Ganaraska Forest Centre (GFC) Conservation Dinner and Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority (GRCA) public events; the temporary closure of the Ganaraska Forest and GRCA’s Conservation Areas; revamping of Nature Nuts Summer Camp; all the while, the GRCA pushed on. In the fall of 2020, Conservation Authorities across Ontario were faced with additional challenges when the Province announced, under the semblance of Bill 229: Protect, Support and Recover from Covid-19 Act (Budget Measures), Schedule 6. After months of dealing with the adverse affects of COVID-19 on operations, the Provincial Government introduced legislative changes to the Conservation Authorities Act with no prior consultation with Conservation Authorities. The GRCA pushed forward, supporting Conservation Ontario, its fellow Conservation Authorities, municipalities and all environmental organizations affected by these proposed changes which passed in the legislature on December 8, 2020. For the remainder of the year, the GRCA continued to deliver stellar programs aimed to further the conservation, restoration, development and management of natural resources within local watersheds.