Annual Gathering

OLTA’s Annual Gathering is an annual conference for Ontario land trusts and other like-minded conservationists. It is a time for sharing experiences and learning from others.

Registration Open

Registration is now open!

The OLTA Gathering will be held on October 28-30, 2024 at Isaiah Tubbs Resort in Prince Edward County. OLTA’s Annual Gathering is a meeting for Ontario land trusts and others who care for — and depend upon — Ontario’s lands and waters. It is a time for sharing experiences, learning from others, and enhancing our collective capacity.

Registration is now open with early bird pricing ending September 13th and registration closing on September 27th (new this year).

2024 OLTA Annual Gathering

Resilient Lands, Resilient Peoples – Sharing Innovations & Diverse Approaches

OLTA’s Annual Gathering is a meeting for Ontario land trusts and others who care for — and depend upon — Ontario’s lands and waters. It is a time for sharing experiences, learning from others, and enhancing our collective capacity.

The 2024 Gathering was held October 28 – 30, 2024 at the Isaiah Tubbs Resort in the Prince Edward Country area, on the traditional territory of the Huron-Wendat, Anishinaabe, and Haudenosaunee peoples, and near Kenhté:ke – Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory.

There is a wide variety of sessions covering Indigenous relations and reconciliation, land trust learnings and success stories, inclusivity and equity in conservation, land securement & stewardship, board governance, fundraising, land trust operations, and more.

2024 Gathering Information

Indigenous Content

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Birds of a Feather Travel Together

Interested in carpooling? We’ve created a spreadsheet to help you organize getting to and from the Gathering.

Past Annual Gatherings

2023 OLTA Annual Gathering

The 2023 Gathering was held in-person on November 1-3, 2023 at the Bayview Wildwood Resort. The theme for the Gathering was “Nurturing All Our Relations – Connections with the Land and People”.

2022 Canadian Land Trust Summit

Over 165 participants gathered in Ottawa from October 24 to 26, 2022 to share their passion, collaborations, and key learnings for land protection, as well as to celebrate the creation of the Alliance of Canadian Land Trusts (ACLT).

2021 OLTA Digital Gathering

The 2021 Gathering was held virtually on October 18-20, 2021. It brought together land trusts, conservation professionals and those in the broader environmental industry and the charitable sector from across Ontario and beyond. The theme was "People Need Nature - Nature Needs Us".