by _olta | Feb 25, 2026 | Learning & Education
In 1994, the Ontario Conservation Land Act enabled the registration of conservation easements on private lands. Land Trusts and conservation authorities now have over 30 years of experience creating, registering, managing, amending and enforcing these agreements. ...
by _olta | Feb 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
On a recent walk as part of our work on engaging communities with nature, we came across a patch of dog strangling vine. Our walk guide, Turtle Protectors’ co-founder Carolynne Crawley, explained that many Indigenous people avoid the word “invasive”, preferring...
by _olta | Dec 6, 2025 | Land Trust Stories
GREENOCK TOWNSHIP, ONTARIO — The Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy is proud to announce the protection of 100 acres of ecologically significant land west of Cargill in southern Bruce County. Protection of the land earlier in the year, known as the Greenock Swamp Nature...
by _olta | Nov 11, 2025 | Land Trust Stories
November 10 Thunder Bay Field Naturalists Club (TBFN) is celebrating! After more than 30 years of trying to buy this important conservation property at Caldwell Lake, the local nature club has finally succeeded.The purchase, completed on November 6, adds more than...
by _olta | Oct 30, 2025 | Learning & Education
Key Take Aways from Session 1 of our CEA Winter Webinar series Rebecca Weigand, Engagement and Communications Coordinator This fall and winter, OLTA, Paul Peterson, and Environment and Climate Change Canada are offering a series of webinars diving into all things...
