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 | 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...
by _olta | Sep 3, 2025 | Learning & Education
Ontario Land Trust Alliance connects and advocates for Ontario land trusts nationally, through our joint work with the Alliance of Canadian Land Trusts. Our 2025 Federal Engagement Toolkit is a joint project of the ACLT, OLTA, the Land Trust Alliance of BC and the...
by _olta | Aug 12, 2025 | Learning & Education
We know that land trusts make a significant contribution to climate resilience, but this contribution can be hard to quantify. A recent study by members of OLTA’s Climate Action Working Group seeks to address this problem, and offers recommendations for how land...
by _olta | Jun 2, 2025 | Learning & Education
We strive to maintain an up-to-date collection of resources for learning to support the land trust community in deepening understanding of Indigenous land conservation, and to support Indigenous communities in exploring the land trust model where it is helpful. Click...
by _olta | May 27, 2025 | Learning & Education
Accessible trails are an important way of ensuring more people can enjoy nature. They’re also an important signal that land trusts prioritize access. The Couchiching Conservancy’s Periwinkle Trail is one accessible trail, that has certainly had a positive...