Land Trust Member
rare Charitable Research Reserve
- Forests
- Meadows
- Riparian
Acres Conserved
Properties Conserved
People Engaged in 2025
Properties with Public Access
Mission Statement
The reserve’s natural landscape is a common possession set aside for its ecological value and to provide unprecedented opportunities in ecological and cultural research, education, and passive recreation. Our work will be a model for others.
Land Use
The following activities are permitted on certain properties belonging to this land trust. Please see the land trust’s website to explore which activities are permitted on which properties.
Hiking
Cycling
Dog Walking
Cross Country Skiing
Land Acknowledgement
“For all its properties, rare acknowledges and is grateful to all of the original stewards of the land. This land has been rich in diverse Indigenous presence since time immemorial. We would like to honour and respect the sovereignty of both First Nations in our area: the Onkwehon:we Peoples of Six Nations of the Grand River and the Anishinaabe Peoples of the Mississaugas of the New Credit. Nia:weh and Miigwech to these Nations who share their lands with us. We’d also like to acknowledge the Neutral people, for whom we have archeological evidence dating back 10,500 years.”