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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”.

Thank you to everyone that joined us at the 2022 Summit of Canadian Land Trusts. 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).

The 2020 Gathering was held virtually on October 18-21, 2020. The theme was “Courageous Land Conservation”.

On June 27, 2023, the Ontario Land Trust Alliance (OLTA) celebrates the provincial government’s additional $14 million commitment to support protection of natural spaces across Ontario. Ontario Land Trust Alliance (OLTA) joined Hon. David Piccini, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks and Nature Conservancy of Canada for this announcement.

At the beginning of May, OLTA staff met for in-person learning at the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto. The afternoon started off with a fabulous tour by our guide, Kyle.

Ontario Land Trust Alliance turned 20 years old this July!! We are incredibly grateful for the 20 exceptional years we’ve worked with the land conservation community in Ontario and our land trust members.

The intent of the day is to reflect upon and commemorate the legacy of residential schools, murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls, and to become more aware of our collective responsibilities to Truth and Reconciliation with First Nation, Inuit and Métis communities.

With renewed interest from the land trust community, a working group with representation from all regions of Canada where land trusts work, and strong Alliance collaboration, now is the time to create an organization that provides a national voice for the Canadian land trust community.

With support from the Government of Canada and Government of Ontario, the Southern Ontario Nature Coalition (SONC) has released its Final and Technical reports, sharing important insights and opportunities generated through its ground-breaking Near-Urban Nature Network project.

The Southern Ontario Nature Coalition (SONC) has released A Solution to Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss, a short summary report of solutions for protecting near-urban nature across Canada.

The Ontario government is investing $20 million over the next four years in the Greenlands Conservation Partnership to help secure land of ecological importance and promote healthy, natural spaces.

Check out OLTA’s feature in the December issue of Global Heroes, North America’s premiere positive news magazine. The article highlights the amazing work of our community of land trust heroes across Ontario to protect the land we all love and depend on.

Ontario Land Trust Alliance (OLTA) welcomes yesterday’s announcement that the Government of Ontario will make a significant investment to “preserve more areas of significant ecological importance, protect natural areas and promote the importance of healthy, natural spaces.”

The Government of Canada has confirmed its commitment to land conservation; on April 24, 2019, it was announced there will be $100M of funding over 4 years to support the establishment of new protected and conserved areas by land trusts in southern Canada.

Thunder Bay Field Naturalists (TBFN) purchased two properties on Michipicoten Island (Bonner Head and North East Property) boasting 538 acres (217 hectares) of undisturbed wilderness.

Barbara worked with Ontario Heritage Trust to preserve Innisfree Farm, a farm built in 1913-14 by her great-grandfather Byron Edmund Walker in the Town of Innisfil. With the Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust, a Conservation Easement Agreement was designed that recognized and protected in perpetuity the elements of the farm that make it a “cultural heritage landscape.

In an outstanding achievement, the Bruce Trail Conservancy and Parks Canada have acquired the Driftwood Cove Property contributing to the overall size of the Bruce Peninsula National Park bringing it to 90% completion.

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