OLTA launches new program to support species at risk in Ontario over five years
Setting up a bird monitor on lands stewarded by Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust, a partner in the SSCO program, June 2026 We are proud to announce the launch of our new program, Strengthening Species Conservation in Ontario (SSCO), made possible through the generous...
Celebrating Ten Years of Protecting Species at Risk in Ontario: OLTA’s Conserving Species at Risk program (CSAR)
A few years ago, Central Algoma Land Trust (CALT) staff noticed something unusual. It was just a hunch, but they had begun seeing fewer bats on their properties than usual. Without a baseline understanding of the bats’ activities, it would be difficult for Central...
Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy and Ducks Unlimited Canada Expand Landmark Wetland Protection Near Owen Sound with New Benallen Nature Preserve LandsThe Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy Announces the Protection of Key Wetland Habitat in Bruce County
OWEN SOUND, ONTARIO — The Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy and Ducks Unlimited Canada are proud to announce the protection of an additional 365 acres (147.68 hectares) of sensitive wetland and forest near the community of Benallen, completing the 600-acre (241.98...
Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy Secures New Nature Preserve at Boat Lake Through Wild Future Campaign, ensuring 101 acres are permanently protected on the Saugeen (Bruce) Peninsula
Wiarton, Ontario — The Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy is proud to announce the permanent protection of the Ottewell-Amabel Nature Preserve at Boat Lake, a 101-acre oasis of rich mixed forest west of Wiarton on the Saugeen (Bruce) Peninsula. The acquisition was made...
The Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy Protects Key Wildlife Corridor on the Saugeen Bruce Peninsula with new Wildhaven Nature Preserve
CAPE CHIN, ONTARIO. The Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy is proud to announce the creation and permanent protection of Wildhaven Nature Preserve, a 100-acre landscape of exceptional ecological value located in the Cape Chin area of the Saugeen (Bruce) Peninsula. The...
Conservation Easement Agreements: Learning Resources
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. ...
Rethinking Relationships: From Invasive Species to Two-Eyed Seeing
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...
The Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy Announces the Protection of Key Wetland Habitat in Bruce County
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...
Thunder Bay Field Naturalists Celebrate Major Addition to Caldwell Lake Nature Reserve
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...
Drafting Conservation Easement Agreements
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...