Greenlands Conservation Partnership – Announcement
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.”
2020 OLTA Digital Gathering – “Courageous Land Conservation”
The 2020 Gathering was held virtually on October 18-21, 2020. The theme was “Courageous Land Conservation”.
OLTA celebrates the Natural Heritage Conservation Program
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.
“From Private to Protected: Thunder Bay Field Naturalists Club Acquires Michipicoten Properties” – TBFN
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.
“Protecting the Farm as a Cultural Heritage Landscape: The Story of Innisfree Farm” – University of Waterloo
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.
Parks Canada with the support of the Bruce Trail Conservancy acquires new land at Bruce Peninsula
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.
Ontario Land Trust Alliance celebrates massive commitment to land conservation inBudget 2018
The Ontario Land Trust Alliance (OLTA) was impressed with the 2018 budget announcement, which affirms Canada’s commitment to the international goal of protecting 17 per cent of its land and fresh water by 2020. Read more.