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.
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).
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 OLTA Land Trust Gathering is the annual training, skills development and networking conference bringing together land trusts, conservation professionals and those in the broader environmental industry and the charitable sector from across Ontario and beyond.
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) is a registered charity focused on providing community, knowledge sharing and support to land trusts and other groups committed to land conservation across Ontario.
