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Keep up-to-date with all of the happenings at Kawartha Land Trust. We regularly share our conservation news, events you can attend, fieldwork updates, and much more.
Kawartha Land Trust announces the receipt of an Ontario Trillium Foundation Capital Grant that will support the ongoing maintenance of KLT’s public access footpaths and the stewardship of its protected lands.
Kawartha Land Trust (KLT) is a big community of volunteers, donors, staff, and supporters working to conserve the natural and working lands of the Kawarthas. It takes a community of passionate and dedicated people to protect the land we love. Today we would like to introduce you to another one of our incredible volunteers — Barb Elliot.Â
KLT’s Roussel-Steffler Memorial Forest, situated within KLT’s Roussel-Steffler Memorial Sanctuary, is a place of peace and reflection in nature. The memorial forest was opened on September 27th with a special ceremony.
This past summer, our amazing field team worked through heat, bugs, and rain to care for the land you (and they) love. As field season winds down, we wanted to share some field notes from Land Stewardship Technician Adam Groth, so that you can gain some insight into his experience on the land and the work you support.
A volunteer-led and community-supported effort to protect an extension to KLT’s Jeffrey-Cowan Forest Preserve on Ston(e)y Lake reaches fundraising goal just days before the September 6th deadline.
While we regularly highlight the work that our team conducts out in the forests, wetlands, and fields of the Kawarthas, a lot of work also goes on behind the scenes to support the conservation and stewardship work of KLT’s protected lands. Meet Isabelle Summers, KLT’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Technician for the 2024 Summer season.
Seed biologist Melissa Spearing passed away in late August, in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Originally from Bethany, Melissa was a passionate steward and protector of nature and her loss has been felt by the conservation community throughout the Kawarthas and the country. In memory of Melissa and her life’s work, the Spearing Family has requested that donations made in her memory be made to Kawartha Land Trust. With the support of the Spearing Family, KLT is directing donations to The Melissa Spearing Memorial Fund.
The Ston(e)y Lake community has until September 6th to protect land for sale along the lake that features forest and natural shoreline.
KLT held it’s Annual General Meeting in Burleigh Falls in late June. At the meeting, we welcomed new members to the organization’s governance team and thanked outgoing directors for their dedication.
A group of local cottagers donated a co-owned forested lot and a Selwyn couple partnered with KLT on an easement to preserve the natural and working lands on their property in perpetuity.
Barb Rimmer has volunteered with Kawartha Land Trust (KLT) since it was Kawartha Heritage Conservancy (KHC). She’s a regular sight at KLT volunteer and Passport to Nature events, and has contributed to protecting the land she loves in countless ways. Learn more about Barb’s contributions to KLT.
Notice regarding a recent coyote encounter along the Blue Trail at KLT’s Stony Lake Trails in North Kawartha.
