At-risk wildlife haven and vital interior forest adjacent to the Peterborough County Forest conserved for future generations.
It’s been a year of celebration and discovery at Kawartha Land Trust’s largest property. Learn what’s happened on the landscape and what’s planned for the coming year.
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.
The Ston(e)y Lake community has until September 6th to protect land for sale along the lake that features forest and natural shoreline.
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.
National Volunteer Week in Canada runs from April 14-20, 2024. It’s a chance for us to acknowledge the efforts and impact of Kawartha Land Trust’s amazing volunteers.
Kawartha Land Trust (KLT) is thrilled to head into spring with more positive conservation news for the Kawarthas. We’re pleased to share with you that through the support of individual donors like you and funding from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and Wildlife Habitat Canada (WHC), KLT has protected protect an additional five properties: Roussel-Steffler Memorial Sanctuary, O’Leary Family Wetland, Wittek Property, Found Property, and Roscarrock Conservation Easement.
Kawartha Land Trust and Anam Cara Farms bring an Irish conservation initiative (and 150 Tamarack and White Spruce Trees) to Millbrook, Ontario, to enhance nature in “The Hare’s Corner.”
