conservation - Kawartha Land Trust

Hammer Family Nature Preserve

Kawartha Land Trust Announces Protection of Largest Property in Organization’s 22-year history & $2.9-million Investment from Province’s Greenlands Conservation Partnership

On February 12, 2024, Kawartha Land Trust announced the protection of the Hammer Family Nature Preserve in the Municipality of Trent Lakes, the largest property the charitable organization has conserved in its 22-year history. KLT was also shared news of the $2.9-million investment made toward the purchase of the property through the Province of Ontario’s Greenlands Conservation Partnership program.

Dani Couture May 31, 2024

Kawartha Land Trust volunteer and staff group photo at annual Thanks.Giving volunteer thank you event at Viamede Resort in North Kawartha

KLT Volunteers

A Season of Thanks: Recognizing KLT’s Volunteers

Kawartha Land Trust’s recent Thanks.Giving event was an opportunity to reflect upon the impact of volunteers on conservation in the Kawarthas and highlight the work of legacy volunteer Al Sippel.

Dani Couture November 27, 2023

Canadian Conservation Corps Intern Tanner Stevens at Kawartha Land Trust's BIg (Boyd Chiminis) Island in Pigeon Lake

Land Stewardship

Notes from the Field: CCC Intern Tanner Stevens

From the prairies of Saskatchewan to the tallgrass prairie of Pontypool, Canadian Conservation Corps Intern Tanner Stevens took a brief break from the field to relay his experience interning with Kawartha Land Trust this fall.

Dani Couture November 20, 2023

Female Wood Duck flying toward a Wood Duck nesting box

Partners in Conservation

Enhancing Wildlife Habitat Through KLT’s Partners in Conservation Program

Learn how Kawartha Land Trust is working with private landowners through our Partners in Conservation program to enhance wildlife habitat. This September, Rachel Barrington, KLT’s Partners in Conservation Coordinator, and a KLT volunteer installed a Wood Duck nesting box on land owned by one of our Partners in Conservation.

Dani Couture October 24, 2023

Partners in Conservation

KLT to Receive $600K Over Four Years from The Michael Young Family Foundation to Accelerate Whole Landscape Conservation in the Kawarthas

The Michael Young Family Foundation is investing $600K over four years in Kawartha Land Trust to help empower landowners and their communities to steward local farmlands, wetlands, grasslands, and forests as one thriving ecosystem.

Dani Couture October 5, 2023

Kawartha Land Trust Field team member looking at a plant

Land Stewardship

Notes from the Field: Summer 2023

Field season is in full swing! Three members of Kawartha Land Trust’s field team take a moment to provide us with updates on the 2023 field season.

Dani Couture August 2, 2023

KLT Events

Launching Kawartha Land Trust’s Inaugural Passport to Nature

Just in time for the peak of summer, Kawartha Land Trust (KLT) is proud to officially launch its inaugural Passport to Nature (P2N) program — a year-long series of free, guided adventures in nature. Consider this your passport to spend some quality time in nature with KLT this summer (and all year long)!

wpadminuser July 5, 2023