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)!
Two New Conservation Wins for the Kawarthas
Kawartha Land Trust protects its new Forbes Lane Property and DeNure Conservation Easement Agreement.
Volunteer Spotlight: New Conservation Data & GIS Technician Volunteers Rylee Goerlitz and Katherine McEwan
Kawartha Land Trust (KLT) recently welcomed two new volunteers to the organization. Students Rylee Goerlitz and Katherine McEwan are KLT’s Conservation Data & GIS Technician team’s newest volunteer members. Rylee and Katherine will use their GIS and data management skills to organize and incorporate spatial data into digital maps, perform some analysis, and assist with creating […]
Thank you & Happy Holidays from Kawartha Land Trust
Thank you for making 2022 a special year for the Kawartha Land Trust community. Your support ensured that an additional 500 acres of land in the Kawarthas is protected forever. KLT now protects over 5,250 acres of sensitive ecosystems and working land in our region. Throughout the year, your support meant that habitats were restored, […]
Moving Beyond Species at Risk Conservation — Linking Settler & Indigenous Perspectives on Conservation
Kawartha Land Trust staff and volunteers learn Indigenous perspectives on conservation through four-part workshop with 4 Directions’ Gary Pritchard Throughout October, Kawartha Land Trust (KLT) staff and over 45 volunteers participated in a learning journey to learn more about Indigenous science and conservation through a workshop series titled “All Our Relations: Moving Beyond Species at […]
20th Anniversary Series: Big (Boyd/Chiminis) Island & Kawartha Land Trust
This installation of Kawartha Land Trust’s 20th anniversary series shines a light on beautiful Big (Boyd/Chiminis) Island and Kawartha Land Trust’s history with the island. Maybe you’ve seen the island from the mainland shoreline on Pigeon Lake, or perhaps you’ve canoed or boated there for an afternoon of hiking amid the almost incandescent greenery of […]
Ontario Land Trust Alliance & Kawartha Land Trust: A 20-Year Partnership
KLT 20th Anniversary Series Marnie Clement, KLT Volunteer Just after Kawartha Land Trust (KLT) was created 20 years ago it became one of the founding members of Ontario Land Trust Alliance (OLTA). OLTA connects the land conservation community by sharing knowledge and best practices, reducing financial barriers to land conservation, promoting organizational excellence, sharing access to […]
How it All Began…
(Left to right) Ian Attridge, Mieke Schipper, Barbara Heidenreich and Terry Rees with the just-signed Conservation Easement Agreement (CEA) for the Gamiing Nature Sanctuary in June 2002, KLT’s first protected property. By KLT Volunteer Marnie Clement It was a moment worthy of a Hollywood movie. When Ian met Mieke a land trust was born! It […]
Exciting Announcement: Ballyduff Trails!
Ralph McKim and Jean Garsonnin have witnessed the beauty of nature being renewed as landowners and stewards of their land on the Oak Ridges Moraine. Ralph McKim and Jean Garsonnin own 258-acres of land, known as the McKim-Garsonnin property, which they protected through a Conservation Easement Agreement (CEA) with Kawartha Land Trust (KLT) in 2011. […]