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Person collecting seeds at Ballyduff Trails

Seed Harvesting from One of Ontario’s Rarest Ecosystems: The Tallgrass Prairie

Kawartha Land Trust and volunteers collect tallgrass seeds to restore tallgrass prairie habitat in Kawartha Lakes This month, with an almost record number of volunteers, Kawartha Land Trust (KLT) continued its years-long tallgrass prairie restoration efforts at Ballyduff Trails in Pontypool, Ontario. On Saturday, October 15, KLT, in partnership with the New [...]

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Patricia Wilson holding a Map Turtle Hatchling before releasing it

Force of Nature: Thanking Patricia Wilson

After five years of creating community around conservation, Patricia Wilson is leaving Kawartha Land Trust for a new challenge Patricia Wilson recalls the exact moment she knew that she wanted to be involved with Kawartha Land Trust (KLT). It was at a tree-planting event at KLT’s Dance Nature Sanctuary in Lakefield, [...]

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Pearl Andrew at Dance Nature Sanctuary

Fast Forests: Rapid Reforestation at Kawartha Land Trust’s Dance Nature Sanctuary Using the Miyawaki Method

On Friday, May 6, 2022, Kawartha Land Trust (KLT) staff and volunteers carried out an experimental tree-planting technique known as the “Miyawaki Method” at KLT’s Dance Nature Sanctuary in Lakefield, Ontario.The Miyawaki Method, which was created by Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki, relies on a high diversity of native plant and [...]

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Let's Hike T.O. at KLT's Ingleton-Wells trailhead

Let’s Hike…Kawartha Land Trust’s Stony Lake Trails

Kawartha Land Trust, Let’s Hike T.O., and Diverse Nature Collective partner to make hiking in the Kawarthas more accessible and inclusive. On Sunday, March 27, 2022, Kawartha Land Trust (KLT) partnered with Let’s Hike T.O. and Diverse Nature Collective to bring 19 enthusiastic hikers from Toronto via a bus to explore [...]

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