Tag: Nature Conservancy of Canada
Conserving Habitat in Rice Lake Plains
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and the Government of Canada have announced the conservation of the Hazel Bird Nature Reserve in central Ontario’s Rice Lake Plains.
Over 3,400 acres conserved in southern Ontario's Carolinian Ecosystem
Toronto – The W. Garfield Weston Foundation, a private family foundation, has made possible the preservation and restoration of more than 3,400 acres of Carolinian Canada land in the Norfolk region of southwestern Ontario, one of the most biologically diverse regions of Canada. Through a donation to the Nature Conservancy of Canada, these lands will [...]
Bring Back the Wild
Woodbridge, Ontario – Earth Rangers, a charitable organization dedicated to educating children about biodiversity loss and empowering them to take action, in collaboration with The Nature Conservancy of Canada is thrilled to announce the launch of Bring Back the Wild™ an innovative kid-powered fundraising campaign. The Bring Back the Wild campaign is designed to help [...]
Conserving Eastern Ontario's Frontenac Arch
Kingston, Ontario – The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is one step closer to its goal of protecting the ecological connectivity of the Frontenac Arch Natural Area thanks to the recent acquisition of the Freeman property north of Kingston (pictured here and below, courtesy of NCC). The charity is now working to raise the final [...]
Nature Conservancy celebrates largest conservation project in Ontario history
Toronto – The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) joins with its partners in celebrating the protection of the Wilson Island group near Rossport, Ontario. This $7.4-million binational initiative is the largest (based on dollar value) conservation project ever completed in Ontario. The landmark acquisition in northwestern Ontario will preserve habitat and species at risk for [...]
Conservation Volunteers get trained for first annual ‘Save the Frogs Day’
Midland, ON – The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) partnered with the Toronto Zoo’s Adopt-A-Pond/FrogWatch-Ontario program for a Conservation Volunteers event that trained participants to recognize frogs and frog calls for monitoring purposes. Thirty-two volunteers turned on Saturday in preparation for the beginning of frog monitoring season, just in time for the first annual ‘Save [...]
