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Guest Blog: Identifying priority lands for protection in Simcoe County
September 17, 2019 Through the summer of 2019, the Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition (RLSC) undertook an important project: to map the parts of Simcoe County’s landscape that are protected, highlight vulnerabilities, and make recommendations on how to further protect them...
Heritage Forest Protected Forever!
Trees, birds, and butterflies will now have their homes protected, forever, thanks to a new 43-hectare (108-acre) nature reserve in Beeton. This local, ecological and cultural gem was donated by the Town of New Tecumseth to the Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust to ensure...
Key Corridor Protects Wetlands and Woodlands in King
For Immediate Release KEY CORRIDOR PROTECTS WETLANDS AND WOODLANDS IN KING TOWNSHIP OF KING May 25, 2019, POTTAGEVILLE, ONTARIO Barn swallows, snapping turtles and other species at risk will now have their homes protected thanks to a new 32-hectare (80-acre) nature...
2019 Recruitment: We’re Hiring!
We are recruiting new summer staff for the 2019 season! We’ve been attending job fairs and meeting with students across the Moraine to talk about the important work the Land Trust does and how new graduates can become involved. It’s great to hear about the...
Forest Bathing: What is it, and how can it help me?
“In every walk with nature, one receives far more than [they] seek” John Muir Imagine yourself in the heart of a forest. You can hear the sound of leaves rustling in the wind. You can hear birds chirping above you. As you look down, you notice the soil and can smell...
Nature Journaling 101
Nature Journaling can take many different forms, but its main purpose is to record observations of the natural world. It is not a new practice – scientists have often used it in fieldwork to record their findings and collect raw data. Thankfully there are no pressures...
Summer is coming to an end: Reflections from our Interns and Summer Students
With summer coming to an end, the Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust would like to thank our summer staff and interns for their hard work over the past 4 months. We asked them to reflect on their summer and here is what they had to say: Our Summer Students: Veronika:...
Uxbridge BioBlitz: Top 7 Moments
On June 16th, the Land Trust hosted the Uxbridge BioBlitz on one of our protected properties. Since the program started in 2016, volunteers and experts like you have joined us for 6 BioBlitzes, finding and identifying over 1100 species! For this 7th BioBlitz, we’re...
Happy Valley BioBlitz
May 4th & 5th 2018 Over the course of the two days, experts, volunteers, and local students searched high and low for species that had emerged after the ice storm only 3 weeks prior. Groups explored the forests, meadows, and wetlands, finding warblers perched in...