Land Donations

Thank-you!

We would like to acknowledge the follow for generously contribution to the long-term health and sustainability of our environment by donating lands to Kawartha Conservation:

Private donation, 10 hectares in Durham East Cross Forest Conservation Area, 2007
Erast Huculak, 223 hectares in Durham East Cross Forest Conservation Area, 2006
Hugo Germeraad, 35 hectares in Windy Ridge Conservation Area, 1999
Ross Davidson, 125 hectares in Pigeon River Headwaters Conservation Area,1987

Protecting ecosystem services and the natural environment for generations to come

We depend on a healthy natural environment to provide a wide range of ecosystem services, such as improving water quality, recharging groundwater aquifers that supply water to wells and creeks, reducing the risk of flooding and erosion, and maintaining biodiversity.

Kawartha Conservation owns and protects 728 hectares (1,800 acres) locally that provide these ecosystem services. Private landowners have donated much of this land. In addition, we protect 444 hectares (1,095) acres) on behalf of the Nature Conservancy of Canada and Ontario Heritage Trust.

Donating land is an excellent way to ensure a healthy environment for generations to come. We regularly receive offers of land donations; however, are unable to accept all offers. Our land securement policy provides us with direction as to priorities for securement. Specifically, we will consider donations with three or more of the following features:

Provincially/Regionally Significant Wetland
Environmentally Significant Area or Significant Features
Significant Fisheries Habitat
Oak Ridges Moraine property designated under the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan as Natural Core Area, Natural Linkage Area, or Countryside Area
Significant Wildlife Habitat
Provincially/Regionally Significant Area of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSI - Earth and Life Science)
Significant Vegetation Community/ Community Forest Cover
Significant Water Resources (e.g. headwaters, floodplain)
Property within areas identified in a master plan or strategy, and approved by the Kawartha Conservation Board of Directors
Adding to, or filling out, an existing Kawartha Conservation land holding
Land that will improve access to existing Kawartha Conservation property
Land identified with forest management potential
Land identified with public outdoor recreation opportunities that relate to Kawartha Conservation’s mandate.

Land securement incentives

For more information or if you are considering a land donation, please contact:

Dave Pridham
Manager, Environmental and Technical Services
705.328.2271 ext. 221
dpridham@kawarthaconservation.com