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Eco-cruise islands tour
On September 21, 2011, the Land Conservancy hosted 14 participants from across Canada on a field trip to showcase protected waterfront in the Kingston area. Participants were attending the Canadian Land Trust Alliance and Ontario Land Trust Alliance annual meetings held here this year.In boats provided by Parks Canada, we navigated past Snake and Salmon Islands, recently donated to us, and then went to Amherst Island to visit the Kingston Field Naturalist property on the eastern tip. (See photo of our voyage below)
The last stop was Cedar Island, in St. Lawrence Islands National Park.
We focused on the varied topography in this region, from the barren rocky shoals of Snake and Salmon islands through the grassy plains of the eastern tip of Amherst Island to the rugged granite and tall trees of Cedar Island. Participants were thrilled to see local conservation efforts at these exceptional waterfront sites.
Thank you to our partners — Kingston Field Naturalists and Parks Canada — for working with us on this successful field trip.
This picture below shows field trip participants birdwatching on Amherst Island.
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The Canadian Land Trust Alliance annual conference took place in Kingston Ontario September 21 through September 23, 2011. Land trust leaders and enthusiasts were in Kingston for this conference. The conference gave Kingston area residents a great opportunity to learn more about land trusts. Check the CLTA web site for further details and check out our side panel on this home page for more information about the conference field trip.
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