Nature notebook
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.
Keeping nature near... always
We are working to protect natural spaces in Frontenac County and Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada. Our region has many unique geological features and special habitats. Our properties are home to a number of species at risk.
There are many ways to help our group protect these special habitats and succeed in our goal of keeping nature near ... always.
You're invited
Annual meeting: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 6:45pm at Ongwanada, 191 Portsmouth Avenue, Kingston. Find out about our 2011 accomplishments. Plus guest speaker Dr. Chip Weseloh, Canadian Wildlife Service, will give an illustrated talk on his bird research in this area, including on Snake and Salmon islands. The islands were donated to our land conservancy in 2011.Property visits: We will visit our properties on monitoring trips in the spring. Please let us know if you would like to join us for a monitoring visit by contacting mackenzp@queensu.ca
Other recent news
Congratulations to land conservancy founder and longtime board member Anne Robertson. Anne received the Ontario Land Trust Alliance Vision Award - Individual in September 2011. The award is well-deserved recognition for all of Anne's work in nature education and wild spaces preservation.
We are now 100 members strong! In 2011 we reached a milestone. The land conservancy now has over 100 members supporting our work in keeping nature near ... always. Our entirely volunteer organization is thriving thanks to our dedicated members.
Contact us
Please get in touch with us if you have any questions or would like to talk about protecting natural spaces.Contact us by e-mail.
Talk to a Land Conservancy board member.