Featured Projects (ON)
In 2010, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), with the support of the Weston Family Foundation, successfully conserved Backus Woods, a spectacular older-growth Carolinian forest.
At more than twice the size of the city of Toronto, once complete this will be the largest private land conservation project in Canada’s history.
The Frontenac Arch is a critical habitat linkage of forests, wetlands and lakes. Home to many at-risk and globally rare species, the Arch serves as a funnel for migrating birds, bats and insects, and animals with large home ranges such as black bear, moose and eastern wolf.
The completion of this 10,000-hectare project will play a significant role in helping lessen the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss in southern Ontario.
Surrounded by the growing metropolis of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in southern Ontario, Happy Valley Forest is a natural oasis with vast ecological, historical and cultural importance.
World-renowned for its diversity of orchids and ferns, the Saugeen Bruce Peninsula is one of the best hot spots for biodiversity in the Great Lakes.
For more than 10 years NCC has been working to transform former agricultural fields into thriving native meadows and wetlands on Pelee Island. Now we are hoping to create our biggest wetland yet!
These feature projects are just a few of many conservation areas that NCC and our partners have secured across Ontario. Other significant projects include Lathrop Nature Preserve Pond, China Cove, Brighton Wetland, Batchwana Island, Vidal Bay, Town Island, Trout Bay, and Cockburn Island. Please contact us if you would like to know more about any of NCC’s projects in Ontario.