Since 1970, Earth Day has been about celebrating the power of our collective action to protect the air, water, and climate that we depend upon.
This is the work that land trusts do every day!
#OurPowerOurPlanet #EarthDay2026
Celebrating the progress of the Oak Ridges Moraine's Kirtland's Warblers Restoration Initiative! Habitat restoration efforts on the MapleCross Featherstone Nature Reserve has led to the arrival of many species at risk, a good sign that this habitat is valuable for biodiversity!
Land trusts truly embody the power of volunteerism.
This Volunteer Week, we send a big thank you to all the volunteers who make the amazing work of land trusts possible!
Photo 1 - Lambton Wildlife
Photo 2 - GNB Wilderness Alliance
#IgniteVolunteerism #NationalVolunteerWeek
Meet the Member!
Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust was established in the early 2000s with two intertwined goals - to ensure that more people have access to the mental and physical health benefits of spending time in nature, and to protect those special natural spaces we all depend on.
The next Indigenous Land Trust Sharing Circle will be on Friday, April 24, at 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.! The circle is hosted by Becky Big Canoe of Mno Aki Land Trust and facilitated by Clarence Cachagee of Crow Shield Lodge.
Register here - olta.ca/event/indige...
The Thousand Islands Watershed Land Trust is working on an exciting project to help expand Charleston Lake Provincial Park. They need your support to make it happen!
Comment on the ERO listing before April 20! - ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0...
#CharlestonLake #CharlestonLakeProvincialPark
By investing in education and training, Ontario Land Trust Alliance helps land trusts strengthen their capacity to protect forests, wetlands, shorelines, and habitats across Ontario, for generations to come - olta.ca/ways-to-give...
#ImpactThatLasts #CapacityBuilding #LegacyGiving #WillPower
💧 This April, our friends at Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust are part of an exciting webinar series, Watershed Moments: Critical conversations on Canada's freshwater future.
For more information and to register for any of the webinars in this important series, visit www.iisd.org/events/water...
Celebrating OLTA's Nature Smart Climate Solutions program!
Over 2,324 hectares have been protected across 53 properties in collaboration with 13 land trust partners, driving public-private investments for nature!
#ClimateResilience
#NatureBasedSolutions
Meet the Member!
Haliburton Highlands Land Trust protects over 1500 acres in #Haliburton.
Like most land trusts, their work is essential to ensuring a #ResilientClimate. youtu.be/Ygg0waBoPyc
olta.ca/find-a-land-...
#NatureBasedClimateSolutions #OntarioLandTrusts #FloodPrevention #barredowl
Big landscapes need bold action.
The Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy's Living Landscapes Campaign, quietly begun in 2024 under the name Wild Future, is EBC's commitment to protect 8,000 acres over seven years.
Learn more: escarpment.ca/about/campai...
Photo credit: Keefer Falls, Rob Wray
To celebrate National Wildlife Week, Algoma Highlands Conservancy shared some incredible trail cam photos that highlight the importance of conserving large tracts of habitat where species can thrive.
#DoMoreForWildlife #OntarioLandTrusts #trailcam #naturePhotography #wildlifeweek
Meet the Member! The Couchiching Conservancy protects over 15, 223 acres of habitat around Lake Couchiching and the City of Orillia.
To find out more, visit our Find a Land Trust page at olta.ca/find-a-land-... .
#Orillia #LakeDalrymple #LakeSimcoe #OntarioLandTrusts #PassportToNature
Protecting Ontario’s natural spaces isn’t a one-time effort, it takes consistent care and collaboration.
When you make it monthly, you help strengthen the conservation systems behind the scenes - www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/143031
#makeitmonthly #monthlyimpact
Happy Earth Month! 🌎️
Private community-based land conservation plays an important role in meeting Canada's climate and biodiversity goals. Find out more about your local land trust at an upcoming community event!
#BirdCount #EarthDay #EarthDayEvents #CityNatureChallenge
It's amazing what we can do together! The Ontario Land Trust Alliance is thrilled to be part of the Nature Conservancy of Canada's Baptist Harbour project through the Greenlands Conservation Partnership program! @ncccnc.bsky.social
We're celebrating the fed government’s announcement of $3.8 billion strategy to protect nature! This commitment is an important step toward advancing Canada’s target to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and protect 30 percent of lands and waters by 2030! For more:https://url-shortener.me/J58Q
💧 Our friends at Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust are part of this webinar series this April: Watershed Moments: Critical conversations on Canada's freshwater future.
For more information and to register for any of the webinars in this important series, visit www.iisd.org/events/water...
Last weekend, OLTA held our annual Board retreat at the beautiful Five Oaks Resort. Board members and staff in attendance deepened their connections with each other, reflected on our work together, and shared ideas that will help shape OLTA's work going forward.
#OntarioLandTrusts
Today, at 8:30 pm, what will you be doing?
For 20 years, Earth Hour has been celebrated as a call to action to do something to help protect the Earth we all depend upon.
#BiggestHourForEarth #EarthHour
Meet the Member - Lambton Wildlife!
Since 1966, this all-volunteer led organization has been protecting and restoring land and offering educational programming and events to deepen local understanding of nature.
Photos: Mark Buchanan
#Sarnia #LambtonCounty #wildlifephotography #OntarioLandTrusts
Our "Lands, Rights, Relations" that the event has been rescheduled for Monday, March 30th, from 1-3 pm. We apologize for the inconvenience!
olta.ca/event/lands-...
Recently, new Canadians came together at Étienne Brulé park with OLTA, Culture Link and Let's Hike TO for a winter walk along the Humber River, to enjoy the feeling of peace that comes from spending time in nature, and especially near water.
#HumberRiver #HumberRiverTrail #ÉtienneBruléPark
Conservation win 🌿
Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy + Ducks Unlimited Canada protected 365 acres, completing the 600-acre Benallen Nature Preserve near Owen Sound.
A boost for biodiversity + climate resilience 💚
On March 26th at 1-3 pm, join OLTA and Cambium Indigenous Professional Services for Lands, Rights, Relations: Advancing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in Conservation Practice.
Register here: olta.ca/event/lands-...
#webinars #UNDRIP #IndigenousPeoples
OLTA is hiring for two positions to support species conservation and biodiversity in Ontario!
Species Conservation Program Coordinator - one year contract - olta.ca/wp-content/u...
Species Conservation Technician - summer position - olta.ca/wp-content/u...
#OntarioLandTrusts #EnvironmentalJobs
Happy World Water Day!
Water is life, every day of the year and wherever you live!
www.waterwatchers.ca .
www.unwater.org .
To find out how your local land trust is protecting the watersheds in your community, visit their website or olta.ca/find-a-land-... .
#WorldWaterDay
In our weekly Meet the Member series, we're introducing you to amazing land trusts, like Land Conservancy for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington, protecting 534 hectares across 19 properties!
1- Vicki Schmolka
2- #Bloodroot and #TroutLily,, Mary Alice Snetsinger
@lckfla.bsky.social
#urbannature is key to meeting Canada's biodiversity and climate resilience goals!
Recently, OLTA joined Toronto Field Naturalists at #CottonwoodFlats in Toronto to find out how they support ecological monitoring and restoration of this sensitive grassland.
@torontonature.bsky.social
Protecting Ontario’s natural spaces takes more than passion, it takes collaboration, knowledge, and strong support systems.
Explore donation options here, olta.ca/ways-to-give/.
#LandConservation #OntarioNature #CollectiveImpact #ProtectNature #CapacityBuilding #DonorsMakeItPossible