Norfolk County, ON (December 3, 2023)
The Long Point Basin Land Trust (LPBLT) is delighted to announce the appointment of Wendy Cridland as its new Executive Director. Wendy brings over 30 years of conservation expertise, including nearly two decades with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), where she led
The Long Point Basin Land Trust has nearly tripled the size of its Spring Arbour Farm Nature Reserve by acquiring an adjacent 95-acre property that has already undergone significant restoration by the previous owners, who donated a portion of the land through the federal Ecological Gifts Program.
The
Norfolk Field Naturalists Pledge $100,000 Donation to Long Point Basin Land Trust
The Norfolk Field Naturalists (NFN) have once again demonstrated their unwavering commitment to environmental conservation by generously contributing $100,000 to the Long Point Basin Land Trust (LPBLT). This substantial donation underscores the longstanding partnership between the two organizations,
NEW PROTECTED PROPERTY CREATES CONSERVATION CORRIDOR
The Long Point Basin Land Trust is conserving a new 112-acre property in Norfolk County – the Fishers Creek Nature Reserve. The project completes a natural corridor along Fishers Creek to Lake Erie that provides more resting areas for migratory birds and adds more
Port Rowan, ON (June 27, 2023)
Thanks to a $2.65 million bequest, the Long Point Basin
Land Trust (LPBLT) is launching a major conservation campaign to
significantly increase and enhance protected lands in its catchment
area. This seven-year effort is aligned with the Canadian Government’s
goal of conserving 30 percent
Norfolk County, ON (June, 2023)
Jackie Ellefsen is joining the Long Point Basin Land Trust (LPBLT) as Senior Development Manager in June
after a vacation hiking in Spain. Her principal role will be raising funds to support the organization’s
mission to protect and preserve areas of ecological value and high
Norfolk County, ON (May 17, 2023)
The Long Point Basin Land Trust is proud to partner with Carolinian Canada and other investment partners and conservation groups to accelerate the pace of conservation in the Long Point region through the Conservation Impact Bond (CIB) program.
More than 1.58 million dollars have
Norfolk County, ON (January 12, 2023)
Rick Levick of Long Point is the new Executive Director of the Long Point Basin Land
Trust following the resignation of Kristyn Richardson, who will be joining the Nature
Conservancy of Canada as the Program Director for Southwestern Ontario.
Rick is well known
Norfolk County, ON (November 17, 2022)
This fall, Long Point Basin Land Trust (LPBLT) and local contractors will be working to thin conifer plantations at the Trout Creek Nature Reserve property to encourage the regeneration of natural oak woodland habitat. Trees being removed include invasive Scots Pine as
July 06, 2021
Norfolk County, Ontario
Wallace Hammond, a lifelong resident of Woodhouse Township, is concerned about the loss of the wetlands that he remembers as a boy. In conversation with Peter Carson, the President of Long Point Basin Land Trust (LPBLT), Mr. Hammond said, “We hear about the importance