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Support Conservation Digitally: How to Donate Online

To help sustain our conservation efforts, we encourage you to consider donating online or by phone—quick, secure, and reliable options to make an impact today.
During the holiday season, nonprofit charities across Canada rely heavily on donations sent and received through Canada Post. This year, due to the ongoing postal

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Newly Open: Walking Arboretum at Spring Arbour Farm Nature Reserve

Newly Open: Walking Arboretum at Spring Arbour Farm Nature Reserve

Welcome to the Walking Arboretum and Biodiversity Tour
The Arboretum Tour at Spring Arbour Farm Nature Reserve offers a serene walk through a collection of 13 native tree species, each marked with an informative sign and a yellow dot to aid in identification. As you explore, you’ll learn about the

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LPBLT expands popular Nature Reserve

LPBLT expands popular Nature Reserve

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

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Norfolk Field Naturalists Pledge $100,000 Donation to Long Point Basin Land Trust

Norfolk Field Naturalists Pledge $100,000 Donation to Long Point Basin Land Trust

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,

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NEW PROTECTED PROPERTY CREATES CONSERVATION CORRIDOR

NEW PROTECTED PROPERTY CREATES CONSERVATION CORRIDOR

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

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$2.65 million bequest boosts Land Trust’s conservation plans

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

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Land Trust recruits new fundraising manager – June 2023

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

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Ecosystem Restoration Updates – February 2023

This month we are proud to share some of our latest ecosystem restoration highlights!
Oak Savanna Restoration at Trout Creek Nature Reserve
The restoration work at Trout Creek Nature Reserve has continued full steam ahead, and we’re excited to share the progress on its transformation from a monoculture plantation to

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2022 in Review

Here are just a few snapshots from another successful year at LPBLT.
In early 2022, we celebrated our 13th nature reserve with the Acquisition of the Stackhouse Forest Sanctuary. Thank you to all of our supporters for helping to protect this pristine piece of Carolinian Forest!
Plus, we continued to

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