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Viewpoint Newsletter – Fall 2026 Edition

Viewpoint Newsletter – Fall 2026 Edition

Inside this edition of the Long Point Basin Land Trust’s Viewpoint newsletter, you will find:

Make your expertise count for nature – we are seeking a treasurer to join our volunteer Board of Directors.
Celebrating nature champion, Gord Pennington – as a teacher, naturalist, landowner and conservation advocate, Gord

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Celebrating Our Supporters: 5th Annual Appreciation Gathering

Celebrating Our Supporters: 5th Annual Appreciation Gathering

On Sunday, September 13th supporters of Long Point Basin Land Trust gathered at Long Point Eco-Adventures in the Forestview Pavilion for the 5th Annual Supporter Appreciation Gathering. Guests included key volunteers, donors, foundation leaders, local community leaders, and Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Bobbi Ann Brady.

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New Signs Help Welcome Visitors to Trout Creek Nature Reserve

New Signs Help Welcome Visitors to Trout Creek Nature Reserve

A landscape worth exploring
At 193 acres, Trout Creek Nature Reserve protects a diverse landscape of forests, woodlands and grasslands.
The landscape is particularly interesting because of the variety of habitats found within it. Oak savanna and oak woodland occur alongside mixed forest and areas of former pine plantation. Rolling

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Viewpoint Newsletter – Summer 2026 Edition

Viewpoint Newsletter – Summer 2026 Edition

Inside this edition of the Long Point Basin Land Trust’s Viewpoint newsletter, you will find:

We’re One Step Closer to a New Nature Reserve – Learn how we’re just 5% away from securing our next protected property and creating vital habitat for wildlife, including the return of rare butterfly

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From Fields to Forest: Restoring Nature at Alton Family Nature Reserve

From Fields to Forest: Restoring Nature at Alton Family Nature Reserve

Nature restoration doesn’t happen overnight. It begins with a seed.
Over the past two years, the Long Point Basin Land Trust has been undertaking an ambitious ecological restoration project at Alton Family Nature Reserve, transforming former agricultural fields into habitat that will one day become a thriving native forest.
This

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Viewpoint Newsletter – Spring 2026 Edition

Viewpoint Newsletter – Spring 2026 Edition

Inside this edition of the Long Point Basin Land Trust’s Viewpoint newsletter, you will find:

Explore the Outdoors Returns – A new season of free guided events, connecting people with nature through hands-on experiences
Stewardship in Action – Learn how volunteers are helping to protect native habitats by removing

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Viewpoint Newsletter – Winter 2026 Edition

Viewpoint Newsletter – Winter 2026 Edition

Inside this edition of the Long Point Basin Land Trust Viewpoint newsletter, you will find:

Celebrating 30 Years of Conservation – A look back at three decades of habitat protection and community impact across the Long Point Basin.
Native Seed Workshop Builds Local Restoration Skills – Highlights and takeaways from

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Native Seed Collection & Sorting: Growing Restoration from the Ground Up

Across the Long Point Basin, healthy ecosystems begin with native plants – and native plants begin with seeds. Over the past several years, the Long Point Basin Land Trust (LPBLT) has hosted a series of native plant seed collection and seed sorting events that bring together staff, volunteers, conservation partners,

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Students Lend a Hand for Habitat Restoration at Trout Creek Nature Reserve

Students Lend a Hand for Habitat Restoration at Trout Creek Nature Reserve

On December 16, students from Delhi District Secondary School took part in a hands-on conservation workday at Trout Creek Nature Reserve, supporting habitat restoration efforts alongside Long Point Basin Land Trust staff and volunteer team known as the Tree Amigos.
The volunteer day focused on restoring 3.5 hectares of Trout Creek’s

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Celebrating 30 Years of Conserving Nature in the Long Point Basin

Celebrating 30 Years of Conserving Nature in the Long Point Basin

This year, Long Point Basin Land Trust (LPBLT) proudly marks a significant milestone: 30 years of land conservation and stewardship across one of Ontario’s most ecologically important regions. Since our incorporation in 1996, LPBLT has grown from a small group of dedicated conservationists to a well-respected charitable land trust with

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