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,
Protected: Sharing Knowledge to Grow Native Landscapes: Seed Sorting Workshop Recap
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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
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
Winter 2025 Newsletter
LPBLT Newsletter | Winter 2025 Edition: 🌲HWA is Here | Local Family’s Giving Tradition | Foxsnake Conservation and More
Inside this edition of the Long Point Basin Land Trust newsletter, you will find:
A Family Tradition of Giving Back – How one local family turned holiday giving into lasting conservation
HWA It’s Here
What is HWA — and why it’s a threat
The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) is a tiny, aphid-like insect (latin name Adelges tsugae) that infests Eastern Hemlock (and a few related hemlocks). It draws sap from nutrient and water-storage cells at the base of hemlock needles — gradually weakening the
Restoring Biodiversity at Harlow Dune Nature Reserve
At Harlow Dune Nature Reserve, the Land Trust is actively working to protect and restore biodiversity across a landscape of mature swamp forest, oak woodland, savanna, and dry sand barren. Among these habitats, oak savannas—fire-influenced ecosystems with open, sandy areas—support a remarkable variety of native plants and pollinators. By maintaining
Monitoring Bats at Arthur Langford Nature Reserve
Early Season Count Shows Encouraging Activity
On May 27, 2025—one of the first truly warm evenings of the month—Long Point Basin Land Trust volunteers conducted an early-season bat emergence count at the double nursery box at Arthur Langford Nature Reserve. With temperatures around 15°C and calm conditions, it was an
Fall 2025 Newsletter
LPBLT Newsletter | Fall 2025 Edition: 🌿NEW Nature Reserve | Reflections on Summer in Norfolk | Branded Gear
Inside this edition of the Long Point Basin Land Trust newsletter, you will find:
New Nature Reserve: Learn how we’ve permanently protected a 61.7-acre property along Mud Creek in southern Norfolk
Big Picture Conservation for Little Creatures in Norfolk County, Southern Ontario’s Crown Jewel
Pictured in header image: Stackhouse Forest Sanctuary.
Norfolk County May 2025 – As I watch the tractor rumble back and forth across the sandy field my excitement grows, for we are not planting soybeans or corn today. Instead, acorns of Black, Red and White Oaks are fed through a modified