🦋 🐝 The 2026 #PollinatoroftheYear is the #SwallowtailButterfly! This swallowtail was spotted at an Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy property during OLTA's grassland bird monitoring last summer.

Meet the member! Lake Superior Watershed Conservancy protects 218 acres across three nature preserves, and helps people connect with the wonder of Lake Superior and St Marys River. To find out more about LSWC, or your local land trust, visit olta.ca/find-a-land-.... #StMarysRiver #LakeSuperior

🌟 Gathering 2026 Early Bird Registration is Now Open!🌟 OLTA's 2026 Gathering will be October 26 – 28, 2026! at Horseshoe Valley Resort in Barrie. Join us for opportunities to connect and to learn on topics from Indigenous Relations to Fundraising and Farmland Conservation! olta.ca/annual-gathe...

Across Ontario, many land trusts are stewarding forests, wetlands, grasslands, and shorelines with small teams, dedicated volunteers, and limited capacity. Consider making a gift to help strengthen stewardship, learning, and conservation across Ontario. www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/147185

Celebrating OLTA's Conserving Species at Risk program! Since 2023, over 110 hectares of grasslands, wetlands and alvar have been restored through direct actions in this program alone. #OntarioBirds #GrasslandBirds #OntarioBats #SpeciesAtRisk

Great news! The Bruce Trail Conservancy has recently received a Rainbow Registered accreditation! 🏳️‍🌈 BTC has made dedicated efforts to promote inclusivity and belonging, including trans inclusion training for staff and hike leaders. #PrideOutside #RainbowRegistered #OntarioLandTrusts

Shout out to OLTA's Conserving Species at Risk program, making a difference for species at risk in Ontario! This program has been made possible through the financial support of Ontario's Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. #OntarioTurtles #OntarioBirds #GrasslandBirds #OntarioBats

Across Ontario, OLTA helps strengthen conservation by supporting land trusts through shared learning, technical expertise, stewardship resources, and opportunities to connect and collaborate. Support conservation across Ontario: www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/147185

Recently, Northumberland Land Trust celebrated the opening of Inscape Nature Reserve! Donated by Jim and Ann Purvis, the majority of the property is identified as a provincially significant wetland and is home to at least eight species at risk including the Least Bittern and Red-headed Woodpecker.

Meet the Member! Ontario Nature is well-known for the work they do to support strong and resilient ecosystems across the province, but did you know that they are also a land trust? Ontario Nature protects 26 nature reserves totaling 3,208 hectares! To find out more, visit olta.ca/find-a-land-...

Happy #WorldOceanDay! World Ocean Day is a youth-driven movement all about coming together to protect our blue planet! We're truly all connected, and the work that land trusts do to conserve shorelines, lakes, rivers, creeks and wetlands matters. worldoceanday.org #WorldOceanDay

As a land trust community, we recognize that for generations Indigenous people stewarded and continue to steward the lands that we now know as Canada. OLTA has curated a growing collection of resources - olta.ca/indigenous-l.... #IndigenousHistoryMonth

Happy #InternationalTrailsDay! Where's your favourite hike? Tell us in the comments (add a photo for bonus points). Many land trusts have accessible properties with incredible trails and breathtaking views. Check out your local land trust! olta.ca/find-a-land-...

The theme of this year's World Environment Day is Climate. According to UNESCO, this is an invitation to rethink the systems that power our economies and to repair our relationship with the climate! #WorldEnvironmentDay #NowForClimate #SystemsThinking #OntarioLandTrusts

Meet the Member! For rare Charitable Research Reserve, community is a driving force in their conservation work! This translates into a busy school visit schedule, summer camp, and Conversations for Conservation speakers series! To find out more about rare, visit www.raresites.org

At OLTA, we work alongside land trusts across Ontario by strengthening access to learning, stewardship support, shared expertise, and opportunities to connect and learn from one another. Support conservation across Ontario: www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/147185 #OntarioConservation #LandTrusts

Celebrating the opening of Bradshaw Conservation Lands! This 40-hectare Carolinian landscape protects forests, wetlands, and thickets that support local biodiversity, including species at risk. A community-powered conservation success. 🌿

🌈 🦋 🐌 🍓 June weather is finally here and Ontario's land trusts have you covered with a plethora of exciting outdoor opportunities! Are you signed up to OLTA's newsletter? Sign up today and get our monthly event listings, conservation news and good news stories in your inbox - olta.ca!

Recently, some of OLTA's members got together with Board members and staff as part of our feedback gathering process as we develop our next Strategic Plan! It was great to connect and hear directly from our membership! The session was followed by a fantastic walk at rare Charitable Research Reserve!

Meet the Member! For over 25 years, Thames Talbot Land Trust (TTLT) has been protecting, conserving and restoring nature in Elgin, Middlesex, Oxford and Perth counties and the City of London! TTLT now conserves over 2,300 acres! To find out more, visit olta.ca/find-a-land-...

Join the Niagara Land Trust on Sunday June 21st at 3:30 p.m. to hear from explorer and national bestselling author Adam Shoalts on creating 'a bold, greener vision' for nature in the Niagara Peninsula!

OLTA’s Jim Rutten joined Ontario Nature to celebrate the expansion of Sauble Dunes Nature Reserve! The new 26.7-hectare addition brings the total area of this protected space near Sauble Falls to 77.78 hectares, thanks to support from provincial and federal conservation partners.

Beautiful photos from OLTA's visit with the Greenough & North Bruce Wilderness Alliance at the Simon’s Bay Nature Preserve near Stokes Bay. Once slated for cottages, this provincially significant site with undeveloped shoreline and rare ecosystems is now protected through local stewardship.

Land trusts rely on year-round education, shared learning, and ongoing support to respond to challenges, build skills, and protect the places communities care about most. OLTA helps ensure conservation efforts stay strong all year long. Support land trusts today, www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/143031

Celebrating OLTA's Nature Smart Climate Solutions program! Through this program supported by Environment and Climate Change Canada, land trusts have protected over 2,324 ha of grasslands, wetlands and forests that naturally sequester carbon! #ClimateResilience #NatureBasedSolutions

Meet the Member! Ontario Farmland Trust works to preserve farmland, and ensure that diverse and resilient farming communities can prosper, while growing a strong and sustainable food production system as part of a thriving economy. To find your local land trust, visit olta.ca/find-a-land-....

In honour of World Turtle Day, we're sharing some photos from last summer of Mikayla and Rhea out in the field conducting turtle surveys, and helping a painted turtle cross the road! #OntarioTurtles #WorldTurtleDay #OntarioWetlands #OntarioLandTrusts

Acting locally for global impact is the theme of this year's International Day for Biological Diversity! The work that land trusts do every day to conserve and restore habitats is key to preserving #biodiversity! 📷️ Ontario Farmland Trust

Because people give, land trusts learn, connect, and collaborate. Support for Ontario Land Trust Alliance strengthens the shared systems behind conservation that help land trusts protect forests, wetlands, shorelines, and habitats across Ontario. www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/143031

🐝 Happy World Bee Day! Land trusts are excellent at growing partnerships, and that's what we need, to protect the bees and each other! Let's bee together, for people and the planet! Image: Central Algoma Land Trust #WorldBeeDay

At the Bourgeois Farm, The Ontario Farmland Trust is growing an incredible crop of new opportunities for farmers and communities -new farmland access program, Best Management Practices demonstration sites, and community garden plots - all this on just 37 acres! #OntarioFarms #OntarioLandTrusts

Rideau Waterway Land Trust and Algoma Highlands Conservancy were both lucky to have cottages/cabins on their properties, which they have turned into sustainable revenue streams, and a way for more people to immerse themselves in nature!

Through OLTA's Nature Smart program, land trusts are naturally sequestering carbon, and creating a legacy of climate resilience that future generations can depend on!

Like so many land trusts, the story of Northumberland Land Trust is one of many groups of committed people coming together to protect the lands they loved. For more information, visit olta.ca/find-a-land-... . Photos: 1- Leslie Abrams, Wilhelmina Woods 2- Inscape Nature Reserve

🦋 Long Point Basin Land Trust is working from two angles to support the Mottled Duskywing: reintroducing it at the Stead Family Scientific Reserve, and restoring the oak savanna where the New Jersey Tea plant grows, the butterfly's main food. #NatureStrategy #MottledDuskywing #EndangeredSpeciesDay

More good news from the land trust community! In its 25th year, Kawartha Land Trust has just conserved its 50th property! Located on the Oak Ridges Moraine, 213-acre Penryn Forest is home supports an abundance of wildlife, and its cedar swamps also filter pollutants in the water.

Last week, Thames Talbot Land Trust (TTLT) hosted a community celebration to announce the securement of their newest nature reserve, MapleCross - Bass Woods! This exceptional 30‑hectare nature reserve is located on the Thames River near Wardsville, Ontario.

Last week, OLTA's Executive Director, Alison Howson, had the pleasure of joining Northumberland Trust at the official opening of Wilhelmina Woods. This spectacular 332-acre nature reserve is named in honour of the donor’s late mother, a passionate nature lover and NLT supporter.

OLTA's communications manager Samantha and her mom had an amazing day at Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy's Mother's Day tree planting event at Keefer Falls on Sunday! #KeeferFalls #MothersDay #treeplanting

Check out these pictures Georgian Bay Land Trust shared with us from last summer's ongoing research on birds in the Georgian Bay area! How many of these birds can you recognize? Tell us their names in the comments. #Migratory Birds #OntarioBirds #Birders #NatureStrategy #sharedspaces #WMBD2026

Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust recently celebrated 25 years of conserving lands on the Oak Ridges Moraine! The clean water that bubbles up from this special landform feeds 65 river systems, ultimately bringing drinking water to over 250,000 people. olta.ca/find-a-land-... #OntarioLandTrusts

Last weekend, Mikayla, OLTA's Species At Risk Specialist, joined the Dawn Chorus and Nature Walk, led by Ontario Nature at Thickson's Woods, her local land trust. The highlight of the event was seeing a blue-gray gnatcatcher nest! #bluegraygnatcatcher @ontarionature.bsky.social

Like these waxcaps, people are deeply connected, and strengthening these connections strengthens our mental and physical well-being. cmha.ca/mental-healt... #BetterTogether #MentalHealthWeek #Connection #Waxcap #OntarioLandTrusts

For the past seven years, the Peskotomuhkati Nation has been re-establishing their own territory, and protecting lands for generations -- and a protected areas partnership with the Nature Trust of New Brunswick is helping to make it happen! www.naturetrust.nb.ca/en/blog/land....

On May 5, we recognize Red Dress Day and the thousands of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two Spirit People across the lands we call Canada. We take the time to recognize the impacts of colonialism and to recommit to genuine action towards reconciliation.

Non-profit Board Members, Ontario Land Trust Alliance, anywhere in Ontario... GoodWork.ca/978957 | @onlandtrust.bsky.social #biodiversity #conservation

From Mother's Day weekend tree planting to bird counting and bioblitzes, land trusts offer lots of opportunities to get involved in conservation and citizen science! Psst - do you receive OLTA's newsletter? Sign up on our website today and look for it in your inbox! olta.ca

Meet the Member... Muskoka Conservancy! Throughout Muskoka, they protect 6,700 acres of land across #Muskoka, including habitat for thousands of species and at least 25 species at risk. Baby blue heron photo: Jane Spencer #BlueHeron #OntarioLandTrusts

The Bruce Trail has conserved the former Talisman Resort, a major win for conservation, thanks to the support of passionate community members, ECCC and the Ontario Land Trust Alliance!

Donors are partners in collective impact, helping strengthen the systems that support land trusts across the province. Become a donor today and learn how you can be part of conservation tomorrow. olta.ca/ways-to-give/ #CollectiveImpact #LandConservation #StrongerTogether #ImpactThatLasts