Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Important wetlands and forests in Essex County, ON now protected
More than 25 years ago, Orfeo Lucchese purchased a rural farm and woodlot property in Essex County, near Harrow, Ontario. With great effort and insightful…
Nature Conservancy of Canada
Victory for the Western Chorus Frog in Quebec
Beloeil, QC – Nature-Action Québec (NAQ) is proud to announce the protection of natural environments in the Fonrouge woodland in Longueuil through the acquisition of…
Nature Conservancy of Canada buys bog to protect water, rare orchid
Québec City – Forty-two kilometres from Quebec City, in the heart of a peat bog located at the junction of three municipalities; Fossambault-sur-le-Lac, Shannon and…
Nature Conservancy of Canada Announces New Regional Vice President
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has announced that Tom Lynch-Staunton is joining the organization as its new regional vice president. “As someone who has…
NCC Unveils Conservation Site Near Moose Jaw
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and its partners unveiled a new conservation site that is located 40-kilometres from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The conservation site…
Catherine Grenier to Join Nature Conservancy of Canada as New President and CEO
The Board of Directors of the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) announced that Catherine Grenier has been unanimously chosen as the organization’s next president and…
Nature Conservancy of Canada Announces Priority Conservation Site
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has announced a priority conservation site at Buffalo Pound, located 40 kilometres from Moose Jaw, in Saskatchewan. The area…
Canada Invests $10M to Protect Wetlands and Migratory Birds
Canada’s minister of environment and climate change, Catherine McKenna, announced that the Government of Canada will provide $10 million over two years to support the…
New Lands Complete Protection of Next Creek Watershed in B.C.
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has acquired 7,900 hectares of rare inland temperate rainforest in the South Selkirk Mountains, encompassing most of the Next…
NCC Adds 300 Hectares of Conservation Lands to Alberta Park
On World Environment Day, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) announced the conservation of Hansen Ranch, a 365-hectare property located east of Waterton Lakes National…
Nature Conservancy of Canada Comments on World Wetlands Day
The conservation and restoration of wetlands in Manitoba must be a top priority, especially in the face of a changing climate, said Kevin Teneycke, acting…
Conservation of Next Creek Watershed Moves Forward with New Funding
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has moved closer to securing the Next Creek watershed, with $650,000 in support from Columbia Basin Trust. A large…
Nature Conservancy of Canada & Partners Help Protect Lake Erie Basin
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and Long Point Basin Land Trust (LPBLT) have announced the protection of four sites totalling 145 hectares. These sites…
Nature Conservancy of Canada Named Top Environmental Charity by MoneySense
MoneySense has named the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) as the top environmental charity in the country in its annual ranking. The not-for-profit, private land conservation…
Nature Conservancy of Canada Secures Protected Area on Lake Superior
Last week, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and its partners announced the creation of a new 3,170-hectare protected area in northwestern Ontario on the…
Projects Assist Freshwater Ecosystems in the St. Lawrence River
The Government of Canada has announced new funding to protect and improve the health of freshwater ecosystems in the St. Lawrence River. Minister of Environment and Climate…
Protection of Last Intact Forest Corridor Along Rideau Waterway
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has announced the protection of 48 hectares (120 acres), including 2.5 kilometres of historic Rideau Waterway shoreline, on Whitefish…
Public-Private Partnership Conserves World’s Largest Boreal Reserve
A partnership between the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), the Tallcree Tribal Government, the governments of Alberta and Canada, and Syncrude Canada have led to the…
Cross-Border Partnership Preserves Great Lakes Shoreline Area
Thanks to the cross-border collaboration of several organizations, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has purchased one of the last privately owned, undeveloped shorelines between…
B.C. Introduces Act to Protect Flathead Watershed
British Columbia has a new conservation act to consider. The Flathead Watershed Area Conservation Act, introduced on Tuesday, is intended to preserve the environmental values…
$1M for Healthy Waterways: M.B.
Manitoba is strengthening its strategy for healthy waterways with an investment of $1 million to protect and restore wetlands including its largest marshes, Water Stewardship…