Support Grows for the Highlands Corridor
The Haliburton Highlands Land Trust has seen the positive momentum of the Highlands Corridor conservation project grow in the past few months. Letters of support or passed resolutions have been submitted from a variety of stakeholders including the County of Haliburton, the Municipality of Trent Lakes, Kawartha Conservation and both Coalition of Haliburton Property Owners’ […]
Conservation Spotlight: Protecting Blanding’s Turtle’s in the Highlands Corridor
Project Background Our wetlands in Ontario are a precious resource, providing valuable ecological services such as water filtration, flood prevention, and carbon sequestration. In the Highlands Corridor, 13,420 hectares of wetland have yet to be protected, making them vulnerable to development and infill. Wetlands also provide habitat for a wealth of species including 20% of […]
Rick Whitteker Appointed Partners in Conservation Coordinator
Rick Whitteker will be HHLT’s new Partners in Conservation (PIC) Coordinator. In his new role, Rick will support the 12 private landowners who have joined the PIC program and will recruit 5 more partners in conservation in the Highlands Corridor area. Rick has lived in Haliburton County since 1997, originally working for Haliburton Forest as […]
2023 Partners in Conservation Openings
Are you a good land steward and own 100 acres or more in the Highlands Corridor (see map below)? If so, we invite you to become a Partner in Conservation and receive a property tax incentive. Once again the Land Trust has secured funding from Environment and Climate Change Canada. This funding allows us to prepare […]
The Highlands Corridor Project launches at Queen’s Park
The HHLT team at Queen’s Park Queen’s Park, Toronto, June 7: At a celebration at Queen’s Park today the Highlands Corridor Project was officially launched by the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust (HHLT), a group of local Haliburton decision-makers and landowners who travelled to Toronto for the occasion, and a group of invited MPPs and key […]
March 3rd Meeting Recap – Introducing the Highlands Corridor
From left to right Paul Heaven, Christel Furniss, Klara Oyler, OTF rep, Laurie Scott, MPP, Shelley Hunt, Sheila Ziman and Ralph Baehre On March 3, 2023, over 50 people braved a winter storm warning to attend the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust’s presentation on the Highlands Corridor at the Haliburton Highlands Outdoors Association Fish Hatchery. Shelley […]
County Council Supports HHLT’s Conservation Efforts in the Highlands Corridor
On February 22, 2023, Shelley Hunt, Haliburton Highlands Land Trust’s (HHLT) chair and Paul Heaven, HHLT’s project biologist, gave a presentation to Haliburton County Council about the Highlands Corridor. The Highlands Corridor is a significant wildlife corridor covering over 100,000 hectares of unceded public and private land, rich with wetlands, forest, wildlife communities, species at […]
Join us for the Highlands Corridor Announcement March 3rd
Introducing the Highlands Corridor Date: Friday, March 3 (7:00pm to 9:30pm) Location: Haliburton Highlands Outdoors Association, Fish Hatchery, 6712 Gelert Rd, Haliburton, Ontario Please join the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust to learn more about our exciting new initiative to protect the Highlands Corridor. This area is a significant wildlife corridor covering over 100,000 hectares of […]
Schad Foundation Supports HHLT
In November 2022, the Schad Foundation donated $10,000 to support the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust (HHLT) for its work to advance protection of the Highlands Corridor. Peter Kendall, Executive Director of the Schad Foundation explained, “Conserving this important wildlife corridor is a great opportunity to expand protected areas in south central Ontario, ensuring that the critical […]
Wildlife Conservation Society Canada – Key Biodiversity Areas in Haliburton County
The Haliburton Highlands Land Trust has been in conversation with Wildlife Conservation Society Canada and through the implementation of a data sharing agreement, has provided data and mapping from the Highlands Corridor for consideration as a Key Biodiversity Area. On January 5, the Highlander reported that Lynsey Grosfield, conservation communications manager for the Wildlife Conservation […]