News Releases
The Nature Conservancy of Canada is working to protect shoreline along Buffalo Pound Lake
March 24, 2020The area consists of 866 hectares (2,140 acres) of native grasslands and seven kilometres of shoreline along the north shore of Buffalo Pound Lake. These grasslands help filter the drinking water for approximately one-quarter of the province’s population, including the cities of Regina and Moose Jaw.Read more »
Rice Lake Plains prescribed burn open house scheduled for March 11
March 2, 2020Partners of the Rice Lake Plains Partnership are hosting a prescribed burn open house on March 11.Read more »
NCC expands Abram Village nature reserve
February 21, 2020Thanks to its partners and donors, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has expanded its nature reserve in Abram Village by 10 hectares (24 acres), providing greater protection for one of the Island’s largest remaining salt marshes. The 10 hectares newly-conserved by NCC is mainly forested and borders the Abram Village salt marsh. Because only one per cent of PEI’s landmass is made up of salt marshes, these ecosystems are critically important for conservation, both for wildlife and local communities. Read more »
Rare forest in Albert County saved for wildlife
February 21, 2020The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has expanded a key nature reserve in southern New Brunswick. The not-for-profit group has purchased another 69.5 hectares (147 acres) of rare and mature Acadian forest, near Riverside-Albert. Two thirds of the newly protected forest is made up of trees more than 80 years old. Read more »
Piece of conservation puzzle added to Ottawa Valley
February 15, 2020The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is announcing the protection of a 31-hectare (78-acre) forest and wetland property in the municipality of Bristol, Quebec.Read more »
Non-profit hopes to begin restoration work on local nature reserve
February 3, 2020The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) will start restoration work on the Lathrop Nature Preserve, in Fonthill, Ontario, this winter. Read more »
Non-profit restores 127 hectares (314 acres) of wetland habitat in Norfolk County
February 2, 2020The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is announcing the restoration of several wetlands in Norfolk County.Read more »
Conservation of wetlands key to protecting wildlife, water and our communities
February 2, 2020Wetlands play an unsung role in water management. They are our water towers, flood-control reservoirs and filtration plants. They are the green sponges that hold water when we have too much, and they slowly release it when we need it the most. Read more »
