protecting the land we love for future generations
With support from our community, our volunteers and our members, the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust is focused on conservation and protection of the natural heritage of Haliburton County. We currently own, manage and protect 5 properties totalling 1,200 acres of forest, wetlands and open areas with a further 100 acres under a conservation easement agreement. Two of our properties (Dahl Forest and Barnum Creek Nature Reserve) are open to the public for hiking and enjoyment of the natural world. Our research and educational pursuits are aimed at having a positive effect on our environment and our community. We hope that our efforts will empower future generations to embrace and take an active role in habitat conservation in order to build resiliency to climate change and prevent biodiversity loss.
On Giving Tuesday, November 29th , 2022
Give a Gift to Nature and the Land We Love
Your gift to help protect the Highlands Corridor will make a significant contribution to protect land in Haliburton County and southcentral Ontario and could help Canada reach its goal of protecting 25% of Canada’s lands and waters by 2025.
Our natural world is shrinking. Little by little, wetlands and forests are disappearing and once they are gone, we can never get them back. Critical habitats are being developed leaving us with a growing number of species at risk. And, we are losing our ability for nature-based solutions like our wetlands to fight the adverse effects of climate change.
Against many odds, the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust (HHLT) is working to conserve critical lands and waters in Haliburton County and in areas such as the Highlands Corridor. The Highlands Corridor is over 100,000 hectares of unceded public and private land, rich with wetlands, forests, wildlife communities, species at risk and deep carbon deposits. Two of our properties are within the corridor and another two are within its buffer. The Highlands Corridor provides a critical path for the natural movement and migration of many species of animals.
To donate to the Highlands Corridor or one of our other fundraising initiatives please click here.
HHLT is currently looking for input to our strategic planning process. We have created an online questionnaire here and would value your input. Please take the time to fill in this short survey.
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