November 27 the Northumberland Land Trust announced a $40,000 matching gift challenge to support its purchase of the Biddy Creek Wetland. The not-for-profit charity needs to raise $190,000 in order to complete the purchase, scheduled for the end of January 2025. Update: As of December 20 the NLT has raised more than $141,600 towards the acquisition of the Biddy Creek Wetland, and [...]
Northumberland Land Trust has an ambitious goal to conserve 306 acres of regionally significant wetland and forest habitat in Brighton. This property will be conserved in partnership with Ducks Unlimited Canada, who have made great strides in conserving and restoring habitat, providing clean water and healthy wetlands for all waterfowl, wildlife, and people. The Biddy Creek Wetland is located immediately South of [...]
Northumberland Land Trust is turning the county green, thanks to our generous donors. Three more beautiful properties are in the process of becoming nature reserves this year. We are raising the money to look after these properties, as well as several more that will be added in the near future. At NLT we know that now is the time to protect critical [...]
Our photo contest yielded spectacular images of nature in Northumberland County, and we chose thirteen photos to be featured in our 2025 NLT Calendar. Thank you to everyone who entered. Here are the winners! Calendars are $25 each and can be ordered by sending an etransfer to [email protected]. Please include your name and mailing address. Calendars will be mailed to you. [...]
Our new "Lone Pine" at the Lone Pine Marsh was planted in honour of lifelong tree advocate John Swaigen, 1944-2024, and the first Lone Pine tree that fell in 1995. Thanks to Deborah Black for your donation. We look forward to seeing this White Pine thrive and grow at our beautiful nature reserve.
Wilson/Leckie donation will create the 16th property under the land trust’s care MEDIA RELEASE Cobourg, ON, June 4, 2024 – The Northumberland Land Trust (NLT) today announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding for the future acquisition of more than 140 acres of land near Beagle Club Road and County Road 9. This is the second land donation in 2024. [...]
What are our expert birders finding as they spend day and night out on NLT's 14 nature reserves? Read stories here This page will be updated as the reports continue to come in.
Haddon donation will create the 15th property under the land trust’s care MEDIA RELEASE Cobourg, ON, May 14, 2024 – The Northumberland Land Trust (NLT) today announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding for the future acquisition of more than 80 acres of land just east of the town of Castleton. This property [...]
Campaign has led to an increase in volunteer requests, successful grant applications, and an increase in donations. Northumberland News April 8, 2024 The head of the Northumberland Land Trust (NLT) says it was able to use a Trillium Foundation grant to bring more attention to its efforts and to boost fundraising toward its land preservation cause. “With the OTF grant, the Northumberland [...]
This May, twenty expert birders will visit all 17 of our nature reserves to try to find as many species of birds as they can in a 24 hour period. It's a marathon! Last year our birders found a total of 149 species across NLT's 14 nature reserves, including new species such as Bald Eagles and Red Headed Woodpeckers. [...]
