Kennedy donation is their second donation and the largest ever to the land trust MEDIA RELEASE Cobourg, ON, January 29, 2026 – The Northumberland Land Trust (NLT) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of more than 332 acres of land just north of the village of Vernonville. This is the largest property by acreage [...]
Anne Purvis describes Inscape Nature Reserve and the reasons behind the property donation to Northumberland Land Trust on CBC Radio Ontario Morning. Anne and Jim Purvis have cared for this property on Wilson Island in the Trent River for over two decades, and it became a NLT nature reserve in December 2025. Listen here
The Jim and Anne Purvis donation creates the land trust’s 18th nature reserve MEDIA RELEASE Cobourg, ON, January 7, 2026 – The Northumberland Land Trust (NLT) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of more than 187 acres of land on Wilson Island in the Trent Hills area of Ontario. Jim and Anne Purvis, who donated the land, [...]
Candid Critters: Trail Cam Chronicles Five new properties protected, forever Community events and outings brought nature lovers together Stewardship [...]
Big and exciting news for NLT! Several generous and faithful supporters have challenged the community to match $40,000 in pledged donations. Starting today, your donations will be matched dollar for dollar. Your gift of $50 becomes $100. $500 becomes $1000. Until $40,000 becomes $80,000! Double your impact towards wildlife habitat, clean water, and public trails. Your generosity [...]
Funds will also be used to complete the acquisition of the Inscape Nature Reserve on Wilson Island to safeguard critical island habitat on the Trent River. MEDIA RELEASE October 27, 2025 – Cobourg, ON – The Northumberland Land Trust (NLT) needs to raise $200,000 to reverse the impact of the emerald ash borer and restore public access [...]
Our photo contest yielded spectacular images of nature in Northumberland County, and we chose thirteen photos to be featured in our 2026 NLT Calendar. Thank you to everyone who entered. Here are the winners! Calendars are $25 each and can be purchased by etransfer to [email protected]. Please include your name and address - calendars will [...]
It has been an eventful summer on NLT’s 17 nature reserves! Let’s take a look back on fun trail camera videos catching wildlife in action, as well as the events and stewardship activities that brought us together. You can enjoy the sounds of nature by unmuting the video in the right hand corner of the viewer. Enjoy! [...]
Cobourg, ON, May 27, 2025 – The Northumberland Land Trust (NLT) today announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding for the future acquisition of more than 187 acres of land on Wilson Island in the Trent Hills area of Ontario. This is the second land donation in 2025. The Purvis property is located at the western tip of Wilson Island [...]
Hello there! It has been an exciting spring on NLT's 17 nature reserves! To celebrate, let’s take a look back on fun trail camera videos catching wildlife in action, and some of the beautiful images that have been shared with us of life inside NLT’s nature reserves. The first part of this video has sound, and you can listen by unmuting it [...]
