MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Northumberland Land Trust meets fundraising target to co-purchase property Biddy Creek’s 300 acres contains rare wetlands for southern Ontario Cobourg, ON, January 6, 2025 – The Northumberland Land Trust (NLT) met its fundraising target of $190,000 to fund its half of the purchase of a property in Northumberland County. The not-for-profit charity reached its target just before [...]
Thank you for your support of Northumberland Land Trust this year. Here is a recap of 2024, highlighting the beauty and diversity of life in our 14 nature reserves. Each one of you has played a part in ensuring these natural spaces and the creatures that live in them are protected now and in the future. Trail Camera Highlights First, [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Smoke signals prescribed burns in Northumberland County Two Northumberland Land Trust nature reserves will be set on fire this April April 1st, 2024 – Cobourg, ON – The Northumberland Land Trust (NLT) will start two prescribed burns at its Pelton Nature Reserve, and Leckey Nature Reserve. Prescribed burns are essential to restoring and revitalizing native prairie and [...]
Native grass and flower seeds were collected and planted this month at McEwen Nature Reserve. McEwen is one of 3 reserves where NLT encourages tallgrass prairie species through controlled burns, seed collection, and planting. Thousands of prairie grass and flower seeds were sown on the same site as this springs controlled burn. The beautiful results of past controlled burns and plantings, especially the [...]
