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THE BAJA POST
NEWSROOM
SOURCE: PR NEWSMEDIA
Ontario Nature is thrilled to announce the expansion of its Gananoque Lake Nature Reserve. This expansion, encompassing an additional 23.74 hectares (58 acres), has increased overall conservation lands and climate resiliency within the Frontenac Arch, a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve that is considered one of the most biologically diverse areas in Canada.
The acquired property consists of intact natural habitat, featuring deciduous and mixed forests, treed swamps, open rock barren outcrops, wetlands, thicket swamp and shoreline along Gananoque Lake. Protecting this property bolsters habitat connectivity along the Algonquin to Adirondack (A2A) corridor and adjacent protected areas such as Ontario Nature’s Lost Bay Nature Reserve, Thousand Islands National Park and other land trust properties.
As a transition zone with species at both the northern and southern edge of their ranges, permanently safeguarding this property has further enhanced wildlife adaptation to climate change.
This project was made possible by the Government of Canada through the Natural Heritage Conservation Program, part of Canada’s Nature Fund, the Flanagan Foundation and many Ontario Nature members.
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«Through programs like the Natural Heritage Conservation Program, the Government of Canada is making progress toward its goal of conserving 30 percent of land and water in Canada by 2030. By working with partners such as Ontario Nature, we are helping to protect the natural environment in Ontario and across the country. Protecting land plays a vital role in helping to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and contributes to the recovery of species at risk, like the Cerulean Warbler and the Eastern Musk Turtle. By engaging in a whole-of-society approach and working together, we can meet our conservation goals.» — The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change
