About
What is the Escarpment Corridor Alliance?
The Escarpment Corridor Alliance is a regional conservation land trust dedicated to preserving the Niagara Escarpment region of South Georgian Bay. By connecting an ecological corridor, we ensure a legacy of biodiversity, recreation & wellness, and sustainability for generations to come. Together, we can balance nature, economy, agriculture, and community while safeguarding the heart of our region. For nature. For people. For good.
MISSION
Our mission is to create a protected and connected ecological corridor across the Niagara Escarpment of South Georgian Bay, for nature, for people, for good.
VISION
The Escarpment Corridor Alliance was created to PROTECT Southern Georgian Bay’s Niagara Escarpment, a celebrated UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, from inappropriate development.
WHERE WE COME FROM AND WHERE WE ARE GOING
In the early 2000s, a dedicated group of locals took a stand against the Castle Glen development in the heart of the Blue Mountains – one of the most significant threats to the Niagara Escarpment. Though decades have passed, this battle to protect our most valuable natural landscapes is far from over.
In 2022, the ECA was launched—to lead a new era of conservation, safeguarding lands across the entire escarpment and watersheds of Southern Georgian Bay. We don’t stand against progress; we stand for a future where nature and communities thrive together.
Today, as a regional conservation land trust, we unite supporters, volunteers, partners and experts in a mission to protect, restore, and sustain these irreplaceable landscapes—for nature, for people, for good.
Part of a larger picture
As a land trust, it is essential to make alliances and alignments that move our mission forward. In the fall of 2025, the ECA become a member of the Ontario Land Trust Alliance and the Alliance of Canadian Land Trusts, expanding our access to resources and a deep knowledge base to help guide our work connecting a nature corridor across our Area of Influence. OLTA provides programs, funding and resources to member land trusts to help them achieve their mission or preserving ecosystems across Ontario.
Why the Niagara Escarpment of South Georgian Bay?
Southern Ontario has both the highest biodiversity and the most human altered landscapes in all of Canada. The Niagara escarpment of south Georgian Bay retains much of its natural forest cover and intact aquatic corridors, and is one of the highest conservation value lands, at scale, in proximity to the GTA. Preserving nature in this region for its biodiversity and natural values supports a local economy that welcomes those attracted to its abundant beaches, ski hills, and forests.
What is the Escarpment Corridor Alliance accomplishing?
Core Strategies
