Category: Nature Corridor


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    How Donating to the ECA Can Benefit Nature — and Your Taxes in 2025 Supporting nature conservation doesn’t just protect the land you love — it can also provide meaningful tax benefits. When you donate to a registered charity like the Escarpment Corridor Alliance (ECA), the Government of Canada rewards your generosity through charitable donation

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    STATEMENT FROM THE ESCARPMENT CORRIDOR ALLIANCEDecember 22, 2025 The Escarpment Corridor Alliance (ECA) is writing to express our concerns regarding the Government of Ontario’s proposed consolidation of the province’s 36 Conservation Authorities into seven regional bodies, as outlined in Bill 68 and the October 2025 announcement by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.

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    As we wrap up 2025, we reflect with gratitude on the generous funding provided by the Greenbelt Foundation for our 2024 Ecological Corridor Identification Project. The goal of this project was to give the Escarpment Corridor Alliance a strong scientific foundation to define the most Important Areas for Biodiversity and to consider how we can

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    “Purchase is a crucial step forward for conservation” says Escarpment Corridor Alliance KIMBERLEY, ON, Dec. 3, 2025 /CNW/ – The Escarpment Corridor Alliance (ECA) congratulates the Bruce Trail Conservancy (BTC) on its purchase of the former Talisman Mountain Resort lands in Ontario’s iconic Beaver Valley. This strategic acquisition represents a significant victory for conservation, not only because it ensures these lands are protected indefinitely, but also because it shows what can

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    It starts with a seed… then grows into something more — a plant, a tree, or something even greater… In October, a small group of locals invited ECA Executive Director Jarvis Strong and Co-founder/President Bruce Harbinson to learn more about tour proposed Nature Corridor in South Georgian Bay. Area of Influence for a nature corridor

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    Connecting Conservation Leaders, Youth, Local Governments and Communities Across the Escarpment COLLINGWOOD, ON — The Escarpment Corridor Alliance (ECA) proudly hosted the second annual Nature Corridor Summit on October 24, 2025, at Osler Bluff Ski Club, bringing together more than 300 attendees for a sold-out day of collaboration, inspiration, and collective action toward protecting Ontario’s

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    For Immediate Release: 11/26/2025 Collingwood, ON – This fall, the ECA expanded to become a land trust. With a local focus, and collaborating with existing land trusts such as the Bruce Trail Conservancy and Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy, they are aiming to inspire local land holders to take conservation action and protect ecological lands in perpetuity.

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    Whether you’ve been a supporter of the ECA for years, or are just learning about our work, the ECA is hearing the needs of our community and evolving to serve you better. Evolving the ECA The ECA is a charity deeply rooting in community-led conservation – our organization is supported and run by community members.

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    Use your voice – comment for protected area expansions We, as a community, have a tremendous opportunity to see provincial protected areas massively expanded. Possibly the biggest expansion of protected areas in Grey County in 50 years.  The province is considering a second batch of lands already owned by the province (not private or municipal lands) for

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    Did you know the Escarpment Corridor Alliance is just as committed to water protection as we are to conserving land? It’s true—because land and water are inseparable. One cannot thrive without the other. Water is life—Nibi in Ojibway. In many Indigenous cultures, water is seen as the lifeblood of Mother Earth, flowing through her veins

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