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Our Mission Message from the Chair of the Contents Caring for lands entrusted to us and helping others protect the land they love in the Kawarthas. Meet the Team...... 4 Board and the Executive Director Our Vision Newly protected: Ayotte’s Point Woods .... 6 To our volunteers, supporters, and community Looking ahead to 2018 and beyond, we see more We envision a future where the Kawartha Region is at large: opportunities to protect and enhance the land we A Lasting Legacy: Ian’s 3% Solution ...... 7 characterized by natural spaces and corridors that all love. In keeping with our strategic plan, we have We are again pleased to provide you a report of Newly protected: Schipper property...... 8 support healthy and representative ecosystems and great progress! initiated an ambitious yet achievable strategy to landscapes. This deeply-connected landscape is meet our vision of a connected landscape in the Thank you to our Donors...... 10 founded on a mix of privately and publicly protected Thanks to your hard work and commitment, the Kawartha Region. This includes more lands directly KLT Impact ...... 12 lands, private land stewardship and a supportive Kawartha Land Trust has grown as an organization protected by Kawartha Land Trust and several new Financial Information: Statement policy framework. and strengthened its impact again this year. The or expanded partnerships with others committed to of Revenue & Expenses results can be seen in the enhanced level of formal that vision. We believe the coming years could be Our Guiding Principles involvement by many of you in our work, the number & Fund Balances...... 13 our best yet. We complement the work of other conservation of protected properties, and the breadth of our Kawartha Land Trust Properties...... 14 entities and organizations. partners and resources. To those of you who work in a wide variety of ways to further the aims of the Kawartha Land Trust, We value and strive to maintain donor confidence A few highlights to mention: we wish to say thank you. So much of your effort and volunteer engagement. • Two new properties have been protected – happens quietly and behind the scenes. We are Cover photo: Ayotte’s Point Woods Page 3: Big (Boyd/Chiminis) Island We value transparency, ethical practice, high service Ayotte’s Point Woods and Schipper. truly fortunate to be part of this dynamic volunteer standards and accountability at all levels of our See details within! and staff team that now exceeds 110 individuals giving a record 7,000 hours last year! organization. • Over 500 people participated in formal We are responsive, inclusive and collaborative, Kawartha Land Trust land stewardship days, Thank you again for your hard work and support seeking and providing opportunities for a broad guided walks and paddling trips. Countless and we hope you enjoy reading this snapshot of our range of individuals and groups to join and support others enjoyed our properties independently. shared progress! our conservation work. • Two dozen landowners worked with Kawartha We achieve our mission primarily through land Land Trust on stewardship of their lands Warmest regards, donation and conservation agreements rather than or initiated a plan for long term protection through the purchase of property. (securement) of their property. • We updated our corporate by-laws and elected the first nine of thirty Trustees of Kawartha Land Trust. Cheryl Lewis Past Chair, Board of Directors We have had a substantial increase in volunteers (Chair, Board of Directors: June 2011 – Sept 2017) participating in all aspects of our work, bringing new skills and experience to bear on our mission. We would like to recognize John Desbiens, who was elected Chair in the fourth quarter of 2017. Like many in our talented team, John brings an Mike Hendren extraordinary amount of knowledge and experience Executive Director in the community, in conservation and in business management and development. 4 | ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL REPORT | 5
Meet the team Trustees Development Committee Lead Property Stewards Alec Gowland Don Ross Eva Kennedy, Chair Big (Boyd/Chiminis) Island Falls Chief Keith Knott Alice Sharpe Ron Awde, Member Warren Dunlop Brian Potter & Bob Atkinson Ralph McKim Dr. Thomas H.B. Symons Marnie Clement, Member Dance Nature Sanctuary Ingleton-Wells Bill Morris David Young Jr. Ian Deslauriers, Member Jon Lazure, Peter Marrs Evan Thomas Kathleen Ramsay John Platt, Member & Neil Hayward Vincent Woods *All current members of the Board of Directors are also Founding Trustees Emily Creek Norm Kapitain, Securement Committee Dennis Voight & Norm North Nancy & Brian Lemire Board of Directors Bob Taylor-Vaisey, Chair John Desbiens, Chair Lorianne Rogers, Secretary Rob Arkell, Member Lindsey Bargelt, Member Big Island Management Cheryl Lewis, Past Chair Rick Kemp, Director Advisory Team John McWilliams,Vice Chair Eva Kennedy, Director Dr. Bill Crins, Member Don Gillespie, Treasurer Ben Sämann, Director Neil Hayward, Member Donna Wales, Secretary Jim Inch, Member Fiona McKay, Member Ann Adare, Member Janet Kelly, Member Caitlin Robertson, Member John Bick, Member Janet Klein, Member Finance & Audit Investment Marie Windover, Member Marnie Clement, Member Chief Keith Knott, Member Committee Committee Dr. James Conolly, Member Karen Laws, Member Jeff Crowe, Member Bev Mathews, Member Don Gillespie, Chair Don Gillespie, Chair Stewardship Committee John Desbiens, Member Rick Brooks-Hill, Member Jim Dillane, Member Barb McFadzen, Member Alec Gowland, Member Doug Eberlee, Member Al Sippel, Chair Sheila Gordon-Dillane, Member Peter Orgill, Member Cheryl Lewis, Member Alec Gowland, Member Ralph McKim, Secretary Warren Dunlop, Member Al Sippel, Member David Bell, Member Richard Graham, Member Greg Whyte, Member Ham Keillor-Faulkner, Member Ted Hill Sr., Member Tim Young, Member Nominating Committee Mike McMurtry, Member Jordon Rolph, Member Cheryl Lewis, Chair John McWilliams, Member Evan Thomas, Member Alec Gowland, Member Bill Morris, Member Donna Wales, Member
Staff Mike Hendren Jessica Rogers Executive Director Executive Assistant Tara King Thom Unrau Development Coordinator Stewardship Coordinator
Part Time / Contract Staff Sé Keohane Karen Gribbon Financial Adminstrator Database Management Assistant Lindsey Bargelt Kaleigh Martherus GIS Technician Marketing Assistant Mike Cook Rebecca-Lynn Rogers-Watson Assistant Biologist Assistant Biologist 6 | ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL REPORT | 7
Newly Protected: Ayotte’s Point Woods A Lasting Legacy. Ian’s 3% Solution. We are very pleased to announce that Jane and would have damaged its natural character could When Ian Deslauriers supports a cause, he does it Ian and Sandy discovered they had a lot in common Peter Darling have generously donated their 77 acre have occurred. Now, we hope you share comfort in with gusto. with other volunteers and staff. They all loved property known as Ayotte’s Point Woods to the KLT knowing the land will remain the beautiful protected Ian, a geographer for 40 years, has been involved nature, being in the outdoors and were not afraid to ensure it will be protected forever. The property area it is today. with Kawartha Land Trust (KLT) for the past four to get their hands dirty. is in the Clear Lake corridor and is just north of “We were delighted to work with Kawartha Land years, supporting the organization with his time, Since that time Ian says his experience with the KLT Young’s Point on the west side of Clear Lake. Trust to see the land we love protected in perpetuity his ideas and his money. has changed his life for the better. The property includes upland and lowland cedar and know there will always be a safe haven for Ian, a monthly The best part, he says, is knowing that he’s making forest, beautifully managed oak stands and the many birds and deer that enjoy the forests on donor, has a big difference to the conservation of some vital some seasonally flooded areas full of wildlife. the property, now known as Ayotte’s Point Woods,” also decided I know my decision to support natural landscapes in Kawartha Country. Conservation of this property ensures that the flora said Jane & Peter Darling to leave a the KTL financially will help “I know my decision to support the KLT financially and fauna that live in our area will have a secure KLT is also working with many other land owners Legacy Gift protect the land we love for will help protect the land we love for generations habitat for years to come. in the Kawarthas, including the Stony-Clear-White in his Will to generations yet to come. yet to come,” he said. “I feel compelled to act the KLT. This The property will also be registered with the Lakes area who are interested in protecting because of the threats to our conservation lands is one version Environment and Climate Change Canada’s additional lands for conservation. that are happening as we speak.” of a Legacy Ecological Gift Program providing further protection When protecting a new property, KLT brings together Gift, a term that covers a variety of giving options Ian’s gifts build upon the momentum of many other and oversight above and beyond the KLT’s donors of land, money and time (volunteers) that enables donors to leave money to their favorite families and individuals who have chosen to help Stewardship Program. to ensure that the Kawartha Region is characterized charities when they are gone. And these gifts often protect the land they love; through gifts of land, Because the property is zoned “rural”, had it not by natural spaces and connections that support benefit their estates (depending on the option that gifts of conservation agreements, gifts of financial been protected, it could have been developed with healthy and representative ecosystems and is selected), by reducing taxes that are owed. support and gifts of time. at least one dwelling, the forest could have been landscapes. Thank you to all involved in protecting cut down, and or a variety of other activities that the land we all love in the Kawarthas! “When I think about my future, and when I’m no longer here, my focus is on my family first,” Ian Interesting Features says. “I’ve made sure there are provisions in my will • Part of a series of protected lands in the for my money and property to go to my partner and Clear Lake corridor. my 3 children and grandchildren.” Ian has developed a strategy for his charitable · Opportunity for expansion and trail development. donations, and has set three per cent of his · Significant managed forest area including: nature income as a comfortable level of giving. He’s done trails with mixed wood species, strong habitat for the same in his will, leaving three per cent to the forest birds and creatures. charities that are important to him and his family, · Minimal invasive species and initial stewardship and the remaining 97 per cent to his loved ones. requirements. He and his wife Sandy are both avid outdoor enthusiasts who love canoeing, hiking and x-country skiing in the beautiful Kawarthas. They both became involved in the KLT after reading an article in the paper and then volunteering for a clean-up day out on Boyd Island. we were delighted to work You too can create a legacy to protect “Sandy and I went off to meet and work with a crew the land you love for future generations. with kawartha land trust of volunteers, Ian said. “We had some great fun to see the land we love Leaving a Legacy Gift to Kawartha Land cleaning up a number of fire pits and camp sites.” Christie & William Bentham protected in perpetuity... Trust is a simple and powerful way to leave a legacyPhoto for the credit: future Paul of the Orenstein Kawarthas. Learn more about leaving a gift in your Will at kawarthalandtrust.org or 705-743-5599 8 | ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL REPORT | 9
Newly Protected: Schipper Property The Schipper property on the shores of Pigeon Lake She was introduced to lawyer Ian Attridge and “Thank you to Mieke and family for your vision and Interesting Features is a very special place that is the result of Mieke together they created the Kawartha Heritage generosity to conserve nature for future generations Schipper’s years of hard work and her incredible Conservancy, which eventually evolved into today’s and for your passion in bringing people together,” • 1200 feet of undeveloped shoreline on commitment to conservation and protection. Kawartha Land Trust. said Eva Kennedy, KLT Board of Director. Pigeon Lake. The 100 acre property between Emily Park and Mieke Schipper and family donated a conservation Kawartha Land Trust looks forward to protecting this • 30 acres of wetland which harbor species at risk Bobcaygeon, where the Gamiing Nature Centre easement agreement to the Kawartha Land Trust special property and enabling others to learn about including Least Bittern and Blanding’s Turtles. operates, is named for the Ojibwa word for “near on their property to protect the land they love in the natural beauty of this land and the importance • Area of Natural and Scientific Interest & the shore” and has been Mieke’s home for the past perpetuity. of conserving natural habitats such as this. Provincially Significant Wetland (both provincial 32 years. When asked what drives Mieke and keeps her designations of significance). Mieke’s concern and commitment to conservation going? “I want my granddaughters to drink fresh, • Landowner has a strong history of land care, began long before she arrived in Canada, in her healthy water, breathe fresh healthy air and eat restoration and community involvement on native Holland where she started making her own fresh and healthy food,” she said. “I’m just so the property. soap after she learned that phosphate was killing happy to know the land that I love and care for will frogs in the area. The commitment continued later be protected in perpetuity for generations yet to • Public access, 7km of trails are open to the when she and her husband bought the Bobcaygeon come,” continued Schipper. public and are used for education and events run Lodge and she made sure boats, motors and gas through the Gamiing Nature Center (the Gamiing were handled properly to protect the lake water. Nature Centre is owned and operated separate from the Kawartha Land Trust). She says in those days most of her activity was focused on water issues. Ten years later when she moved to the farm she began researching native plants and planted a full five fields in 1987 and 1988. The property was one of, if not the last undeveloped piece of land on Pigeon Lake and Mieke wanted to the 100 acre property make sure it stayed that way. between emily park and Her commitment to the environment led Mieke bobcaygeon is named for to become a member of the first Environmental , Action Committee in the City of Kawartha Lakes the ojibwa word for “near and in 1994 she became chair of the Pigeon Lake the shore”. Environmental Association. In the late 1990s that organization became Gamiing and she worked on lakeshore restoration and naturalization of shorelines. “Gamiing evolved from those beginnings into a very active outdoor education centre.” she said. Her interest in protecting land began in the 1980s when Mieke saw an article about a property in British Columbia that was put in Trust. She said the idea never left her, and once she bought the farm she knew she wanted to do something like that but didn’t know where to start. 10 | ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL REPORT | 11
Elizabeth Valas John Whyte Priya Harding Elyse Sawdon Josephine Mewett Rebecca Gray Thank you to our donors Eva & Rob Kennedy Joy Davis Rebecca Kranias Fiona McKay Julie Dillon Richard & April Scott We can’t protect the forest, Susan Sauve & Ian Attridge Bern Kelly Fran Blumfald June Schroeder Richard Graham William & Gail Szego Beth & Bob Halliday Frances Grant Kathleen Stephenson & Hector Angel Fields Richard Raper fields, shorelines, and wetlands in memory of Margaret Unger-Bender Frank Denton Keith Baxter Richard Risk & Gail Morrison of the Kawarthas without you. $500 - 999 Beth Mainprize Fred & Kit Huycke Ken & Christa Stamp Rob Davis Your donations help to manage Barb Rimmer Beth Moore Gael Morrison Ken Abraham Rob Slather & Karen Junke Carol & Ralph Ingleton Blair & Kathleen Mackenzie Gail McLaren Kimberly & Mark Zippel in memory of Shelley Wild sensitive natural areas, acquire Catherine Gravely Bradley Jacobson Gail Morrison Kristin Baldwin Robbie Heather key properties, retain staff and David White Brenda Dixon Gary Allen Kristina Domsic Robert Gibson Drew (Gordon) & Michelle Monkman in memory of Shelley Wild Geoffrey & Mary Frith Leonard Siegel Roger Ashby do all that needs to be done to Eric Howe Brian Potter George Maynard Leonard Teeuwen Ron & Ellen Dempsey ensure the long-term conservation Geoff Love Bruce Cole Gerald & Susan Leroy Les Unrau in memory of Tony MacDonald Bruce Kidd Gerarda Schouten Linda & Alan Slavin Roslyn Moore of land in the Kawarthas. Hilts Butcher Shop Ltd. Irene Fedun Bruce McCubbin Gerry Sparrow Linda & Noel Rousseaux Ross A. Morton $100,000 and above James Dillane & Sheila Gordon-Dillane Caitlin Martin Gillian Fisher & Bob Woosnam Lois Watson Ross Beattie Jan & Tam Matthews Carla Salvador Glenda Morden Lori Rogers Ruth Armstrong The Michael Young Family Foundation Janet Kelly & Warren Dunlop Caroline Tennent Gordon Ross Lorne Fox Ryan Noon $50,000 - 99,999 Jennifer & Jeffrey Bentley Carolyn Coplen Graham Tobe Lorraine Dillard Salmon Lake Cottage Owners’ Association John Desbiens Catherine Jenkins Gregory Pulham Lou & Judy Probst Sandra Benville Anonymous John Vegter Cathy Douglas Griffin Williams Lynne Bullard Sara Kelly The McLean Foundation John Ward Cathy Rivard Harco Enterprises Ltd. Malcom & Mary Chambers Sara Kershaw Orgill $10,000 - 49,999 Karen Higgins Cheryl Lewis & Phil Smith Heather Brooks-Hill & Jeremy Carver Margaret Harper Scott Seabrooke Kate Ramsay Chris Poole Heather Jean Elliott Margot Smith Sharon Heinrich McWilliams Family Trust Lauren Vaughan Christine Green Helen S. & Gerald E. Finley Marilyn Freeman Shirley Cook Rick J. & Priscilla Brooks-Hill Patricia & David Morton Christopher Mccleave Howard & Sari Grossinger Marilyn Robb Silvia Strobl Spree Peter Orgill Claire Marziotti in memory of Tony MacDonald Mark Maitman Stephan Ragaz The Fellowship of Man Charitable Foundation Petra & George Unger-Feldhaus Colin & Kerry Taylor Hugh Aldis Marla Williams Stephanie Ford Forrester $5,000 - 9,999 Richard Corbin Corinne Mintz Hugh Irvine Marnie Clement Stephen McMurtry Ronald Awde & Robert Ertel Cynthia Armour Hugh Pollock Martin & Kathy Parker Susan Hardill Ben Sämann Sheila Britton Dan Marinigh Ian & Sandi Deslauriers Mary Steele-Thomas Susan McCarty Carol Gray Sir Joseph Flavelle Foundation Dani Shaw James (Jimmy) O’Brian Mary Thomas Tara & Matt King Don & Gretchen Ross, Jones Thomas Hutchinson David Bell James Daniels Marylyn White Tara Harrington Gable & Company Ltd. David Brett James Young Maureen Monteith Ted Walker & Samantha Walton up to $499 $1,000 - 4,999 David de Launay Jane Philpott in honour of Patricia Monteith in memory of Shelley Wild Aileen Wheeldon David Hall Janet & Dave Klein Maureen Scollard Terry Lee Alice Sharpe Alan Cavell Debbie Muma Janet Duval Mbongheni Mtetwa The Kawartha Park Marina Anonymous Alan Sippel Deborah & Franz Scott Janet Kelly & Warren Dunlop Mike & Danielle Hendren The Peterborough Paddling Club Barbara McGregor Alan Woods Deborah Pearson in memory of Shelley Wild Michael McMurtry Thomas Unrau Bill & Betty Morris Alex Hewlitt Dennis Carter-Edwards Jeanne Huizingh Michelle Collins Virginia Thompson Bill Young Allan Ingram Dennis Voigt Jennifer & David Wortzman Mike & Kathy Carter Walter & Marjorie Shephard Bruce Hoover Amanda Warren Dennis Winch Jennifer Darling Mollie Penn Wayne Kay Buckeye Sports and Kawartha Lifestyles Ltd. Andrea Woolsey Derryk & Diane Wolven Jennifer DeBues Mr. & Mrs. A. Merfyn David William (Bill) Crins Cambic Ltd. in memory of R.J Browne Don & Kathy Gillespie Jerry & Cynthia Collins Neil Hayward William Hewitt Canadian Museum Of Nature Andrew Laing Donald Sutherland Jessica Rogers Nora Mickee Cassandra Harris Angus Milne Donna Adam Jim & Judy Hendry North Pigeon Lake Association David & Sharon Cation Anne & Ron Fotheringham Donna Sally Jim Baston Osk Jenkins Dr. Erica Nol in memory of Tony MacDonald Dora Furter Jody Bowle-Evans Pat MacDonald Egan Marine Houseboats Rentals Anne Hurd Doreen Jones John & Janice Bick in memory of Tony MacDonald Evan Thomas Anonymous (4) in memory of Anthony MacDonald John & Joan Higginson Pat Rattenbury We honour our donors’ wishes Gail & Alex Motzok Anthony Sargent Dr. Bruce Gibson John & Judith Platt Patricia Bourne J. Bruce & Ann Falls Arthur Gladstone Dr. David & Patricia Swales John & Susan McWilliams Patricia Dillabough to remain anonymous. Judy Finch Arthur Herold Dr. Tom Whillans John Del Bruce Paul & Kathleen Downs Only those who gave consent Lorne & Pat Chester Barb Curry Edward Oakes John Foster Paul DeRosse Major Donald Howson Barbara Andrews Elaine Blampied John Good & Doug Andrews Paula J. Wagar are listed in this Annual Report. Mary Lou & Rod Hendren Barbara Heidenreich Elaine Mary Gold John Poch Peter & Wendy Marrs Ralph McKim & Jean Garsonnin Barbara Znamirowski Elizabeth Bray John R. Rogge Peter MacKinnon Robert Martin Becky Prokipcak Elizabeth Pindar John Wadland Peter Ross 12 | ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL REPORT | 13
KLT Impact Kawartha Land Trust Financial $6.9 Information: Statement of Revenue million & Expenses & Fund Balances In donated land value Statement of Revenue and Expenses
2017 2016 Revenue $ $ Grants 408,009 281,827 3,117 Donations 172,064 640,420 30+ Acres Other 37,680 31,924 Archaeological sites Donations of Land* 265,000 0
Total Income 882,753 954,171 Kawartha Land Trust Expenses $ $ 13 Community Engagement 23,752 53,424 protects Properties Fundraising 2,853 5,193 6 Direct Cost of Land Stewardship 69,424 48,081 Areas of Natural & & Securement Scientific Interest Operations 51,824 48,179 Salaries 306,610 274,647
Total Expenses 454,463 429,524 27 km 4 Of shoreline Excess of Revenue over Expenses $428,290 $524,647 Provincially Statement of Fund Balances Significant Wetlands 28+ Species 2017 2016 at risk Revenue $ $ Capital Fund - Protected Land 6,893,654 6,629,698 Securement and Stewardship Funds 1,423,580 1,439,348 Operating Fund 403,282 233,180
31 km 110+ Balance - End of Year 8,720,516 8,302,226 in 2017 recreational amazing supports trails volunteers *The Schipper property is not included in the 2017 Donations of Land. The approvals were finalized in 500+ 2017, however the transfer occurred in early 2018 and will be actualized in the 2018 Annual Report & Finanical Statements participated 5 in KLT 18,500 7,000+ research events trees volunteer hrs projects planted in 2017 14 | ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL REPORT | 15
ardi ardi est ui ord i er or e Kawartha Land Trust Properties 2017 a i urton a i urton Kawartha Land Trust Owned Properties oe oe i i Protected Properties5 Map Dance (Sharpe) Nature Sanctuary | 99.3 acres (2006) Falls Property | 178 acres (2013) ooderha ooderha 1 This property was donated by Alice Sharpe and anchors KLT’s 5 These lands are near the headwaters of the Crowe River. Chandos Moore Lake Focal Area. It includes a portion of the provincially There has been a significant amount of work done to document inden 28 Lake significant Moore Lake Wetland Complex, and Lakefield Crevasse the plants, birds and wildlife found here due to the efforts of its Fillings, an Earth Science Area of Natural and Scientific Interest. donors, Bruce and Ann Falls, and their colleagues. Cliffs, streams, 3 ps e ps e The Fillings are part of the Lake Wisconsinan glacial deposit upland forests and swamps all contribute to a rich bird and plant which also created the Dummer Moraine, immediately to the life on this site which is part of the ‘Land Between’ transition south. A wide variety of plants grow on this property and its zone between the limestone bedrock of southern Ontario and the Kin ountKin ount wildlife habitat, including fields, forests, marshes and swamps, granite of the Canadian Shield. is home to many different animal species. Big (Boyd/Chiminis) Island | 1085 acres (2015) Emily Creek Property | 814.1 acres (2010) Big (Boyd/Chiminis) Island in Pigeon Lake is the largest or and or and 6 Head 4 2 This extensive property was donated by the Emily Creek undeveloped island in the Kawarthas. The vast majority of the Lake A Duck Club with support from Ducks Unlimited Canada. It is a island was donated by Mike and Terry Wilson. The property is an 35 B o o on o o on semi-wilderness setting and a haven for wildlife. The property is Area of Natural and Scientific Interest, and home to wetlands, part of a Provincially Significant Wetland and Area of Natural and diverse forests, and a wide variety of plant and wildlife species. Stony Lake 6 a e o 7 a e o Scientific Interest. Emily Creek meanders through the property First Nations peoples used this island as a meeting and harvesting o a eon o a eon which includes mixed bog, fen and swamp habitats. place thousands of years ago. Today, the island has significant Balsam 1 ur e La e cultural value to Curve Lake First Nations and to many others in Lake ene on ene on a s a s Pigeon Lake ur e La e orwood orwood Vincent Woods | 102 acres (2010) the area. The island was once owned and farmed by the Boyd La e ie dLa e ie d Les and Sandy Vincent donated this forested property, just a p e or a p e ordd 3 family, one of the first settlement families from Bobcaygeon. The 28 uns ord uns ord up a small creek from Salmon Lake. The property contains a rare astin s astin s island is referred to as Big, Boyd or by its indigenous peoples’ 2 rid enorth rid enorth species of frog, beautiful impressive old growth trees, and borders name, Chiminis. a wetland and is surrounded by Crown Lands. F Sturgeon Lake C Ayotte’s Point Woods | 77 acres (2017) Peter orou hPeter orou h Ingleton-Wells Property | 73.3 acres (2011) This property donated by the Darling Family, includes upland ar worth ar worth 7 ea erton Lindsa Lindsa KeeneKeene ea erton ood i e 4 This property donated by the Ingleton and Wells families, and lowland cedar forest, beautifully managed oak stands and ood i e e ee contains evidence of different eras of settlement. These lands e ee oseneath oseneath some seasonally flooded areas full of wildlife. L a k e 7 include open fields and an orchard as well as upland forests, S i m c o e iawatha iawatha swamps and open areas providing diverse habitats for wildlife. 35 ani a Litt eLitt e ritain ritain There is a trail network for hikers that connects with neighboring arwood arwood properties, including Viamede Resort to the west. ethan ethan i roo anet i e anet i e Rice Lake 115 Conservation Agreement Properties E D ewd e ewd e
East Syndicate Island (Cowan) | 5.1 acres (2006) McKim-Garsonnin Property | 240 acres (2011) Pont poo Pont poo A Norman Cowan donated a conservation agreement to protect D Through a conservation agreement, Ralph McKim and Jean o our o our the natural character of East Syndicate Island on Stony Lake. The Garsonnin steward this large property with extensive views at the PortPort Perr Perr Island is the last large, undeveloped island left on Stony Lake, and headwaters of Fleetwood Creek on the Oak Ridges Moraine. They PortPort ope ope rid e rid e is part of a wildlife corridor between the granite north shore and have protected this rolling forested landscape and restored prairie the limestone south shore. plant species. This property complements the adjacent conservation Lake Ontario holdings at the Fleetwood Creek Natural Area. Elliott Property | 139.7 acres (2009) ew ast e ew ast e i a e i a e B Heather Elliott donated a conservation agreement over this Sheidow Farm (Awde-Ertel) | 203.7 (2014) roo in roo in ow an i e ow an i e large Stony Lake property in memory of her late husband, Don. The E Ron Awde and Robert Ertel steward this property which is KLT WNED PR PERTIES tou i e tou i e agreement protects the diverse and provincially significant wetlands part of a larger corridor of protected lands in Bethany Hills. It is shawa shawa 1 an e ature an tuar harpe a res 200 found on this property that act as core nurseries for fish, turtles recognized in the official plan for the City of Kawartha Lakes as hit 2 i ree 1 1 a res 2010 and other wildlife on the lake. A “disappearing” stream makes this having “significant wildlife and woodland habitat.” On this property in ent oods 102 a res 2010 an important area to protect. woodland corridors are being restored on 120 acres specifically n eton e s 7 a res 201 a a a s 17 a res 201 designated for this purpose. ar ha Glen Burn (Howson) Property | 100 acres (2010) i o d hi inis s and 10 a res 201 7 otte s Point oods ar in 77 a res 2017 Major Donald Howson donated this conservation agreement Schipper (Gamiing Nature Sanctuary) | 99.8 (2017) KLT rea C et and o nterest to protect the thousands of trees he has planted on the property F Mieke Schipper and family donated a conservation easement KLT C NSERVATI N AGREEMENTS over the last decades. It contains a geological Area of Natural agreement to protect their beloved property with 1200 feet of ooded area Prote ted and ast ndi ate s and owan 1 a res 200 and Scientific Interest for its reversed direction drumlins, creek undeveloped shoreline on Pigeon Lake. It also includes an Area iott 1 7 a res 200 ui t up area a id es en urn owson 100 a res 2010 headwaters, and active agricultural fields. As the highest point in of Natural and Scientific Interest and a Provincially Significant oraine Ki arsonnin 2 0 a res 2011 Otonabee Township, it has fantastic views off to Rice Lake, over Wetland that is habitat for Species at Risk such as Least Bittern heidow ar wde rte 20 7 a res 201 0 5 10 20 Kilometers the renowned Peterborough Drumlin Field, and on to the City of and Blanding’s Turtles. hipper a iin ature an tuar 2017 Peterborough itself. www.kawarthalandtrust.org 705.743.5599 [email protected]