Recommendation for a Land Trust Development in Haliburton County

Recommendation for a Land Trust Development in Haliburton County

Cammaert, Meghan; Mason, Adrienne; Roberts, Patrick

Haliburton Highlands Stewardship Council
Host contact: Wooton, Brent

Whillans, Tom
Department: Environmental and Resource Science/Studies

TP-484

2005

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Haliburton County

Establishing land trusts

Report discusses government policy concerning the establishment of Land Trusts in Ontario, and applies it to specific heritage features in Haliburton County.

The purpose of this report is to provide the Haliburton Land Trust with some criteria to use when selecting areas to preserve as Natural Heritage. Haliburton County exists within a complex ecological transition zone, an ecotone known as The Land Inbetween. The ecotone is made up of Canadian Shield to the north and limestone plains to the south. Like many areas within this ecotone, Haliburton County is a center of recreation, cottager ownership and eco-tourism and has no major industrial urban center. Damage to Haliburton’s Natural Heritage is occurring and it will continue to do so unless appropriate Land Use Planning and significant and sensitive areas are protected.

The primary goal of this report is to familiarize the reader with the basics of current government policy and protocol in the establishment of Land Trusts in Ontario, and applying it to specific heritage features that are present in Haliburton County. It is recommended to promote public education on the environmental and economic benefits of land trusts, as well as growing and maintaining close relationships with other Land Trusts and organizations such as Ducks Unlimited, the Haliburton Stewardship Council, OMNR, and more.

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