The Couchiching Conservancy is celebrating another conservation success, with the protection of the Whitney property, a 30-acre parcel, 10 kilometres east of Orillia.
It creates a direct connection to the McIsaac Wetland, originally protected in 1998.
The property is home to several species at risk including Little Brown Myotis (endangered), Monarch Butterfly (endangered), Midland Painted Turtle (special concern), Wood Thrush (threatened) and others.
“The conservation of the Whitney property, with support from the Canada Nature Fund’s Natural Heritage Conservation Program and the Ecological Gifts Program, will protect nature in Ontario for generations to come,” said the honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change.
“By working with partners like the Couchiching Conservancy and generous landowners like the Whitneys, we are making progress toward conserving a quarter of Canada’s land by 2025.”
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Another nature reserve is now protected?
Yes, you heard that right!The Whitney property, 30 acres of wetland located 10km east of Orillia, is now protected thanks to a number of supporters.
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— The Couchiching Conservancy (@CouchConserv) August 19, 2020