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If you know a landowner who has made achievements in conservation, the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority wants to recognize them.
Nominations are now open for the 2026 Conservationist of the Year Award, presented by the ABCA.
Individuals, organizations or companies who either reside in, or have completed conservation work in, the ABCA area are eligible to win the Conservationist of the Year award.
Examples of conservation work include: improving local water quality; conservation farming; reforestation; conservation education; providing wildlife and fish habitat; and promoting awareness and action for soil, water, and habitat.
Ausable Bayfield Conservation presents the winner with a hand-crafted gift and makes a donation towards a tree and plaque at a Commemorative Woods sites maintained by the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Foundation.
You can find the nomination form here, with submissions due by February 15th.