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33 square kilometres of Escarpment protected in only 13 years!
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The Niagara Escarpment is not a fault line or a rift line but was created through erosion. It is a "cuesta".
It is 1,609 kilometers long and we only focus on a portion of it.
From Caledon to Manitoulin the Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy (EBC) keeps busy creating a legacy of nature. Since 1998 we have created 102 nature reserves protecting a total of 8,151 acres along the Niagara Escarpment.
Twelve and a half km of Great Lakes shoreline and the habitat of 59 rare and endangered species are now protected thanks to the generosity of our donors. No new houses, no gravel pits, no golf courses, no commercial water-taking, just nature by itself, serene and undisturbed.
Our goal is simple: help Ontario landowners conserve their land. We are a group of volunteers helping from Toronto, Gore Bay, Little Current, Owen Sound, Cargill, Thornbury and Milton. Our reserves stretch from Caledon East to Silverwater on Manitoulin Island.
Conserving a remarkable place on Manitoulin:
Mrs. J. Budd, in this video, speaks about her wishes to preserve the beauty of her property on Manitoulin Island and the importance of conservation. The occasion was the ribbon cutting for her donation of the conservancy agreement to EBC. The property has alvars, wetlands, and the start of the Niagara Escarpment on Manitoulin.
Producer and Cinematographer: Barry F.G. Smith, CANAVISION Inc. 2011