As Canada’s oldest and longest marked footpath, the long-lasting Bruce Path presents greater than 1,300 km of public trails that wind alongside the majestic Niagara Escarpment UNESCO World Biosphere, an space which boasts an unimaginable marvel of wealthy biodiversity and delicate ecosystems. The conservation hall containing the Bruce Path exists in probably the most populated areas in Canada. This paradise of near-urban nature presents locals and guests alike the chance to develop an appreciation for nature and the wildlife that we’re working to guard. It’s this juxtaposition of the necessity for conservation amid a rising inhabitants that brings the Bruce Path Conservancy to Nature on the Hill.
The Bruce Path was established within the early Sixties in an effort to save lots of the Niagara Escarpment from improvement. The founding volunteers believed that by making a public footpath from Niagara to Tobermory and alluring residents to discover its pure wonders, individuals would fall in love with the pure world round them and work to guard it. They had been proper.
Since its inception, the Bruce Path Conservancy (BTC) has proudly maintained that invitation to guard and discover whereas evolving to satisfy the ever-changing challenges of conservation in Southern Ontario. At this time, the BTC is considered one of Ontario’s largest land trusts, dedicated to defending the Niagara Escarpment via land securement and habitat restoration. These vital efforts – supported by greater than 1,400 devoted volunteers – assist mitigate local weather change, shield susceptible species, and supply near-urban greenspace whereas making a everlasting house for the Bruce Path, now a world-class mountain climbing vacation spot that’s at present solely 70% safe.
The BTC can be collaborating in Nature on the Hill to advocate for the safety of the Bruce Path and the delicate ecosystems that make up the Bruce Path Conservation Hall. As populations proceed to extend, so does the necessity for near-urban greenspaces – locations the place individuals can go to train, enhance their bodily and psychological well being, and reconnect with the pure world. Not solely is the preservation of greenspaces vital for human wellness, it additionally permits plant and animal species to thrive amidst a rising human inhabitants. With out protected pure areas, people will proceed to encroach on delicate habitats and different species – many already in danger – will battle to outlive.
At Nature on the Hill, we may also share how, by defending these near-urban greenspaces, the BTC is actively supporting the federal goal of conserving 30 % of Canada’s land and water by 2030. Final 12 months alone, the BTC protected 445 acres of Escarpment land and the group is on monitor to nearly double that quantity this 12 months. These protected lands function a wide range of wealthy habitats together with wetlands, inside forests, grasslands, and escarpment karst, which facilitates carbon sequestration, a key pure local weather change answer.
By attending Nature on the Hill, the BTC hopes to amplify this message and rally assist for the preservation of Ontario’s pure heritage. We invite Canada’s Ministers and Members of Parliament to affix the dialog and rise up for nature by persevering with their assist of packages just like the Nature Good Local weather Options Fund via Setting and Local weather Change Canada, recognizing the work of land trusts throughout the nation which are supporting biodiversity and defending our forests, wetlands, prairies and waters. By working collectively, we will notice the Bruce Path Conservancy’s mission of preserving a ribbon of wilderness for everybody, without end.
YOU CAN HELP!
You may assist Nature Canada and our Nature Community companions just like the Bruce Path Conservancy who’re going to Nature on the Hill to halt and reverse nature loss. Please ship a letter to your MP calling for:
- A powerful Nationwide Biodiversity Technique that’s enforceable, equitable, and totally funded.
- A Nature Accountability Act to make sure that the Technique targets are met.
