In order to ensure a secure a permanent conservation corridor, the Bruce Trail Conservancy acquires Niagara Escarpment land for the Bruce Trail and conservation buffers.

Today almost 7,000 acres of Escarpment land are secured and managed by the BTC. This preserved land is cared for by Bruce Trail volunteers, with the support of a small BTC staff.

Many people don't realise that the Bruce Trail is not permanently secure, and that 52% of the Bruce Trail corridor is still vulnerable to development.

The BTC is working to secure this corridor by receiving donations of land or by purchasing land.

Each year the BTC spends from $1 to $2 million on purchases, preserving hundreds of acres of Escarpment landscape and Bruce Trail corridor forever.

These acquisitions protect a diverse array of landscape types - wetlands, karst topography, open meadows, caves, towering scarp edges and lush forests - all within the Niagara Escarpment UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve.

News: Boyne River School Property has been secured

Learn more about recent land acquisitions.

Learn more about how we take care of the land we manage through the Land Stewardship Program.