Land Acquisitions | Bruce Trail

Each year the Bruce Trail Conservancy spends from $1 to $2 million on purchases of land, preserving hundreds of acres of the Niagara Escarpment.

As one of Ontario's largest land trusts, we have been responsible for the preservation of 10,000 acres of land since 1974. We continue to care for over 9,100 acres through our Land Stewardship program.

We have protected a diverse array of landscape types within the Niagara Escarpment UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve, including wetlands, karst topography, open meadows, caves, towering scarp edges and lush forests.

Thank you to everyone who has given so generously to our land aquisition campaigns and helped to preserve these irreplacable treasures.

Success!
Take a look at some of our some of our newly protected properties along the Niagara Escarpment

	Lower Valley Road Nature Reserve: Beaver Valley, 67 acres, 1.2 km of Bruce Trail Lower Valley Road Nature Reserve is a rugged and scenic stretch of land boasting a naturalizing orchard meadow, a rich, thriving wetland that feeds the Boyne River, high hog's back side-slopes and, most notably, a beautiful and extensive maturing hardwood forest. It now contributes to a 13 km corridor of permanently secured Bruce Trail in the southern end of the Beaver Valley.
	Vanishing Stream Nature Reserve: Peninsula, 105 acres, 1.1 km of Bruce Trail Highlights: sinkholes, karst features and habitat for grassland birds such as the Bobolink, a Species At Risk.
	SC Johnson Nature Reserve at Walter's Creek: Sydenham, 16.5 acres, 500 m of Bruce Trail Highlights: Walter's Creek, a cold water stream that provides habitat for Rainbow and Brook Trout
	Silent Valley Sydenham, 200 acres Fairmount-Webwood Passage Beaver Valley, 24 acres Duntroon Crevice Heights Blue Mountains, 7.7 acres Read more >>
	Cedar Highlands Caledon Hills, 42 acres Read more >>
	Songbird Nature Reserve Caledon, Caledon Hills - 23 acres A haven for migratory birds, including the endangered Hooded Warbler, this forested corridor is a natural oasis in an area that is being developed at a furious pace.
	Cedar Springs Woods Burlington, Iroquoia - 10 acres A critical acquisition, this wedge of the Escarpment is graced with two majestic stands of trees that provide refuge for birds and other wildlife. The southeast expanse is an open woodland of impressive Black Walnut, considerable stands of which are uncommon in Southern Ontario.
	Fairmount Wetland Epping, Beaver Valley - 74 acres A disappearing entity, this large and lively wetland consists of meadow marsh of reed-canary grass and cattails. It is home to the Yellowspotted Salamander, Wood and Blanding's turtles and Spring Peepers.
	Kimberley Springs Kimberley, Beaver Valley - 57 acres Cascading springs pour into lush, fern laden wetlands, all coalescing into energetic Bill's Creek, which tumbles down the Escarpment slope to join the Beaver River.
	Pinnacle Rock Kolopore, Beaver Valley - 128 acres This stunning reserve will give geology buffs the opportunity to explore a unique piece of Escarpment dolostone up close. The Rock itself is a geological textbook holding prehistoric wonders. Conserving this beautiful property will add 1.5 km of secured Bruce Trail to our Optimum Route.