NaTURE fOR all
fOR ALWAYS
Establish a lasting nature heritage in the Niagara Peninsula area.
Join a significant $5 million effort for conservation.
The Niagara Peninsula watershed's natural spaces are precious: from the soaring cliffs of the Escarpment and thundering waterfalls to wildlife-rich wetlands and wildflower meadows. As part of the Carolinian Zone, they form one of the most biodiverse ecoregions in Canada, and the environmental, social, recreational and economic impacts they create benefit us all.
As we face climate change, more frequent extreme weather events and ongoing development pressures, protecting green space is more urgent than ever.
Nature needs help and you can make a transformational difference.
Nature for all, for always
FUNDING PRIORITIES
Planting a million trees; restoring 600 hectares
Trees, shrubs, meadows and wetlands are so much more than scenery. They provide crucial environmental services: preventing soil runoff, improving water quality, protecting us from flooding, absorbing carbon and cooling our communities.
Natural spaces also provide shelter for countless creatures, which is particularly important in the Niagara Peninsula watershed – part of the Carolinian Life Zone. This fragile ecoregion is home to one-third of all at-risk plant and wildlife species in Canada.
You can help our precious ecosystems become healthier and more resilient.
Niagara Peninsula Conservation has an ambitious plan to plant a million trees across the watershed and restore 600 hectares of habitat — that’s more than seven times the size of Ball’s Falls Conservation Area.
It’s a massive effort, but it is possible with the support of visionary donors like you.
Together, we can fight climate change, enhance biodiversity in our watershed and create positive impacts that will be felt for generations.
Securing precious natural spaces
The natural wonders of the Niagara Peninsula watershed enrich the lives of all who live here and draw tens of thousands of visitors to this region each year providing economic dividends.
Even when they’re not taking viewers’ breath away, magnificent waterfalls, woodlands and wetlands provide vital ecological services — like filtering our air and water, sequestering carbon and protecting us from flooding. They sustain all manner of life, including at-risk plants and animals — from trees to butterflies to turtles.
Unless we secure and steward natural spaces now, privately owned ecologically important properties could be developed rather than protected. That’s why Niagara Peninsula Conservation has an ambitious plan to secure the watershed’s most significant lands and protect them in perpetuity, so that you, your children and grandchildren can enjoy a healthy environment for years to come.
With the support of visionary donors like you, we can add at least 180 hectares to our network of protected areas — the equivalent of 450 football fields of rich natural ecosystems — within the next three years.
Together, let’s create a legacy that will endure for generations.
Making natural spaces more accessible
Access to green space is precious. It’s where we go to boost our physical health, clear our minds and deepen our connection with the natural world around us.
Each year, Niagara Peninsula Conservation properties serve hundreds of thousands of guests - people of all ages and abilities. Our spaces need to be accessible so all members of our community can safely enjoy and explore. You, your neighbours, the family with a toddler in a stroller, the nature lover who uses a mobility scooter or wheelchair.
Ensuring spaces are accessible means keeping trails in good shape. It means maintaining boardwalks that let you wander through wetlands and stairways that bring you face to face with the Escarpment. It means providing more benches and creating more wheelchair-friendly amenities. It means improving wayfinding and safety signage and upgrading roadways and parking lots to welcome all who want to immerse themselves in nature.
By supporting this work with a transformational donation, you’ll ensure everyone can benefit from the restorative power of our conservation areas.
Igniting environmental stewardship
When you foster a connection to nature, you create passionate environmental stewards — people of all ages who not only love and appreciate natural spaces but who strive to preserve and protect them.
The outdoor education and outreach programs provided by Niagara Peninsula Conservation make those connections happen.
Programs for students from across the Niagara Peninsula watershed take place on the trail, in the forest and along the shoreline so learners experience all that nature has to offer. From eco field trips and adventure camps to nature school and leadership training, participants are immersed in nature, engaging all their senses to learn about local plants, animals and insects.
Community outreach initiatives openly engage residents, educate them about native species, biodiversity and the human impact on watershed health, and invite them to take action.
Interactive experiences leave lasting impressions. They deepen appreciation of the benefits natural spaces provide, and spark lifelong commitments to care for nature, locally and globally. Outdoor education and engagement programs inspire learners to become leaders.