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New natural heritage easement properties

Mrs. Greenwood donated this property in the memory of her late husband; it will be known as the John Edward (Ted) Greenwood Sanctuary (Photo: Sylvia Barkman)

Photo: Mrs. Greenwood donated this property in the memory of her late husband; it will be known as the John Edward (Ted) Greenwood Sanctuary (Photo: Sylvia Barkman)

By

Barbara Heidenreich and Jeremy Collins

Buildings and architecture, Tools for conservation

Published Date: Sep 08, 2005

John Edward (Ted) Greenwood Sanctuary

On March 30, 2005, the Ontario Heritage Foundation received – from Mary Greenwood of Nakara, Australia – a 100-acre (40- hectare) parcel east of Holleford Lake, near Kingston, abutting the Holleford life science Area of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSI). Mrs. Greenwood donated this property in the memory of her late husband; it will be known as the John Edward (Ted) Greenwood Sanctuary.

A site visit by Foundation staff in July 2004 discovered an astonishing 317 species of flora (including the nationally threatened Butternut); eight species of amphibians and reptiles (including the Northern Ribbon Snake – nationally of “Special Concern”); 45 birds (including a sighting of a Red-Shouldered Hawk – provincially and nationally of “Special Concern”); and four mammals. The property also contains several active beaver ponds, a small red pine plantation and regenerating fields. It is clearly an area of considerable natural diversity and scenic beauty.

The Kingston Field Naturalists – owners of a 500-acre (202- hectare) nature preserve just east of the property – have agreed to work with the Foundation, serving as custodians of this site. This donation is an important step in the long-term protection of the Thousand Islands-Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve, designated in November 2002 as one of Canada’s 12 UNESCO Biosphere Reserves.

Demaere Property

The Foundation is a member of The Backus Woods Advisory Committee that oversees the management and conservation of 650 acres (263 hectares) of Carolinian forest in southwestern Ontario known as Backus Woods, located near Port Rowan, Norfolk County. Through the Committee, the Foundation also manages an endowment to fund conservation of this site and also ensures the long-term protection of the site with a natural heritage conservation easement.

In 2004, a $500,000 campaign for Backus Woods was launched – with $150,000 to top up the Backus Woods Trust Fund, $100,000 for research and monitoring and $250,000 for the acquisition of properties contiguous (through natural vegetation cover) with Backus Woods. Funds raised to date have enabled the purchase of 86 acres (35 hectares) in the former Township of South Walsingham. The Demaere Property was identified as a priority acquisition target in the Backus Woods campaign.

The Carolinian forest on this property helps to connect the Backus Woods holdings with the St. Williams’ Crown Forest lands. The property has been purchased and transferred to the Long Point Region Conservation Authority (LPRCA), owner of all the Backus Woods lands, and the Demaere Property will be subject to the conservation easement agreement.

As part of this transfer, the LPRCA has donated $30,000 to the endowment held by the Foundation for the care of Backus Woods. With this acquisition, the Backus Woods campaign will have reached two significant milestones – $155,000 of the $250,000 for land acquisition will have been raised and $30,000 of the $150,000 target to top up the trust fund. Additional donations are still being sought to protect this endangered ecosystem. For information on making a donation, please visit our website.

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