February 20, 2010 – A recent article in the Lindsay Post, “Sometimes conservation means unlikely partners”, describes co-operation in action between a conservancy group and several Ontario aggregate producers.   

“The work of The Couchiching Conservancy is all about partnerships. Often we acquire or manage lands in partnership with other conservation groups.

We partner with landowners on stewardship projects or to create long-term solutions to protect lands they love. Many of our projects depend on partnerships with local communities.

We also partner with local businesses, through our corporate membership program and by encouraging their involvement in on-the-ground projects. On occasion, that leads to hard questions: how could we work with the quarry companies, for example, that often destroy the natural habitats we are seeking to protect?

We continue to work together with these and other aggregate companies in the region to find common ground. | READ MORE