CONSERVING CAROLINIAN REPTILES
With a mission that includes the protection of natural habitats and biodiversity, and the recovery of species at risk, the Long Point Basin Land Trust is greatly concerned about the status and well-being of our region’s turtle and snake species. With this in mind, the Land Trust is starting a new conservation and outreach program to help protect and recover reptile populations in the region.
The “Conserving Carolinian Reptiles” project will aid the recovery and conservation of reptile species at risk and their habitats and build community support and public participation in reptile conservation efforts. A key part of the program will be documenting reptile population status and trends and identifying important habitats. You can assist with this effort by reporting reptile sightings in the Long Point area on this website.
TURKEY POINT PICETUM
Long Point Basin Land Trust has worked with Dr. Alan Gordon since 1998 to help
preserve a unique and globally significant collection of spruce trees (Picea) that have
been assembled from around the world. These trees are an important source of genetic material that, if lost, can never be replaced. Many of the source populations of these trees (from places as far away as China) have disappeared.
KONRAD RESERVE
This reserve is part of the South Walsingham ANSI and is a provincially significant wetland as well as a good example of Carolinian forest. The portion of the property that was in agriculture has been restored by volunteers with a mixture of tree species that are found on site. This 98 acre reserve is owned and managed by the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). LPBLT worked with the NCC to raise the funds to purchase the site and has been responsible for restoring it.
