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Financial contributions from local wilderness lovers were key to setting aside a huge, mountainous tract near Willisville and Whitefish Falls as conservation land.
“One of the tremendous positives out of this has been the people,” said Ted Cowan, treasurer with the Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy, which finalized its acquisition of the 1,984-acre property last week.
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“The Sudbury-Manitoulin area has roughly one per cent of the province’s population, and more than 50 per cent of the total funds we had donated came from that one per cent.”
Conservation group now fundraising to close deal on new La Cloche reserve
Author of the article: Jim Moodie
Publishing date: Feb 03, 2021  â¢Â February 3, 2021  â¢Â 4 minute read  â¢Â The Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy has made a successful offer on a 1,984-acre property near Willisville and Whitefish Falls. The land encompasses a portion of the Heavenâs Gate hiking trail and two mountaintops with views over the North Channel of Lake Huron. Photo by Jim Moodie/Sudbury Star
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A group devoted to land conservation in Ontario is a big step closer to acquiring a huge swathe of rugged wilderness near Willisville and Whitefish Falls.
Conservation group now fundraising to close deal on new La Cloche reserve
Author of the article: Jim Moodie
Publishing date: Feb 03, 2021  â¢Â February 3, 2021  â¢Â 4 minute read  â¢Â The Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy has made a successful offer on a 1,984-acre property near Willisville and Whitefish Falls. The land encompasses a portion of the Heavenâs Gate hiking trail and two mountaintops with views over the North Channel of Lake Huron. Photo by Jim Moodie/Sudbury Star
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A group devoted to land conservation in Ontario is a big step closer to acquiring a huge swathe of rugged wilderness near Willisville and Whitefish Falls.
Conservation group now fundraising to close deal on new La Cloche reserve
Author of the article: Jim Moodie
Publishing date: Feb 03, 2021  â¢Â February 3, 2021  â¢Â 4 minute read  â¢Â The Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy has made a successful offer on a 1,984-acre property near Willisville and Whitefish Falls. The land encompasses a portion of the Heavenâs Gate hiking trail and two mountaintops with views over the North Channel of Lake Huron. Photo by Jim Moodie/Sudbury Star
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A group devoted to land conservation in Ontario is a big step closer to acquiring a huge swathe of rugged wilderness near Willisville and Whitefish Falls.