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Author of the article: Elliot Ferguson
Publishing date: Jan 07, 2021 • January 7, 2021 • 1 minute read
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NAPANEE A turtle habitat near Cloyne is one of two sites that are to share a three-year, $522,000 grant from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment.
The funding, announced Wednesday, also included Greater Napanee as one of seven locations across Ontario to be included in Wildlife Preservation Canada’s recovery strategy for the eastern loggerhead shrike.
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The provincial government committed close to $270,000 over three years for the strategy.
“Our area is known for its natural beauty and wildlife, which makes it a magnet for tourism,” Hastings-Lennox and Addington MPP Daryl Kramp said. “These excellent investments recognize and fund the commitment of groups in our communities to sustain and preserve our surroundings, including at-risk birds, butterflies and tu
Three projects in Hastings-Lennox and Addington counties are receiving a big boost from the provincial government.
On Wednesday, the Ontario government announced it is investing up to $4.5 million to help protect and recover plants and animals in danger of disappearing in the province.
The funding will be given to non-profit organizations, Indigenous communities and other groups through the Species at Risk Stewardship Program for projects that help preserve at risk species and their habitats.
“Our area is known for its natural beauty and wildlife which makes it a magnet for tourism,” MPP Daryl Kramp said. “These excellent investments recognize and fund the commitment of groups in our communities to sustain and preserve our surroundings, including at-risk birds, butterflies and turtles.”
The province has approved more than 80 projects for funding through its ‘Species at Risk Stewardship Program’.
In total, $4.5 million is being spent to help protect and recover plants and animals in danger of disappearing in the province, including three projects in Hastings and Lennox and Addington counties.
Greater Napanee is one of 7 communities in which Wildlife Preservation Canada will implement a recovery strategy for Eastern Loggerhead Shrike over three years using a grant of $269,417.29.
In Cloyne, the Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre is getting $522,000 to mitigate threats to at-risk turtle populations through rehabilitation, education, headstarting, field studies and data-sharing.
Finally, Marmora is among those communities where Natural Resource Inc. will support the recovery of at-risk butterflies.
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