Thames Talbot Land Trust

A great pleasure to meet with MP Lianne R. to talk about the great work of Thames Talbot Land Trust and our mission to protect land and connect people to Canada's natural heritage. 🍁 Looking forward to celebrating new conservation lands in the riding soon! Stay tuned! #OntarioLandTrusts #OntarioNature #OntarioTrails #OntarioLandTrust #Conservation #NatureProtection #ConnectWithNature #CommunityBuilding #CommunityEngagement #SustainableFuture Ontario Land Trust Alliance Alliance of Canadian Land Trusts - Alliance canadienne des organismes de conservation

Thames Talbot Land Trust is excited to collaborate on this great conservation initiative. Looking forward to working with Scouts Canada and Ontario Conservation Accelerator to protect some amazing places in southwestern Ontario! 🌿

Our Executive Director, Daria Koscinski, had the opportunity to share the impactful work of Thames Talbot Land Trust with MP Arielle Kayabaga. We discussed our work of conserving and restoring natural landscapes, and connecting communities with nature. These continued conversations are essential to building a strong and well supported land protection community. Thank you for a great meeting MP Kayabaga! #OntarioLandTrusts #OntarioNature #OntarioTrails #Conservation #NatureProtection #ConnectWithNature #CommunityBuilding #CommunityEngagement #SustainableFuture Ontario Land Trust Alliance Alliance of Canadian Land Trusts - Alliance canadienne des organismes de conservation Ontario Conservation Accelerator

On Monday, August 11, our Executive Director, Daria Koscinski and Alison Howson, Executive Director of the Ontario Land Trust Alliance had the pleasure of meeting with Rob Flack, MPP. They discussed the great successes of Thames Talbot Land Trust and other Ontario land trusts in their missions to protect, restore and nurture the environment while also creating safe spaces that connect communities with nature. We are grateful for the province's support of land protection and public access to nature through the Greenlands Conservation Partnership Program. Looking forward to more collaborations for species and nature conservation! #OntarioLandTrusts #OntarioNature #OntarioTrails #Conservation #NatureProtection #ConnectWithNature #CommunityEngagement #SustainableFuture Ontario Land Trust Alliance

We are so grateful for Ontario Conservation Accelerator's support in completing Hawk Cliff Woods Expanding Nature's Horizons! It is so fulfilling to passionately work and celebrate with friends! Cheers to protecting land forever! 🌱

🎉 Thames Talbot Land Trust and Long Point Basin Land Trust celebrated the successful completion of the Hawk Cliff Woods Expanding Nature’s Horizons project on Saturday, July 26, 2025. Over 120 people joined us for speeches, refreshments, and hikes to explore the new meadow and envision the possibilities for the space in the future. This event commemorated many accomplishments including: 🌳Raising over $2 million to expand an existing nature reserve and ensure the protection of more nature in Elgin County. 🌱Creating 74 acres of rare grassland habitat, increasing the total acreage of Hawk Cliff Woods to 300 acres of protected land. 🪻Planted more than 60 species of native wildflowers and grasses to create a rich and diverse ecosystem that supports Monarchs, pollinators, birds, and bats. The story of Hawk Cliff Woods started in 2013 when Cheryl Barendregt approached TTLT about protecting the land her family had lived and thrived on since the 1950's. In 2016, Cheryl donated the first 230 acres of Hawk Cliff Woods, which created a place for visitors to connect and thrive with nature as Cheryl and generations of her family have. The expansion project completes Cheryl's original vision of protecting and restoring the entirety of Hawk Cliff Woods. What started as a dream over 10 years ago became a reality. “My grandkids and all the kids out there and all the people out there, I want them to come here and look at the smiling face of the spotted salamander and fall in love. I’m hoping that this will be the place [where] they can do that, and then they’re invested and they will become the next generation that also wants to have a dream.” ♥️ - Cheryl Barendregt Thank you to Andrew Lawton, Andrew Sloan, and Wendy Cridland sharing your enthusiasm and support for the protection of nature. 🫂 We are extremely grateful to our generous supporters and funders that made this all possible! Thank you Government of Canada, Ontario Government | Gouvernement de l’Ontario, Ontario Conservation Accelerator, Echo Foundation, Ontario Land Trust Alliance, Talka Foundation, The Walter J. Blackburn Foundation, Elgin-St. Thomas Community Foundation, and Wild Birds Unlimited, Inc. as well as all of the many generous individual donors! 📸 Photos by Dave Wake, Joseph O’Neil, Lily Vuong, Skye Martineau, and Sarah Law #ThamesTalbotLandTrust #TTLT #HawkCliffWoods #ExpandingNaturesHorizons #Celebration #NatureRestoration #NatureProtection #NatureExpansion #Grasslands #RareHabitat #Community #Collaboration #ConnectWithNature #FutureGenerations #SpeciesAtRisk #Restoration #Community #WorkingTogether

We are so excited to be a part of this amazing opportunity. We aim to connect the community with volunteer opportunities to immerse themselves in nature! 🌳 Thank you London Public Library for hosting! ❤️ #VolunteerFair #CommunityBuilding #Nature #Conservation

We did it! Thanks to the support of many generous donors, we have finally completed the expansion of Hawk Cliff Woods! This $2 million conservation project has been a collaborative effort of Thames Talbot Land Trust and Long Point Basin Land Trust.    The Hawk Cliff Woods Expansion project has added 30 hectares of protected lands to Hawk Cliff Woods on the shores of Lake Erie – for a combined total of 123 hectares! Through our creation of additional rare grassland habitat, the creation and maintenance of new public trails, and our ongoing habitat restoration, this expansion has secured the protection of the land and wildlife for the good of all beings - including the 15 species at risk that call Hawk Cliff Woods home. We’d like to thank all of our donors and partners for their contributions to this project’s success. Thanks to your generosity and dedication, we’re able to continue to complete projects like these, which ensure protected lands and flourishing wildlife for the future. A special thank you to Cheryl Barendregt – whose original vision of protecting and restoring the entirety of Hawk Cliff Woods is finally complete after more than 10 years of hard work and dedication.   We’re excited to continue to work towards a greener future, together. Ontario Conservation Accelerator #NatureProtection #ExpandingNaturesHorizons #Grasslands #RareHabitat #NatureExpansion #Community #Collaboration #HawkCliffWoods #Restoration #Conservation #SpeciesAtRisk

A great pleasure to meet with MP Peter Fragiskatos to talk about the great work of Thames Talbot Land Trust and our mission to protect land and connect people to Canada's natural heritage. #OntarioLandTrusts #Conservation #NatureProtection #Nature #OntarioTrails #OntarioNature #CommunityEngagement Ontario Land Trust Alliance Alliance of Canadian Land Trusts - Alliance canadienne des organismes de conservation Ontario Conservation Accelerator

Grateful to have participated in this wonderful event - celebrating a conservation first, visionary conservation leaders and baby turtles! Thank you to Ben Samann and Ontario Conservation Accelerator for hosting us at this beautiful protected area.