Ontario is spending more money to preserve important natural areas, including a big one near Bancroft.
The province announced it is investing $14 million in the Greenlands Conservation Partnership. The money includes $4 million for the Hastings Wildlife Junction.
The funding will help partner organizations such as the Nature Conservancy of Canada and the Ontario Land Trust Alliance secure, restore and manage new protected wetlands, grasslands, and forests. It will also allow them to open additional natural spaces for Ontarians to enjoy.
The funding was announced at a ceremony featuring Environment Minister David Piccini near Bannockburn Tuesday morning.
The Hastings Wildlife Junction protects nearly 10,000 hectares of significant forest and wetlands. That’s 75 times the size of Canada’s Wonderland.