You may donate Canadian Ecological Gifts Program (EGP) eco-gifts in the historic Huron Tract area through Ausable Bayfield Conservation Foundation, an environmental charity eligible to receive ecological gifts
People can donate ecologically-sensitive land through Canada’s Ecological Gifts Program.
The Canadian EGP has officially welcomed Ausable Bayfield Conservation Foundation (ABCF) as an environmental charity eligible to receive ecological gifts.
Huron Tract Land Trust Conservancy (HTLTC) is a volunteer organization with its own board of directors. It was created in 2011 by Ausable Bayfield Conservation Foundation, a registered Canadian charity.
People can donate land, or partial interests in land, throughout the historic area of the former Huron Tract. That area includes parts of Huron, Lambton, Middlesex, and Perth counties. It includes Goderich in the north, Stratford and St. Marys to the east, Arkona and Parkhill to the south, and many communities in between.
For a map of the Huron Tract area visit this web page:
People can help to permanently protect and preserve the natural, recreational, scenic, historical, or agricultural importance of some of the properties of the historic Huron Tract area through their donation.
To learn about Canada’s Ecological Gifts Program, including a list of eligible gift recipients, visit this web page:
To find out more about the work of Ausable Bayfield Conservation Foundation visit this web page:
“Ausable Bayfield Conservation Foundation is honoured to be approved as a qualified recipient eligible to receive donations of land through this program,” said Dave Frayne, ABCF Chair. “Preserving land permanently is one of the most effective ways to protect water and habitat for wildlife.”
If you have any questions about making a donation of land or money, feel free to email at info@htltc.ca or leave a voicemail message by phone at 519-235-2610 or toll-free 1-888-286-2610.
Canada’s Ecological Gifts Program offers a way for landowners in Canada with ecologically sensitive land to protect nature and leave a legacy for future generations. Recipients ensure land’s biodiversity and environmental heritage are conserved in perpetuity. There can be significant tax benefits to landowners who donate land or a partial interest in land to a qualified recipient.
More than 200,000 hectares of wildlife habitat have been preserved since the program’s start in 1995 thanks to more than 1,500 gifts valued at more than $933 million.
Environment and Climate Change Canada administers the Ecological Gifts Program in cooperation with other federal departments, provincial and municipal governments, and environmental non-government organizations.
Any individual or corporate landowner may donate land or a partial interest in land through the EGP program.