Oak Ridges Moraine Tree Planting Event
The Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust is undertaking a tree planting (details below) on Saturday October 3, 2009 at the Coombs/Moran property on Ashburn Road (Lynne Creek) area of north Whitby. We are encouraging interested local groups to join our planting event and help support the work of the Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust (see description of our organization below). I notice that your membership has concerns which include:
- Land Stewardship
- Wetlands Preservation
- Protection of the Great Lakes
Securement of properties and maintenance are goals of the Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust which are supportive of the issues of your membership.
Could you circulate this notice to your contacts with the CAW Durham Region Environmental Council? Can you suggest additional groups we could contact. The Support of the CAW Durham Region Environmental Council is appreciated.
The Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust (ORMLT)
The ORMLT was organized in 1999 by concerned citizens and volunteers to help protect the Moraine ecosystem through strategic land securement of significant natural areas.
Since 2001, ORMLT has secured 3,110 acres (30 properties) through land donations and conservation easements registered on land title to protect natural values of these moraine lands forever. Nineteen (19) of these lands are within Durham Region (Scugog, Uxbridge, Pickering and Whitby). These protective covenants donated on private lands with appraised value of over $13.8 million dollars were secured at a fraction (about 3% to 7% on average) of the cost of land purchase. The natural area lands are retained as private open space with the landowner continuing as land steward in co-operation with the ORMLT. Landowner donors receive the benefit of tax incentives and support for private land stewardship.
The Trust has part-time staff and many volunteers working from our office located in the Gatehouse at Seneca College (King Campus). You can contact us by e-mail landtrust@bellnet.ca or website www.oakridgesmoraine.org or telephone our office at 
905-833-3171
to get information or be on our mailing list for events and newsletters. Your interest, financial contribution and support do make a difference!
Thanks you,
Ann Rexe
Director,
Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust
Ashburn Road in north Whitby starting at 9:15 am Saturday October 3rd
Please park along Ashburn Road
There is no street number at the property but you’ll find it immediately south of the railway tracks that cross Ashburn Road south of Town Line and north of the village of Ashburn [visible on the Google Earth image below]. We’ll do a riparian planting along a section of Lynde Creek that flows north to south through the property as part of recommendations from Ontario Streams. Lynde Creek historically has provided habitat for the endangered red-side dace, a small minnow that needs cold water and shade. As always we will provide shovels, pails for moving mulch, work gloves and refreshments. Mulch mats, tree guards and planting training will help the trees and shrubs improve their chances for survival.
Guests welcome! Children welcome! If you can join us, please respond by return email – there are only enough tools and supplies for 30!
Hope to see many of you on October 3rd! Happy planting, and feel free to pass this on to others.
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