Retaining ownership
"For my 38 years of summering at the Bay Wabeno point, on Burnt Island, is a place of tranquility for me. I can observe a beaver house which was made under the dock of the old store, now torn down, as well as turtles splashing into the water as I approach in my kayak. On a sunny day the smooth rock of Wabeno point feels great on my bare feet. My daughter's fiance, Chad, proposed to her during a champagne picnic at this special place."
Keeping your Georgian Bay land
In addition to options for transferring land to the GBLT, there are also ways for you to retain ownership of your property on a long or short term basis while making sure it is preserved and protected.
Conservation Easement
With a Conservation Easement you continue to own and use your land and and can sell it or pass it on to your heirs, but there is a permanent legal agreement - a covenant - with the Georgian Bay Land Trust that is registered to the title of the property.
The convenant permanently limits uses of the land to conserve natural or cultural features.
Short-term agreements may include management agreements whereby the GBLT will manage the land, the GBLT may lease the land or there may be a license for certain uses.
The agreements enable management and use of part or all of the land in appropriate ways.
Stewardship under land retention
If ownership is retained with the landowner, the ongoing management of the property continues to be the responsibility of the landowner. If the landowner is interested in assistance, they can request GBLT’s help with the ongoing stewardship and management of the property. For conservation easements, GBLT will monitor the properties on an annual basis in accordance with its Stewardship Policy to ensure that the restrictions outlined in the easement are being upheld.
For complete details, please contact our Executive Director Mark Carabetta.
The Georgian Bay Land Trust seeks to preserve the unique archipelago and the adjacent water bodies which lie along the eastern shore and North Channel of Georgian Bay that are of ecological, geological and historical importance, and to promote the appreciation of this special area.