// CARLING NATURE CORRIDOR - PARCEL 1

Help build a protected habitat corridor in Carling Township

We are excited to bring the Georgian Bay Corridor Project to Carling Township, with our first strategic land acquisition towards the Carling Nature Corridor.

What is the Carling Nature Corridor?

Georgian Bay’s plants and animals need space and protected migratory corridors in order to survive. The Georgian Bay Land Trust’s Corridor Project is an ambitious plan to preserve our region’s ecological connectivity by creating a protected habitat corridor along the eastern shore of Georgian Bay. Parts of the Corridor have already been completed to the south and are in progress to the north.

In Carling, the Corridor will be constructed through a network of strategically protected parcels running north to south through the township, connecting to existing protected lands. The exact route of the Corridor will be determined by land availability over the course of the project.

What is Parcel 1?

This is our first opportunity to purchase land in Carling Township that will contribute to the creation of the Carling Nature Corridor.

This land is a 200-acre parcel in north Carling, containing a variety of forest and wetland habitats known to be home to bear, moose, and deer. Its location adjacent to the Upper Shebeshekong Wetlands will allow us to extend the habitat range available to the many at-risk species who rely on this conservation reserve, and its proximity to Shawanaga First Nation will allow for collaborative stewardship efforts. This land is located on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, on Robinson Huron treaty lands.

The location of this property helps to fill in a gap between two portions of the Upper Shebeshekong Wetlands Conservation Reserve, and its proximity to Shawanaga First Nation will strengthen protected land connectivity and stewardship in the immediate area.

You can help:

  • Protect 200 acres of forest and wetlands, home to bear, moose, deer, and multiple species at risk

  • Begin the creation of the Carling Nature Corridor, a crucial link in the Georgian Bay Corridor Project

Donate now to the long-term stewardship of the Carling Nature Corridor

More ways you can donate

  • Please make your cheque payable to the Georgian Bay Land Trust, and send to: 

    Georgian Bay Land Trust
    192 Spadina Avenue, Suite 207
    Toronto, ON M5T 2C2

  • Contact Suzanne Legault at
    (416) 440-1519 x107

  • If you wish to receive a US charitable tax receipt for your donation, please donate to the Great Lakes Basin Conservancy, and indicate that your donation is intended to support the work of the Georgian Bay Land Trust.

  • Donating appreciated stocks, bonds, ETFs, and mutual fund units is a great way to support the Land Trust while exempting yourself from capital gains taxes on these assets.

    When you donate securities you will receive a tax receipt for the full market value of the shares at the date of the transfer.

    Contact Janet Brough at janet.brough@gblt.org or (416) 440-1519 x104 to learn more. We also recommend consulting with your financial advisor.

    To donate securities, please use the Securities Transfer Form.

  • If you have questions about donating or would like to discuss making a major gift to the project, please contact Janet Brough at (416) 440-1519 ×104 or janet.brough@gblt.org.