Resource Library

Residents of Niagara take great pride in their land, hiking on the trails, fishing in the creeks, canoeing on the rivers, hunting in their woodlot, swimming in the lakes, relaxing under a park tree or eating fresh vegetables from the market. They make the most of their natural world and share long family traditions of outdoor recreation with the next generation. With this love for the outdoors they believe in the role of individuals to be stewards of the Region’s natural resources.

As cities and towns expand into areas that are now forest, field, and pasture, greater demands are placed on our urban and rural environment. Our streams and rivers will flow through an increasingly polluted, populated and complex landscape; air quality will decrease and air temperature will increase due to hardscaping and tree loss and our native plant and animal species will suffer due to habitat loss.

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LCN helps landowners and the public to engage in cooperative conservation by:

• Creating a forum through which community stakeholders can work collaboratively toward the achievement of common land and resource stewardship objectives
• Developing resources that help engage, inform and enable individuals and organizations to become better land stewards
• Providing information exchange through public presentations, exhibits, and the development and distribution of information products
• Sharing expertise on area issues by participating on local committees, forums, and events
• Providing access to environmental and natural resource management programs, services and funding through networking, referrals, consultation and extension

Real-life, hands-on learning is the best way to engage and teach youth. LCN provides opportunities for young people to make a positive difference to the environment and to their communities through the following programs:

• Wood Working for Nature
• Species at Risk Educational outreach
• Earth Day events
• Hooked on Fishing not on Drugs
• Native tree and wildflower planting
• Funding and in-kind support for youth organizations and initiatives such as the Ontario Envirothon that have an environmental focus