Dufferin Highland Bruce Trail Club

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2022 Dufferin County Community Grant Recipient
$500

Sharing our grant story

The Bruce Trail Conservancy recently acquired the land adjacent to the Pine River Fishing Area. This lookout location has been loved by many, but mistreated by some for decades. Heavy equipment was needed to begin the restoration and heavy barricades were placed to prevent further damage by offroad enthusiasts, and common litterers. Items on the property included discarded boat parts, agricultural equipment and years of beer cans, glass, tires and other waste. The land was a dump.

Our goal was to restore and re-mediate land for conservation and recreation purposes. With the help of this grant, the Dufferin Bruce Trail Club was able to rent a large bin, provide gloves and garbage bags.

An impressive number of volunteers turned up to help preserve “this ribbon of wilderness for everyone, forever. They know that families can make memories right in our back yard, and gain a sense of ownership that all volunteers involved with our club and mission share.

Properties that are protected do much more work than merely provide recreational areas. They function as an oasis for the plants and animals which support our ecosystem. Not merely a carbon sink, green space and conserved land will be one of our most important tools to combat climate change as time moves forward.

In this way we showed those in the area – new and old, that grassroots action can be taken. This remediation effort will have a long lasting and wider spread effect than just to toss out the trash. Thank you!