Protecting Canada’s forests
A rare opportunity to expand the protection of one Canada's most important natural landscapes: the boreal forest
Boreal Wildlands, ON (Photo by NCC)
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is building on the success of its 2022 Boreal Wildlands project by advancing a new conservation initiative in Canada’s boreal forest. Thanks to the support of businesses, foundations, the governments of Ontario and Canada, and hundreds of private donors in 2022, NCC protected 145,000 hectares of boreal forest, wetlands, rivers and creeks in northern Ontario — the single-largest private land conservation project in Canadian history. This achievement reflects the leadership of Canadians who believe in protecting the lands and waters that sustain us all.
The impact of this large-scale project is profound and now we have an opportunity to expand its benefits even further by protecting more of the lands that provide clean water, climate stability and community well-being. NCC has an immediate opportunity to protect and care for an additional 90,000 hectares across two sites in northern Ontario.
Two properties — Taiga Forests and Peatlands and Kabenung Lakes and Forests — will add 90,000 hectares of vital habitat.
The time to act is now. NCC is inviting Canadians to donate to this rare, time sensitive opportunity to conserve more of the boreal forest.
The boreal forest, together with its peatlands and soils, is the largest terrestrial carbon storehouse on the planet. Its deep peatlands capture and store carbon at the highest rates of any northern ecosystem and it provides habitat for countless species of plants and animals. It also delivers essential benefits for people, including clean drinking water and natural flood protection resulting in more resilient northern communities.
Your gift could:
- Protect a vast expanse of Canada’s boreal forest, keeping carbon in the ground and safeguarding freshwater systems.
- Conserve and steward an additional 90,000 hectares of newly protected lands and waters, strengthening connectivity and enhancing vital ecological corridors — intact areas that allow wildlife to move across the landscape.
- Safeguard habitat for plants and wide-ranging mammals like wolf, lynx, moose, black bear and threatened caribou.
- Preserve critical breeding grounds for hundreds of migratory bird species.
This is a rare moment to protect one of Canada’s greatest natural assets – forever.
Join us in expanding conservation of the boreal forest and securing a legacy that will benefit communities, wildlife and the planet for generations.
To discuss donation options, including gifts of securities and investments, contact Dana Kleniewski at 416-797-6172 or at dana.kleniewski@natureconservancy.ca.
At NCC, we acknowledge that the work we do across the country is on the Traditional Territories of many Indigenous Peoples. The Boreal Wildlands project is within Treaty 9 (James Bay Treaty) and is both the traditional and current homelands of many Indigenous Nations and communities. NCC is working to build meaningful, respectful and long-term relationships with local Indigenous communities that acknowledge and support the rights and connections of Indigenous Peoples to these lands.
A natural legacy
Moose and her calf (Photo courtesy of Wild for Wildlife and Nature)
The project budget includes a contribution to NCC’s Stewardship Endowment Fund, which generates revenue for long-term management on NCC properties. Your contribution will enable us to protect and care for the land, so the boreal ecosystem can thrive in perpetuity.
In the event that this project becomes fully funded or cannot be carried out, your gift will be allocated to the next urgent priority.
Donations may be made by cheque, stock transfer or credit card through this link. Cheques should be made payable to “Nature Conservancy of Canada” and mailed to 1501-365 Bloor Street E, Toronto, ON M4W 3L4. Please indicate either in the memo portion of your cheque or in a note accompanying your donation that your gift is for “Boreal Forest.” If a U.S. tax deduction could be more advantageous, NCC works in partnership with a registered U.S. charity (American Friends of Canadian Nature) and we would be pleased to explore options with you.