By Darren Lum Taking the positives from 2021 is keeping spirits high for an upcoming year after the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust annual general meeting held virtually on Thursday, June 23.Land Trust chair Shelley Hunt…
Finding wonders at Barnum Creek
Intrepid Highlanders gathered at Barnum Creek Nature Reserve on May 14 in search of spring wildflowers and wild leeks.This was part of the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust’s ongoing series, Discovery Days.The Wild Leeks and Spring…
Rotary gift gives support to Land Trust effort…
Rotary Club of Haliburton covers $7,000 cost for benchesBy Darren Lum The Rotary Club of Haliburton is giving the gift of support with its $7,000 donation to cover the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust’s purchase of…
Goat power for a healthy habitat
By Vivian Collings Barnum Creek Nature Reserve is going with green power in a big way this summer with six healthy four-legged eaters. Relatives Juniper, Maple, Apple, Pear, Cedar, and Walnut (Wally) will be joining…
Learn how to help the chorus frog
By Darren Lum Taking a journey to learn about the chorus frog with experienced local field naturalist Ed Poropat will not only help educate and raise awareness about the amphibian, which is disappearing from the…
Barnum Creek Nature Reserve to open mid-October
By Jenn Watt Kilometres of hiking trails, mixed forest, wetlands, open field and a picturesque waterfall will be accessible for the general public when Barnum Creek Nature Reserve opens on Friday, Oct. 16.The 500-acre property,…
Land trust launches online auction
By StaffBidding for the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust’s Rock Our World online auction remains open this month until Tuesday, Sept. 22. The auction helps fundraise for the management and conservation work the charity does in…