
Photo by Owen Williams


Strategic Plan 2018-2023
In summer of 2018, Carolinian Canada released our new strategic plan
Mission
Collaborating for healthy ecosystems in the Carolinian Zone
Vision
Growing a Green Future, Together
Communities thrive because of healthy, resilient landscapes.
Strategic Directions
- Collaborate to reverse the trend of habitat loss. Make history in Canada’s biodiversity hotspot.
- Enable leaders for thriving green communities
- Grow connections to scale up healthy habitat action
- Track impact for a healthy zone, together.
Read our New Strategic Plan
Learn about how we are Growing a Green Future, Together

Carolinian Canada Strategic Plan 2018-2023: Growing a Green Future Together
Strategic Plan Cover Page summarizing Carolinian Canada's strategic direction. Like a tree, the leaves of the plan take action through our mission and vision and by:
Growing Connections To Scale up Healthy Habitat action.
Enabling Leaders for thriving green communities,
tracking impact for a healthy zone, together.
the trunk of our strategy is collaboration to reverse the trend of habitat loss. make history in canada's biodiversity hotspot.
the roots of our strategy are in diversity and financial stability
Board Groups






Board of Directors
Don Pearson
Chair
Dawn Bazely
Vice Chair
Owen Williams
Secretary - Ontario Invasive Plant Council
Chris Turner
Treasurer
Kristen Bernard
Nature Conservancy of Canada
Paul General
Alistair MacKenzie
Ontario Parks
Mari Veliz
Conservation Ontario
Maria Ramirez Giraldo
Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA)
Kristyn Richardson
Long Point Basin Land Trust (LPBLT )
Heather Dawn Gingerich
Water School for Decision Makers
Jessica Kaknevicius
Forests Ontario
Suzanne Perry
Forests Ontario
The Carolinian Canada Team
Michelle Kanter
Executive Director
Koral Wysocki
Program Coordinator
Kathryn McLeod
Marketing & Communications Strategy Specialist
Ben Porchuk
Carolinian Zone Ecologist
Karolyne Pickett
Landowner Leader Coordinator
Tristan Bentley
IT Systems Coordinator
Jessica Kirschner
Exhibitor Support
Lisa Boyce
Administrative Assistant
Jarmo Jalava
Director of Ecosystem Recovery
Lauren Selby
Education Specialist/Event Manager