AGM 2016: Making Big Picture Connections
On a beautiful summer Friday, Carolinian Canada friends and supporters met the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, Dianne Saxe and networked at beautiful Backus Heritage Conservation Area. We also celebrated with the Nature Conservancy of Canada and Long Point World Biosphere Reserve Foundation the addition of Backus Woods to the core of the Biosphere Reserve!
Carolinian Canada Awards 2016
This year's awards ceremony took place at the lovely Toronto Botanical Gardens. Carolinian Canada Conservation Awards recognize the people and groups who help to save the unique nature of this special ecoregion.
- Caring Landowner: Dr. Bob Haig
- Visionary Volunteer: Barb Ferris
- Big Picture Thinker: Town of LaSalle
- Passionate Youth: The Antler River Guardians from the 4 Directions
- Smart Business: Bonnieheath Estate Lavender and Winery, owned and operated by Steve and Anita Buehner
- Green Collaborators: Long Point Basin Land Trust
- Lifetime Achievement: Rick Hornsby
- Lifetime Achievement: Paul Georges
- Honourable Mention: Teenagers Blake and Quinton Pluzak for Pluzak Useful Recycling Protecting our Sacred Environment (PURPOSE)
Our Network
Carolinian Canada's success is thanks to the strength of our network. Over 6000 groups and individuals in our core network represent stakeholders at every level who save, steward, and seed healthy ecosystems.
Carolinian Canada Volunteers Matter
Go Wild Grow Wild runs on volunteers
This year GWGW had another amazing response from the community with over 75 volunteers. Lead by our amazing volunteer coordinator Veronica Sferrazza, a volunteer herself, an incredible team was organized. Community members, college students, and in the largest numbers, high school students from Catholic Central High School and Saunders Secondary School. We are so lucky to have Veronica leading this amazing team who delivered incredible service to our attendees!
Volunteer Spotlight – Maisa Fumagalli
Born in Brazil, Maisa grew up with a passion for the Amazon rain forest. This inspired her career studies in Environmental Sciences and employment with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. She joined the CCC team as a volunteer in early 2017 as the Community Liaison for Go Wild Grow Wild in which she attended 8 events to promote the upcoming expo. Due to her outreach efforts at community events, more potential attendees were reached than ever before! We are so thankful for Maisa’s dedication to the organization!
Landowner Leaders
Our amazing landowner leaders are always ready to help and tell their stories:
Stan & Anita Caveney, Steve & Sharon Benishek, Dan & Marjorie Braatz, Walter & Mary Petryschuk, Denise & Wayne Shephard, David A. Kraus, Mhairi McFarlane, Gary Eagleson, Caroline & Jim Harrison, Jim & Margaret Rule, Rebecca & Rick Fish, Ron Mitchell, Rob Ward, Steve Rankin, Dominique Giguere & Jed Decory, David Ainslie, Kathryn Boothby, John O’Brien, Stephen and Katie Hotchkiss, Mary Hooydonk, Bernie Solymar, Phil Moddle, Ed Chapman, Stephen McDowell, Richard Vuksinic, Julie & Pat Van den Nest, Tom Heeman, Ginny Loeb, Derek Lippert, Allan Arthur, Ken Stock, Ben Lyons and Katie Emberly, Robert Pigeon, Paul Battler, Circle R Ranch, Fiat Chrysler Automotive (Brampton Assembly Plant staff), Fanshawe Pioneer Village
Thank you for your support!
Ecosystem Recovery Forum / In the Zone
Thanks to Darlene & Vic Bernyk of Native Trees and Plants and Lorraine Johnson for helping at the forum and to get our new In The Zone program off the ground!