Plans underway for Boreal Wildlands Project, called the largest private conservation agreement in Canada
Nature Conservancy Canada reaches pact with Domtar for 1,500-square-km land parcel in Ontario's north
Plans are underway to create the Boreal Wildlands Project, the largest single private conservation project in the country, in northern Ontario, Nature Conservancy Canada (NCC) said Friday.
The non-profit organization had been in discussions with paper industry titan Domtar to purchase the 1,500-square-kilometre parcel of boreal forest west of Hearst for $7 million below its market value, the company said in a news release.
The federal and provincial governments are also chipping in, matching the land value with funds from the Natural Heritage Conservation Program and Greenlands Conservation Partnership, respectively.
Plans underway for Boreal Wildlands Project, called the largest private conservation agreement in Canada
Nature Conservancy Canada reaches pact with Domtar for 1,500-square-km land parcel in Ontario's north
Plans are underway to create the Boreal Wildlands Project, the largest single private conservation project in the country, in northern Ontario, Nature Conservancy Canada (NCC) said Friday.
The non-profit organization had been in discussions with paper industry titan Domtar to purchase the 1,500-square-kilometre parcel of boreal forest west of Hearst for $7 million below its market value, the company said in a news release.
The federal and provincial governments are also chipping in, matching the land value with funds from the Natural Heritage Conservation Program and Greenlands Conservation Partnership, respectively.
Plans underway for Boreal Wildlands Project, called the largest private conservation agreement in Canada