Sauble Dunes North marsh © Marcus Maddalena
Help Protect More Habitat
Giving Tuesday is a day for people to give to causes that mean the most to them. This year, on December 2nd we are raising funds to expand our Sauble Dunes Nature Reserve by purchasing 66 acres of adjacent land. Previously slated for development, this land supports 24 species at risk and 41 rare species. We need your help to permanently protect it!
We hope you will help us raise $50,000 to protect this important habitat.
Canada warbler © Bill McDonald
Why It Matters
The Great Lakes coastal dune habitats found along the Lake Huron shoreline are among the most rare and sensitive ecosystems in Canada. Forested dunes and wetlands offer many different microhabitats, making them extremely biodiverse ecosystems. The property is located inland from the eastern shore of Lake Huron and forms an important connecting corridor.
The landscape includes fen, marsh and swamp and is vital for migratory birds like the Canada warbler, as well as black bears and snapping turtles—all of which are under threat from expanding development along the Saugeen Bruce Peninsula.
Property inventory © Smera Sukumar
Protection
The property directly abuts Chief’s Point Wetland, a Provincially Significant Coastal Wetland complex, partially on Saugeen Ojibway First Nation reserve land. It is also a part of the Sauble Falls North Area of Natural and Scientific Interest.
This is a rare opportunity to protect a portion of this important habitat. By acquiring this 66-acre parcel, Ontario Nature would be expanding Sauble Dunes Nature Reserve to 192 acres, establishing critical landscape connectivity and strengthening the area’s resiliency to the threats posed by development and climate change.
Sauble Dunes North marsh and coniferous forest © Smera Sukumar
Give Today
When you give today, your Giving Tuesday gift will go even farther. Donations up to $16,000 will be generously matched by Ontario Nature member Chris Robinson and our friends at Quest Nature Tours.
Together we can ensure that this globally rare landscape is never destroyed by development and that crucial connecting corridors will remain in the area, supporting the 60+ threatened species that live there.
Swamp milkweed, Sauble Dunes Nature Reserve © Wakely Jibb
Contact
If you have any questions or would like to make your gift by phone, please contact Hayley Raymond at 1-800-440-2366 ext. 248. or hayleyr@ontarionature.org.
You can also send your gift by mail. Our new address is at the bottom of this webpage. Please indicate that your donation is for Giving Tuesday. You will receive an official charitable tax receipt for your donation.
Tharanya inventories the Sauble Dunes North marsh © Wakely Jibb