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NEWS & EVENTS

A2A Trail Reconnaissance Hike begins!
On Sunday, Oct 1, the A2A Reconnaissance Hike began John Davis started in Adirondack Park and John Allport start edin Algonquin Park and they will meet at the Nature Centre on Wellesley Island on Oct 15 at 1pm. Our intrepid explorers and others along the way are following the trail of Alice and celebrate and share stories at the Minna Anthony Nature Centre. Follow the trip on Facebook and and see our press release here.
Also check out some local press from the Watertown News here.

Fall Conservation Action Planning a great success
The Fall CAP workshops were a great success. On Sept 21, 30 stakeholders gathered at the Opinicon to explore conservation engagement an different ways of knowing with a focus on First Nations and indigenous knowledge systems. Thanks to Larry McDermott and Chris Craig for leading the group through the First Nations component. On Sept. 28, 20 participants met in Mallorytown to explore targets and threats with the help of Jarmo Jalava from Carolinian Canada. Look for the project results in November! Thanks again to the Ontario Trillium Foundation for supporting our CAP efforts.

McLean Foundation supports A2A
Thank you to the McLean Foundation which has just supported the A2A with a $15,000 grant for general operations. Combined with our private donation drive and our $20,000 mystery matching donor, we are continuing to develop a sustainable funding model.

Mountain Equipment Coop joins the A2A Trail team
MEC has now joined the A2A trail team with a
$14,925 community grant to support the next stage of Trail development. Thank you MEC and stay tuned for our Fall trail events.

Conservation Action Planning Update
The A2A CAP project continues to progress and evolve. Listen to our recent webinar with Jarmo Javala (Carolinian Canada) and Megan Ihrig (A2A) here.
Stay tuned for news on our September CAP working sessions.

2017 Spring newsletter is hot off the press. Read about A2A projects and in particular, the $20,000 matching mystery donor challenge, a key fund raising initiative in 2017.
Find it here.

A2A in the news again.
Check out the most recent edition of Explore Magazine and help spread the word for A2A and the A2A Trail. Copy of the article can be found here or buy it at your local newsstand and be sure to pass it on.

Hwy 2 Road Ecology Survey Updates
A2A is once again undertaking important road ecology work to assess the roadside mortality along Hwy 2, and analyze the data and propose solutions. The work is being conducted through Queen's University with financial support from the Species at Risk Program - Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests. Read ongoing stories and reports from the Road here

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