How big is the Algonquin to Adirondacks region? 
The A2A region measures approximately 93,000 sq km (58,000 sq miles), with 75,000 sq km in eastern Ontario and 18,000 sq km in northeastern New York State. The A2A region is the area connecting and encompassing Algonquin Park in Ontario and Adirondack Park in New York. The A2A region should not be though of as being surrounded by a hard boundary line; instead, we embrace a broad web of connection across the landscape.

Read more about connectivity in the A2A region.

How are landowners involved in the A2A vision?
Central to A2A's vision and mission is land stewardship and cooperation with those whose lives and livelihood are rooted in the area. We recognize that many people who live in this landscape have roots that go back many generations, and they identify strongly with the land. A2A is about retaining, restoring, or enhancing natural ecosystems and connectivity while preserving the values and lifestyles of the people who call this area home. We work together with landowners to preserve the landscape they care deeply about. Our values and the values of landowners in this region are complementary— in fact, we, too, are landowners, and we have always partnered with local communities to achieve shared goals.​

Read more about landowner resources in the A2A region, and get in touch if you have any questions or if you would like to get involved. 

Does A2A want to turn this region into one big protected area that is off limits to private ownership, development and industry?
No, but the A2A Collaborative does advocate for planning that minimizes negative effects on wildlife or wildlife habitat when development is considered. The A2A Collaborative provides information on the benefits to landowners of healthy, connected habitat on their land. We work to connect landowners with projects such as improving forest and wetland connections, shoreline naturalization and tree planting. Often there is funding available.

Over 60% of the A2A region is privately owned. We believe in working with landowners to pursue conservation goals. Many A2A residents realize this unique environment is part of their heritage and that they have something very special to care for. Fostering a respectful way of thinking about the land and its inhabitants is fundamental to connecting the landscape. Thus, A2A endeavours to encourage individual landowners to make changes on their land that will enhance natural habitat, expand it where possible and connect it to habitat on other properties.​

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Who funds the A2A Collaborative?
A2A is a registered charity in Canada and the United States that depends on annual membership fees, donations and other forms of non-profit funding to initiate research and other projects. A2A has received grants from organizations such as the Ontario Trillium Foundation, Thousand Islands Community Development Corporation, the RBC Blue Water Fund, the TD Friends of the Environment Foundation, the McLean Foundation, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry's Species-at-Risk Stewardship Fund, the Community Foundation for Kingston & Area, and the National Trails Coalition. A2A also accepts donations from from partner organizations and private donors. A2A is run by a part-time Executive Director, contracted project staff, and volunteer board members.

Read more about the projects your donations help fund.

Photos taken by board member Emily Conger at the Lost Bay Nature Reserve, started by Cameron Smith with Emily's support in 2000. The reserve is now owned by Ontario Nature, and stewarded by a team of local volunteers, including Emily and Cameron. "A2A volunteers work in their own neighbourhoods to connect habitat through working with land trusts."

If you have a question about A2A that isn't answered here, get in touch with us.