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Partners

partner Meeting

Thank you A2A Partners for another constructive and informative annual Partner Meeting! Highlights of the meeting included presentations on Conservation Action Planning and Road Ecology.  Proceedings can be found at this link - proceedings and powerpoint presentations here - Conservation Action Plans, Road Ecology, A2A Trail.

Combat invasive plants with the ontario invasive plant council

Invasive species reduce the ecological integrity of natural areas - a significant issue in the A2A region.  The Ontario Invasive Plant Council is working with landowners and agencies to combat invasive species.  Find out more about the Council and their work here.

Our Partners

A2A is based on the idea of land stewardship and cooperation with those whose lives and livelihood are rooted in the area. Many people who live in this landscape have roots that go back many generations, and they are strong advocates of the land.

We work in partnership with landowners, First Nations, municipal governments and local community groups, including stewardship councils, business owners, and fishing and hunting groups.
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Read news about the great work our partners are doing in the A2A region. If you're a partner and you'd like us to share news with our supporters, get in touch. If you're not a registered partner, now is an opportune time to join A2A to access science research, ecological mapping, and outreach materials being produced by the Collaborative, to benefit from shared fundraising efforts, and to collaborate with other organizations in shaping the future direction of the A2A region. 
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Indigenous Partnerships
The Algonquin to Adirondacks Collaborative (A2A) acknowledges that the A2A region includes Anishnaabe land and Haudenosaunee land, and recognizes that the Haudenosaunee and Anishnaabe peoples still have responsibility to this land. As it works toward its mission, A2A will strive to amplify Indigenous voices and voices of those of seeking justice. We commit to working in solidarity with the Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island/North America. Indigenous communities are not stakeholders in the A2A region, but instead nations with responsibilities to the land since time immemorial. 

These cross-cultural relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in this region are not new. The Two Row Wampum belt of 1613 is the symbolic record of the first agreement between Europeans and Indigenous peoples on Turtle Island/North America, which includes the A2A region. The A2A Collaborative has had a relationship with Algonquins and Mohawks since being established in 2000, however, these partnerships need to be cultivated anew and nurtured. A2A strives to embody equity, empowerment, and respect in our engagement and collaboration with First Nations (Canadian term) or Native Americans (American term). The Anishnaabe created the Friendship and Welcoming Wampum in the early 1700s to reflect the relationship between the French, the English, and in the centre, Indigenous peoples to share the land within the limits of natural law and to respect the right of future generations. Section 35 of the Canadian Constitution is living proof of Indigenous Nations as the first pillar of what is now Canada. 

The A2A Collaborative has had a relationship with Algonquin people (Omàmiwinini, who are Anishnaabe) and Mohawk people (Kanien'kehá:ka, who are Haudenosaunee) since being established in 2000, however, these partnerships are being cultivated anew. A2A strives to embody equity, empowerment, and respect in our engagement and collaboration with First Nations (Canadian term) or Native Americans (American term).


​Partner Organizations (as of January 2017)
Adirondack Wild
Adirondack Mountain Club
American Friends of Canadian Land Trusts
Bancroft Area Stewardship Council
Bird Studies Canada
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (Ottawa Valley Chapter)
Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority
Forests Ontario
Friends of the Salmon River
Frontenac Arch Biosphere
Gananoque River Waterways Association
Hastings Stewardship Council
Haliburton Highlands Land Trust
Indian River Lakes Conservancy
Land Conservancy for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington
Leeds-Grenville Stewardship Council

Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust
Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority
Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists
Mohawk Council of Akwesasne
National Capital Commission
Nature Conservancy of Canada
North American Native Plant Society
Parks Canada (Thousand Islands National Park)
Plenty Canada
Prince Edward County Field Naturalists
Point-to-Point Prince Edward County Foundation
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources & Forestry (Parks and Protected Areas)
Ontario Nature
Ontario Road Ecology Group
Queen's University Biological Station
Rideau Trail Association
Rideau Valley Conservation Authority
Save the River  (Upper St. Lawrence Riverkeeper)
South Nation Conservation
St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences 
St. Lawrence University
St. Lawrence Land Trust
Sustainable Eastern Ontario
Thousand Islands Land Trust
Thousand Islands Watershed Land Trust
Toronto to Algonquin Greenway
Trees Ontario
Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust

Watersheds Canada
Wildlands Network
Wildlife Conservation Society of Canada
Wildlife Conservation Society (Adirondack Program)
Wolf Conservation Center
YESeleven

Past Collaborators
Since our formation, we've partnered with many other organizations and agencies that share our goals of connectivity and ecological restoration in the A2A region. Here are some of other groups we've worked with on projects:
Bon Echo Provincial Park
Charleston Lake Association
Charleston Lake Provincial Park
Eastern Ontario Model Forest
Elizabethtown-Kitley Township
Frontenac Provincial Park
Kingston Field Naturalists
Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park
Leeds and the Thousand Islands Township

Lower Beverley Lake Association
Murphy's Point Provincial Park
Silent Lake Provincial Park
Thousand Islands Community Development Corporation
United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
Residents of Upper Beverley Lake

Learn more about our vision and goals, and get in touch if your organization or agency would like to partner with us.
Listen to NCPR clip about how our partner Indian River Lakes Conservancy is supporting A2A

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Mohawk Council of Akwesasne
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  • Home
    • What Is A2A?
  • About
    • Connectivity
    • Alice the Moose
    • Board & Staff
    • FAQs
    • Awards
  • Partners
  • Our Work
    • A2A Trail
    • Conservation Action Planning
    • Mapping
    • Road Ecology
    • Science Symposium
  • Donate
  • Get Involved
    • Join A2A
    • Current Opportunities
    • Volunteer
    • Contact Us
  • Landscape
    • Wildlife
    • Protected Areas
  • Resources
    • For Landowners
  • Media
    • Newsletters Archive
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