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 PartnersA2A 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. 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. 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.
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Listen to NCPR clip about how our partner Indian River Lakes Conservancy is supporting A2A
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