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the muskoka heritage trust
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Mission Statement
The Muskoka Heritage Trust is a federally incorporated charitable trust established by the Muskoka Heritage Foundation specifically for the purpose of preserving Muskoka's heritage assets, including significant natural lands and built heritage artifacts and architecture, by means of acquisition or conservation easements.
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Contact information
Address: 11B Taylor Road, Box 482, Bracebridge, ON P1L 1T8
Phone: 705 645-7393 705 645-7888 (fax)
E-mail: cathy@muskokaheritage.org
Website: http://www.muskokaheritage.org
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demographics
Year Founded: 1996
Adopted S&P*: Yes
Full-time Staff: 1
Number of Members: 19
Primary Land Types: Representative ecosystems found on the edge of the Canadian Shield and the Canadian Shield
*indicates adoption of the 2005 Canadian Land Trust Standards and Practices |
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CONSERVATION LAND TRUST PARTNERS:
Federal: Department of Fisheries and Oceans (Muskoka Watershed Inventory Project)
Province-Wide: Ontario Land Trust Alliance, Ministry of Natural Resources
Regional: District Municipality of Muskoka, Parry-Sound Muskoka Stewardship Network
Watershed: Muskoka Watershed Council
Local: Towns of Bracebridge, Huntsville, Gravenhurst, Muskoka Lakes, Lake of Bays
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Acres Conserved
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Province
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Total
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Owned
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Under Easement
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Other
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Ontario
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1084.47 |
997.65
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86.82
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| 1) |
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
Heterodon platyrhinos
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Photo: John Mitchell, Courtesy of the Royal Ontario Museum, ©ROM
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| 2) |
Blanding's Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii
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Photo: © Jim Richards
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Five-lined Skink
Eumeces fasciatus
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Photo: Courtesy of the Royal Ontario Museum, ©ROM
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Eastern Fox Snake
Eliaphe vulpina gloydi
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Photo: Courtesy of the Royal Ontario Museum, ©ROM
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