Land Stewards
Be our eyes and ears on one of our Nature Reserves. If you enjoy nature conservation and hiking, a Land Steward Role is perfect for you!
Role Responsibilities
- Monitor your assigned Nature Reserve once a month or as often as you can, ideally at least four times a year
- During site visits, monitor the following: vegetation damage, damaging/hazardous activities, invasive species, species at risk, the conditions of the trails and signage
- Take photos and plot points using Landscape, our land stewardship software (website and mobile app)
- Support and/or lead activities on your Nature Reserve, such as clean-up, invasive species management, trail work etc.
Qualifications
- Ideally a neighbour or someone a short drive from one of our protected Nature Reserves
- Interest and base knowledge of nature and the environment
- Comfortable hiking in and around forests, wetlands, and rocky areas
- Comfortable operating a land stewardship phone app for reporting on site visits
- Access to a cell phone (no mobile data needed) and a computer to complete site visit reports.
Why we do it
- Once Protected Areas are established, MC is required to complete regular monitoring of the land to ensure that it remains in good condition
- With 62 Protected Areas and counting, we call on our Land Stewards to help with these monitoring efforts and keep us informed of any potential issues on the land.
Current Nature Reserves in need of a Land Steward
- Musquash Road (Gravenhurst/Torrance)
- Grand Family (Gravenhurst)
- Bert Cross (Bracebridge)
- Kitty’s Wish & Robinson Lake (Lake Vernon, Huntsville)
- Trussler (Buck Lake, Huntsville)
- McLean’s Bay (Sparrow Lake, Gravenhurst).
*Training will be provided including how to use the mobile app. Various other training opportunities, resources, and tools are also available to Land Stewards.
