The Long Point Basin Land Trust has nearly tripled the size of its Spring Arbour Farm Nature Reserve.
They are acquiring an adjacent 95-acre property that has already undergone significant restoration by the previous owners, who donated a portion of the land through the federal Ecological Gifts Program.
The former tobacco farm has been restored to tallgrass prairie and black oak savanna habitat to support a wide range of native plant and wildlife species.
To date, 31 species at risk have been observed on the property.
Written by Matt LeBlanc