Essex Region Conservation Foundation Spring Appeal
The Essex Region Conservation Foundation has launched its second annual spring fundraising drive. In the Foundation's 28 years of existence, over and over the Foundation had dreamed about possibilities, and then found ways to make them happen.
Yet, there is still a long way to go in order to achieve a future of sustainability for this region. The Foundation is dedicated to protecting the natural resources of this region. A minimum of 12% natural areas coverage is required to ensure a healthier environment for this region. And in a region where we have a significantly higher rate of environmentally related human health challenges than another other in the Great Lakes Basin, the importance of this cannot be understated.
Action must be taken in order to ensure a legacy of sustainability. We are currently focusing our significant fundraising efforts on the protection of the Spring Garden Complex and Fairplay Woods - two important, yet vulnerable natural areas in the region.
Spring Garden Complex - Located in the City of Windsor, the Spring Garden Complex is one of the most vulnerable natural areas due to its highly urbanized locations. It features rare prairie species found nowhere else in Canada. Its long-term protection is critically important to the environmental, and human health, of this region.
Fairplay Woods - Located in the Town of Tecumseh, Fairplay Woods is the largest intact mature woodlot in the northern half of the Essex Region. It has been identified as an Environmentally Significant Area (ESA). A total of 185 plant species have been documented in Fairplay Woods, and 12 flora species that have been determined to be rare in Ontario and Canada are found here.
We are asking for your assistance in finding the way to make it happen. Please consider making a contribution to the environmental health of our region, and creating a legacy of sustainability for our children...and for theirs. You can make a secure donation online. Please never hesitate to call us if you have any questions or require further information.
