"People will be able to walk through this forest 900
years from now, and it will be the same, the Scarlet Tanagers
will still be in the trees, the Rose-breasted Grosbeaks
will still be singing here. The Wood Thrush will be there
in the morning. That's why the Nature Conservancy of Canada
needs the monthly donations, to make sure that they keep
these places forever."
- Dr. Henry Barnett
Fight to save the Happy Valley Forest. Become a Nature
Conservancy of Canada Protector right now.
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Happy Valley |
  The
Nature Conservancy of Canada is working extensively in
the Happy Valley Forest on Ontario's Oak Ridges Moraine, just
40 kilometres from Toronto's core. The over 110 bird species
that live here, including the Red-Shouldered Hawk and the
Scarlet Tanager, are in jeopardy of losing their homes forever
because the rapidly expanding Greater Toronto Area, which
sits on the Moraine, is growing every day. More than 2.5 million
people are expected to move here in the next 25 years. Forests
and fields are being developed to make way for homes and roads
and shopping malls.
Happy Valley Forest is the largest and most intact older-growth
forest on the Oak Ridges Moraine. It's largely made up of
mature Sugar Maples and Beech trees. The 1,560-acre area is
home to 7 provincially or nationally imperilled species. Its
wetlands are critical to the survival of many plants and animals.
To save this forest, and other forests, streams, lakes,
prairies and savannas on the Oak Ridges Moraine, we must
act now. The Nature Conservancy of Canada has helped to
protect over 2,400 acres of the Moraine, including 300 acres
of the Happy Valley Forest, but much more needs to be done
and with your help we can ensure that rare species like
the Hooded Warbler and the Jefferson Salamander continue
to thrive. |
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