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Founded in 2001, rare owns, stewards and protects in perpetuity a 900+ acre urban land trust. We are dedicated to conservation, research and education. Less than one hour west of Toronto in Waterloo Region, rare exists in one of the fastest growing urban areas in Canada. The property presents a unique opportunity to understand our environment and provides a rare account of natural and human histories.
Within the northern limit of the Carolinian forest zone of North America, rare is also within the biological zone with the greatest biodiversity in Canada. The property consists of undisturbed natural landscapes, with diverse habitats, including those characteristic of pre-settlement times in southern Ontario.
At rare, we are currently in the midst of a $17 million capital campaign, entitled "A Natural Investment". The funds are needed to fulfill our vision of conservation and to implement the Chain of Learning they've formed, which connects the work of researchers and scientists working on the reserve to the public programs and the student education programs helping the youngest of children form a bond with nature.
Our current priority is to Open the Door to Environmental Education for students and meet the goals of Every Child Outdoors. To learn more about the campaign and discover how you can help us realize this vision, visit our main page at www.raresites.org.
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facebook.comThank you Union Gas for your amazing support since 2011! Helping Hand days and another $5000 gift towards our Rain Garden project at North House. You are amazing! Interested in learning more about our Corporations for Conservation program? Comment below and we will be in touch!
What better way to give and receive! Four days left to stock your wine cellar with #Niagara #organicwine from Southbrook Vineyards AND make a donation to rare Charitable Research Reserve. Until October 31, rare will receive 10% of all purchases in-store and online. ! When purchasing, use the code: RARETRUST. All orders over $70 also receive free shipping across the 10 provinces. Raise a glass to conserving #biodiversity, strengthening #science, building #community and training the next generation of #conservationists!
Back by popular demand! Join Jason Bracey as he shares his knowledge of the species of owls found in Ontario and at rare. Learn many unique adaptations of owls and how to identify their various species. Jason will lead you on a “prowl” to see and hear these beautiful night birds. Registration for this event fills quickly and we ask that you pay in advance — sign up today!
Places to visit: Southbrook Vineyards Tasting Room & Pavilion. This architectural gem designed by Jack Diamond of Diamond and Schmitt Architects received LEED-Gold certification for its sustainable design including the reuse of a pre-existing agricultural building, retrofitted to exacting standards to achieve a gentle winemaking process with optimum oxygen management. If you visit between now and October 31, be sure to pick up a favourite bottle as 10% of every purchase in-store and online will be donated back to rare! ! When purchasing, use the code: RARETRUST. All orders over $70 also receive free shipping across the 10 provinces. Thank you Southbrook Vineyards for your commitment to green initiatives, #sustainable #viticulture and fine #organicwine
Congratulations to Cape Farewell and rare International Ambassador David Buckland for winning the Utstickarpriset 2017 award. From a shortlist including Leonardo DiCaprio, Josh Fox, Tina-Marie Qwiberg and Mattias Klum, Cape Farewell has been awarded this prestigious Swedish prize. Their cultural response to climate change increases global awareness and encourages positive action. Read more here: http://bit.ly/2yAJBZG
Thank you to Sunrise Rotary Club who donated and planted 50 trees at the Savvas Chamberlain Family Foundation Pollinator Conservatory. We can't wait to see the "fruits" of your labour in the years to come! #givingback #conservation
Huge thank you to our TD Tree Days volunteers who supplied and planted 300 trees for our hedge restoration and forest connectivity efforts. #plantatree #volunteersrock
Join us for an Autumn Harvest Celebration Potluck Dinner at North House. Bring a dish to share that features seasonal, local Ontario produce and enjoy a taste of what the other guests bring. This is a FREE event open to the public, due to limited seating registration is required. Max. 16 seats North House, 681 Blair Road, Cambridge
TRIPLE INDIGENOUS - A Night of Exciting Readings! Join us as we celebrate the Eastern Comma residency with Mohawk poet Janet Rogers and guests Dene author Tenille Campbell and Mohawk poet Kahsenniyo Williams.
We couldn't do it without our fantastic community! Thank you to everyone involved - walkers, runners, donors, sponsors, partners - it takes a community!
What does this sheep have to do with great wine? He grazes on cover crops and fertilizes vineyards. This is one of the many important initiatives Southbrook Vineyards undertakes to ensure the finest wine possible, made in a respectful, local and light-on-the-land fashion. Another great initiative is their #csr to rare. Until October 31, 10% of all purchases in-store & online will be donated to our conservation efforts! When purchasing, use the code: RARETRUST. All orders over $70 also receive free shipping across the 10 provinces. A great opportunity to stock up for the holidays and give back to your local land trust - raise a glass!
We love this tasty fundraiser! Thank you to Canada’s first organic & biodynamic certified winery and vineyard, Southbrook Wines, for their generous support of our conservation efforts. Until Oct 31, 10% of all purchases instore & online will be donated to rare! If ordering online, use the code: RARETRUST. All orders over $70 also receive free shipping across the 10 provinces. #Sustainable #viticulture #organicwine #Niagarawine #stockup https://www.southbrook.com/Wines
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