Greenbelt Foundation Funding Supports Habitat Restoration in Ganaraska Forest

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, November 11, 2026 (Campbellcroft, ON) —The Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority (GRCA) is pleased to work with the Greenbelt Foundation in further protecting forest habitat within the West and East Ganaraska Forest.

The GRCA conducts inventories in different forest compartments each year as part of Forest Management Plan implementation.  This data is used to make informed forest management decisions, including areas to be considered for additional protective measures.

This year, new areas were identified to be managed as Environmentally Significant Areas (ESA), meaning Forest Users are prohibited from entering those areas. Additional considerations are also given to these areas when timber harvesting occurs.

To ensure trail connections continue, trails around these ESAs will be improved through funding and support from the Greenbelt Foundation.

Once trail improvements are completed, updated boundaries will be identified through the Ganaraska Forest Trails Map and signage. All Forest Users are required to follow the Ganaraska Forest Trails Map and posted signage.

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For more information, please call 905.885.8173 or visit https://grca.on.ca.