Ebare Tract
332 acre parcel of land
Located 40 km north of Sault Ste Marie, the Ebare Tract is a 332 acre parcel of land that makes up the entire eastern portion of the King Mountain massif. This land, formerly owned by Lorny and Julie Ebare, was recently purchased by Algoma Highlands Conservancy (AHC) to bring our landholdings to over 3,300 acres.
After purchase of the tract in 2023 we initiated a fundraising campaign with the goal of raising $320,000 to:
- Pay off $130,000 in private loans and recoup $30,000 in purchase transaction costs
- Raise $90,000 for our Stewardship Endowment Fund, a permanent investment that will generate annual interest revenue to pay recurring and mandatory land maintenance expenditures (such as property taxes and liability insurance)
- Raise $100,000 to replenish our land acquisition reserve for future purchase of other properties as they become available; our goal is to protect the entire King Mountain formation for conservation and silent-sports recreation
To date, we have received $132,000 in private donations and secured $130,000 in federal government funding. This has allowed us to:
- Pay of our loans through a $130,000 grant received from the federal government’s Land Trust Conservation Fund
- Make an initial investment of $90,000 in the Stewardship Endowment Fund.
- Secure $15,000 in our land acquisition fund
We’re deeply grateful to everyone who has contributed so far. With your continued support, we can reach our goal and keep this work moving forward!
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Key habitat for threatened species
Robertson Cliffs, King Mountain, and now the Ebare Tract, provide key habitat for migratory birds, including the threatened Canada warbler, who cross the Great Lakes and nest in the mixed forests of maple-yellow birch forests. This combined protected area provides habitat to both globally, federally and provincially designated species at risk including the little brown bat, West Virginia white butterfly, black ash, alpine dot lichen, and yellow banded bumble bee.
Help protect the Algoma Highlands
Our forests are secured from logging for 100 years with our carbon credit certification; current holdings including the newly acquired Ebare Tract sequester over 335,000 tons of CO₂ yearly, contributing to Canada’s net-zero emission goal by 2050.
Registered Charity
The Algoma Highlands Conservancy is a nonprofit organization and a registered charity. In Canada, our charitable registration number is 889710778RR0001. In the U.S., our federal tax ID number is 38-3055079.
