WELCOME TO THE

ESSEX COUNTY

STEWARDSHIP

NETWORK

The Essex County Stewardship Network is busy working throughout the county as part of the Ministry of Natural Resources Ontario Stewardship Program.

The council completed its Strategic Plan and adopted it in April 2010. We are now working to apply the objective and goals identified within the plant and the results will be posted as they are completed. This process will allow the council to identify our strengths and direct them in the best manner to help out the local Community. We used Kayak Consulting to assist with the process. Follow this LINK to the plan.

We are assisting many landowners with their habitat projects across the county. To help us assist you with your project ideas, please download the Stewardship Planning Guide and fill in the pull out sheets. This document will form the basis of the project plans and will ensure that the landowners and ECSN are working towards the same goals. This is an important part of project planning and helps us with sourcing funding, permits and achieving your overall stewardship goals.

We are now working finalizing and completing our 2011-12 funding requirements. We also starting with several applications out for 2012-13 projects. The downturn in the economy did result in a decline with some of our sources; however we still had a good year accessing money for landowner projects. These new projects will start shortly and we'll be out working with landonwers for projects for next year.

The ECSN is looking at corridor connections to maximize the resources available to connect Essex County's diverse habitats. There are all kinds of different ideas: what would you like to see?

For more information, give Brett Groves a phone call, send a fax or email.

Email: brett.groves@ontario.ca

Phone: 519-354-4437

Fax: 519-354-0313

Click here to visit the main Ontario Stewardship Program homepage where you can access links to other Ontario Stewardship Councils and learn more about the Ontario Stewardship Program.