Welcome to the Waterloo Stewardship Network Home Page.

Based in the southern part of the province, Ontario Stewardship, answers the question, "What positive role can agencies play in influencing the land management practices of private landowners?" In today's era of financial constraints, partnerships and self-regulation, Ontario Stewardship seeks to link landowners with funding, information and expertise to ensure that good management practices flourish.

The Program's strength lies in its 40 Community Stewardship Councils, volunteer groups of representative landowners and land interest groups who determine what are the environmental priorities for a given area (usually a county) in Ontario.

CLICK HERE to visit the Ontario Stewardship Home Page.

Each Community Stewardship Council has, dedicated to it, an Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources staff person known as a Stewardship Coordinator, an individual who through work experience, training and aptitude acts as an Executive Director and facilitator to the Council and hence the community.

All Community Stewardship Councils have project and operational funding which act as the catalyst to ensure that good ideas can be translated into great projects . . . .

Examples of these projects include: landowner workshops on woodlot and wetland management, pamphlets an extension notes, stream restoration projects, endangered species conservation, environmental school programs, demonstration projects, community tree plants, etc

The Waterloo Stewardship Network is an independent organization which addresses stewardship issues within the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. The Council of the Waterloo Stewardship Network directs the activities of the Network in order to achieve its purpose and goals.

Purpose

The Waterloo Stewardship Network seeks to work with landowners, associations and agencies within our community to promote the environmental stewardship of our natural resources.

Goals

• To increase awareness of environmental stewardship issues in the community.
• To encourage responsible environmental stewardship practices.
• To increase community awareness of the Network.
• To provide financial, technical, and educational resources consistent with the purpose of the Network.
• To act as a link between environmental stewardship organizations in the Region.

For More Information Please contact:

Stephen May
Stewardship Coordinator
Waterloo Stewardship Network
c\o Ministry of Natural Resources
1 Stone Rd. West
Guelph ON
N1G 4Y2

(P)519-826-4920
(F)519-826-4929
E-mail: stephen.may@mnr.gov.on.ca
Website: www.ontariostewardship.org/waterloo