The Kensington Conservancy (TKC) is excited to be able to introduce you to the Burnedover Island Preserve, which was generously donated by Philippa Matheson. It becomes TKC's latest nature preserve that will be protected in its natural state forever.
"For over a century our family has owned, loved, and protected Burnedover - from its appearance in the early 1900s as a forest thick with dead trees to its gradual regeneration into one of the most open and beautiful islands in the Desbarats area. Now that I am the last of the Pitkin-Wallaces to summer there, I am grateful to The Kensington Conservancy for being willing to continue to monitor and protect it for the foreseeable future," says Philippa.
Burnedover Island has been identified as part of the Great Lakes Heritage Coast, which is one of nine signature sites in Ontario’s Living Legacy Land Use Strategy. To quote the vision for the Great Lakes Heritage Coast, “the coast should be preserved in its wild and pristine state, and its ecological diversity and scenic beauty protected and restored for the benefit of current and future generations.”
The three-acre island is part of a cluster of islands located east of the St. Joseph Island Bridge in the Wilson Channel area. It is adjacent to Whiskey Rock, which is a well-known boating destination.
The Kensington Conservancy is a charitable land trust that has helped protect over 1,200 acres of ecologically-sensitive land in the St. Joseph Channel area since 2006. Access details for TKC's nature preserves can be found here. If you are a landowner and would like to explore options that ensure your land remains protected in its natural state forever, please contact The Kensington Conservancy at [email protected] or 705-782-2200.
"For over a century our family has owned, loved, and protected Burnedover - from its appearance in the early 1900s as a forest thick with dead trees to its gradual regeneration into one of the most open and beautiful islands in the Desbarats area. Now that I am the last of the Pitkin-Wallaces to summer there, I am grateful to The Kensington Conservancy for being willing to continue to monitor and protect it for the foreseeable future," says Philippa.
Burnedover Island has been identified as part of the Great Lakes Heritage Coast, which is one of nine signature sites in Ontario’s Living Legacy Land Use Strategy. To quote the vision for the Great Lakes Heritage Coast, “the coast should be preserved in its wild and pristine state, and its ecological diversity and scenic beauty protected and restored for the benefit of current and future generations.”
The three-acre island is part of a cluster of islands located east of the St. Joseph Island Bridge in the Wilson Channel area. It is adjacent to Whiskey Rock, which is a well-known boating destination.
The Kensington Conservancy is a charitable land trust that has helped protect over 1,200 acres of ecologically-sensitive land in the St. Joseph Channel area since 2006. Access details for TKC's nature preserves can be found here. If you are a landowner and would like to explore options that ensure your land remains protected in its natural state forever, please contact The Kensington Conservancy at [email protected] or 705-782-2200.
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