Two local environmental groups join forces to protect
the Escarpment.
by Roger Klein // photography by Roger Klein
THE ESCARPMENT CORRIDOR ALLIANCE (ECA) has joined forces with the Protecting Talisman Lands Association (PTLA). The two citizen groups arose out of opposition to development plans in “blue zones” on the Niagara Escarpment. Blue zones are designated recreation areas on maps in the Niagara Escarpment Plan (NEP), Canada’s first environmental land-use plan implemented in 1985.
“By preventing both legacy planning mistakes, like Talisman and Castle Glen, as well as future inappropriate developments from moving forward, we can ensure that our unique natural heritage will be safeguarded for generations to come,” the groups said in a joint statement.
The ECA has been working to unite like-minded conservation groups in the region in an effort to create a strategic natural corridor system that spans five watersheds along the Niagara Escarpment in Clearview, The Blue Mountains and Grey Highlands.
The PTLA is encouraging its members to fully support the ECA’s broader mission of protecting the entire Niagara Escarpment area of Southern Georgian Bay.
“ECA is a perfect fit as we have a shared objective to prevent inappropriate development at the Talisman sites and to encourage a green future for the Beaver Valley. We are stronger together,” says the PTLA’s outgoing chair Kate Lazier.
