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Sustaining and enhancing the natural environment of Lanark County through the combined efforts of all.

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We’re all part of the Solution

The Community Stewardship Council of Lanark County is a unique organization: a volunteer, community-based Council which works with individuals and community groups committed to responsible environmental stewardship. The Council, comprised of community members representing landowner interests and a variety of environmental interest groups, is part of a network of stewardship councils across the province, each operating independently within its respective community. Through active collaboration with other community organizations, the Council provides a locally-based and community-oriented means of linking landowners with information on best practices, expertise and modest resources for a wide-range of specific grassroots environmental initiatives. Although rooted locally, the Lanark Stewardship Council’s projects and partners range from local, to provincial to national.

Sustaining and enhancing the natural environment of Lanark County through the combined efforts of all.

Fish and Wildlife

Living in a rural environments allows us to be a stewards of the landscape around us. Protecting fish habitats and helping wildlife thrive are just a few of the things we do.

We can help you do the same. 

Climate Network

Scientist around the world have told us that the earth is at a turning point. We have limited time to slow down global warming  to keep the earth’s temperature at 1.5% increase.

But what can you do? 

ON YOUR LAND

Help in managing your rural property is usually not too far away. The main challenge is knowing who to contact and where to start in tracking down the answers to your questions. 

Let us help!

GET INVOLVED

There are so many rewarding things about being a volunteer. The camaraderie. The joy of seeing the fruits of your labour. Helping those that cant help themselves.

Want to make a difference? 

Featured News

The Lanark County Stewardship Council has moved the CLIMATE NETWORK LANARK to a new domain. Check out all the opportunities and news at the new site.

Good Things in Our Future – Socially Responsible Investing

In the last 10 or 15 years, Lanark Highlands has attracted a lot of retirees – I’m one of them -- and most of us come with our retirement funds, large or small. Retirement funds have a lot of power, because they represent the money we have ‘loaned’ to various...

Guide to Critiquing Official Plans

While Susan Berlin wrote this to give Lanark Highlands residents insight into evaluating their own Official Plan, it’s a very helpful read for the rest of us in Lanark County. All of our lower-tier municipalities are revising their Official Plans this year (except...

Regrowth and Regeneration

Regrowth and Regeneration

Seeing our beautiful oaks and apple trees regrowing a second set of leaves after the devastation of the LDD moth invasion earlier this summer, it seems like regrowth and regeneration are possible just when we need it. This theme is truly alive in many local farms...

Help show the community why Lanark County is the place to bee!

Help show the community why Lanark County is the place to bee!

Did you think about butterflies or bees when designing your outdoor space? Did you include a variety of native pollinator plants, and leave out pesticides and herbicides? If yes, we would love you to fill out our form https://forms.gle/D3XuHzsdPjLhrE2p7 so we can add...

Your Resource for Local Climate Questions & Action

Your Resource for Local Climate Questions & Action

If you’re wondering what’s going on in Lanark with Climate Action and how you can contribute, consider this: municipal governments control or influence half of all greenhouse gas emissions produced locally. .. Read More

Have a 4×4 Patch Free in Your Yard? Help Protect Pollinators

Have a 4×4 Patch Free in Your Yard? Help Protect Pollinators

One thing that is increasingly on many gardeners’ minds is how we can enhance our growing spaces to help all the pollinators that we rely on. Some research into the issue reveals that climate change, pesticide use and habitat loss around the world have caused a large...