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ALUS came to eastern Ontario in 2012. Today, ALUS Ontario East operates within the Raisin Region and South Nation Conservation Authorities’ watersheds and other areas. The program is led by the local Partnership Advisory Committee (PAC) with assistance from its legal entity, the Raisin Region Conservation Authority. The PAC is comprised of members from both the local farming and environmental communities.
ALUS Ontario East works with farmers and ranchers to enhance ecosystem services on marginal, uneconomic, and fragile areas and on lands that can be managed to enhance environmental stewardship while integrating with their existing farming operations. ALUS participants receive an annual payment for every acre enrolled in the program in exchange for managing and maintaining projects that increase ecosystem services to that benefit both their farm and wider community.
ALUS Ontario East supports the establishment, management, and maintenance of various innovative and sustainable projects such as wetlands and beaver baffles, erosion control, buffers, windbreaks, grasslands, modified grazing practices, livestock exclusion fencing, and more. ALUS is voluntary and non-prescriptive, which allows for increased flexibility when designing projects to suit any farming operation. The program is always on the lookout for interesting and innovative project ideas that will bring together agriculture and nature.
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ALUS Canada announces $100,000 sponsorship from Silk® to help restore farmland across the country
With its New Acre™ Project sponsorship, Silk® will help farmers and ranchers devote 90 acres to ALUS projects that benefit Canadians. PRESS RELEASE | FOR RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 Toronto, Ontario, September 9, 2020 | ALUS Canada announces $100,000...
A New Round of Our “Success with ALUS Projects” Guidebooks Now Available
ALUS Canada launches new booklets to help farmers and ranchers monitor ALUS projects for best success What does success with ALUS projects look like? Check out the new round of our “Success with ALUS Projects” guidebooks, now available thanks to funding from the...
Flood Prevention in Eastern Ontario
ALUS Ontario East participants explain how—and why—they do what they do. On a balmy day in early October, ALUS Ontario East participants Kurt MacSweyn, Mike MacGillivray, Christian Lalande, André Pommainville and Marc Bercier got ready to receive 45 guests on their...
ALUS Ontario East Coordinator
Glenn Mackey, Chair, resident of Augusta
Marc Bercier, Vice-Chair, resident of La Nation
John Van Turnhout, Past Chair, resident of North Stormont
William Robertson, resident of South Glengarry
Kurt MacSweyn, resident of North Glengarry
Jacqueline Pemberton, resident of North Dundas
Ian Walker, resident of Alfred and Plantagenet
Stephen Burgess, resident of South Glengarry
Rene Lalonde, resident of North Stormont
Lisa Van De Ligt, Advisor, Raisin Region Conservation Authority
Ronda Boutz, Advisor, South Nation Conservation
Elaine Kennedy, PAC Facilitator, Advisor, SD&G Chapter of the Ontario Woodlot Association
Jean Saint-Pierre, Advisor, Boisés Est
Mikayla Stinson, Advisor, Ducks Unlimited Canada
Benoit Lebeau, Advisor, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs