EASTERN WOODLANDS

ALGONQUIN TO ADIRONDACKS (A2A)

Connecting Algonquin to the Adirondacks

The Algonquin to Adirondacks Program aims to ensure ecological connectivity and help restore biodiversity within a broad region of eastern Ontario and northern New York State stretching from Algonquin Park to the Adirondack Mountains. 

CPAWS-OV's Accomplishments:

• Producing a science-based report on the Conservation Potential of the Frontenac Axis: Linking Algonquin Park to the Adirondacks;
• Publishing the Thousand Islands Ecosystem Community Atlas as a resource for ecologically based planning and policy development in the Thousand Islands region of the St. Lawrence River;

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• Carrying out extensive work to raise public and civic awareness of the challenges in and opportunity for conservation in the A2A region;
• Providing critical input to management plans developed for protected areas such as Charleston Lake, Kawartha Highlands and Gatineau Park;
• Helping to found and support the Algonquin to Adirondacks (A2A) Conservation Association;
• Addressing conservation issues in Algonquin Park , the northern anchor of the A2A region;
• Playing a key role in establishment of a protection zone for Eastern wolves and coyotes in all the townships surrounding Algonquin Park.

Visit the Algonquin to Adirondacks Conservation Association

For more information on the Algonquin to Adirondacks campaign or to get involved, please contact John McDonnell at jmcdonnell@cpaws.org or by phone at (613) 232-7297.

Documents:

• Thousand Islands Community Atlas - PDF
   
• The Conservation Potential of the Frontenac Axis - PDF
   
• Wildlife-Friendly Waterfront - PDF
   
• A Moose Tale: The Saga of Alice - PDF

Image credit (banner):
Marc Gravel