Earth Day Focus on Land Trust Grants
LETHBRIDGE – Environment Minister, Shannon Phillips, marked Earth Day by praising the vital work of land trusts in helping preserve Alberta’s landscapes for ecological and recreational purposes.
“It is every Albertan’s responsibility to be an environmental steward,” Phillips said to a crowd of land trust workers, dedicated to doing just that.
Under Budget 2016, money available through the Land Stewardship Fund will roll out $15-million per year over the next five years to support private and public conservation projects.
Phillips said that while the province has seen many landowners persuaded to sell off property for development, she hopes the land trust will convince them otherwise and they will hold on to their land for future generations.