The Toronto Bruce Trail Club is seeking two new land stewards. Apply today.
Land stewards are the caregivers of Bruce Trail Conservancy owned and managed lands. Unlike trail captains who maintain the trail itself, stewards inspect entire properties. The Toronto Bruce Trail Club owns or manages 14 properties with 16 land stewards and one land stewardship director.
The club began recruiting land stewards in 1998 and they have since been the eyes and ears of our lands. Some have been caring for their properties for several years and may also volunteer as hike leaders and trail captains. Land stewards have permission to explore beyond the trail and see parts of the escarpment that few get to experience.
What do land stewards do?
- ‘Adopt’ a BTC property to steward
- Visit property at least 2x annually
- Report verbally report in spring, electronically in fall
- Keep a record of observations
- Flora & fauna, misuse, changes, etc.
- Implement Stewardship Plan recommendations
- Make recommendations
- Report problems to the Land Stewardship Director
Land Stewards must be able to get to these rural properties – so a car and driver’s license is a must.
Interested? Please reach out to us at volunteer@torontobrucetrailclub.org