Trail at Collavino Conservation Area reopens following successful Turtle Nesting

Essex Region – The trail at Collavino Conservation Area in Amherstburg has fully reopened following a temporary partial closure to protect turtles through the nesting season.  

Throughout the nesting period, turtle researchers monitored the site. Collavino Conservation Area, located in the Detroit River watershed, has a high concentration of Species-at-Risk, including Blanding’s Turtles, Eastern Spiny Soft Turtles and Snapping Turtles.  

Collavino Conservation Area opened in May, thanks to the generosity of Loris Collavino and his family, who donated the 150 acre wetland property and funds to create public amenities while protecting the natural space and the species that inhabit it in perpetuity. ERCA is also welcoming public feedback on the draft management plan for the site, but urging conservation area users to act quickly, as the survey will close August 21. Take the survey at https://essexregionconservation.ca/collavinosurvey .  

The Essex Region Conservation Authority is a public sector organization established by the Province of Ontario in 1973 and governed by local municipalities. For more than 50 years, it has delivered local programs and services that further the conservation, restoration, development and management of natural resources in watersheds in the Windsor-Essex-Pelee Island region.