Walking together: Bridging two worlds to protect one landscape

April 2, 2026 @ 7:07 amNews, Wingham Advance Times

Cory Bilyea photos - Chris Akiwenzie, front, tells the story of the cedar trees, ‘the tree with many eyes,” part of the many stories he told during the collaborative nature walk on Mar. 26 between Bagida’waad Alliance and Maitland Conservation.

Indigenous and conservationist groups collaborate for the future HURON COUNTY – Members of Neyaashiinigmiing’s Bagida’waad Alliance joined staff and volunteers from Maitland Conservation for a muddy spring walk on Mar. 26, using bird migration,  the history of local trees and changing waters as starting points for collaboration, reconciliation and sharing care for the land. What…

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Cory Bilyea is a reporter with Midwestern Newspapers.