Rainy Lake Conservancy

Mission Statement

The Mission Statement of the Rainy Lake Conservancy is to work with property owners, governments, and the local communities to preserve and protect the natural beauty, historic features, ecological and recreational values for present and future generations within but not restricted to Rainy Lake.

The Rainy Lake Conservancy is actively involved in conservation efforts in Northwestern Ontario.

The Conservancy’s primary areas of focus are Rainy Lake and its watershed. Here members gather water samples for water quality testing, educate island property owners and residents on good shoreline practices, and sponsor biodiversity inventories. Equally important, the Rainy Lake Conservancy works with property owners, governments and local communities, encouraging the conservation of land through a variety of land protection options.

Since the early 1900s, Canadians and Americans have worked together to preserve Rainy Lake’s natural beauty, clean water, abundant plant and wildlife and its rich history (aboriginal, voyageurs, explorers).  There have successfully been four island property donations and seven Conservation Easements donated to the American Friends of Canadian Conservation, all of which are now owned and held by Rainy Lake Conservancy. Rainy Lake is a rare and precious place in a world where forests and clean lakes are rapidly disappearing.