Protection and preservation of biodiversity along the Niagara Escarpment, from Niagara Falls to Manitoulin Island. EBC is Canada's second-largest, Ontario's largest and most efficient land conservation organization EBC protects 13,356 acres of land (54 square km) that makes us Ontario’s second-largest land trust with 177 nature reserves... adding almost one a month working to meet Canada’s, Ontario’s, and Global goal of protecting 17% of our land we're only at 4.41% in S. Ontario, 10% in the province of Ontario and 9% across Canada EBC protects 58 species of conservation concern or species at risk: - 171 occurrences present on 66 sites - 7 endangered, 12 threatened, 19 of special concern and 17 rare. EBC protects $25,500,000 of ecosystem services* annually EBC protects 18.5 km of Lake Huron shoreline from development EBC protects 13.5 km of Niagara Escarpment slope