Stewardship Rangers

Each year, young Ontarians find employment as Stewardship Rangers. They receive training in the management of natural resources through the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. The Prescott-Russell Stewardship Council welcomed five youths from this initiative to work in the Alfred and Lefaivre regions throughout the summers of 2003 and 2004.

Most of the work consisted of cleaning the ecological trails in the woods surrounding the Alfred College. The youths also worked on improving the interpretational trails at Atocas Bay in Lefaivre. This work was done in partnership with Ducks Unlimited Canada and Rodney Maclaren, a cattle farmer. Some of the tasks included installing fencing to restrict the cattle’s access to the swamps and creeks of Atocas, laying down wood chips to facilitate visitors access to the site, and clearing the ski trails at Larose Forest..