Our Impact
Discover the Power of Your Support: Cultivating Ontario’s Ecological Health
At the OFAH Foundation, every contribution you make fuels innovative programs, actively fostering a sustainable future for Ontario’s natural heritage. We envision a future where everyone in Ontario feels close to a thriving natural world and works together to protect it, ensuring public access to healthy ecosystems and wildlife habitat. Explore how your generosity makes change across our province.
Making a Real Difference Across Ontario
Your Donations Empower Community-Led Conservation
Your donations empower local heroes to make a real difference across Ontario. From 2022-2024, our Community Conservation Fund fueled 44 vital projects with over $185,000. Engaging more than 3,200 volunteers, these efforts have restored critical habitats and revitalized shorelines from one end of the province to the other.
Donors like you helped Manitoulin Streams restore vital stream habitat in Grimesthorpe Creek and revitalize Wiikwemkoong First Nation’s shoreline. With an additional $50,000 in grants being invested in communities in 2025, your support continues to create powerful change.
Engaging Conservation Curriculum
Igniting Curiosity: Hands-On Learning with Conservation Crates
Your support for our Conservation Crates is unlocking wonders in classrooms across Ontario. These curriculum-linked kits deliver exciting, hands-on learning about all aspects of fish and wildlife directly to students, sparking a genuine discovery beyond typical field trips. As Grade 4 teacher Lori G. noted, the clear and concise information “inspired a number of students to ask their families to fish!”. Your support of this program fuels curiosity and cultivates future stewards, providing vital hands-on science education province-wide, delivering key age-appropriate facts about Ontario’s natural heritage.
In-Depth Heritage Studies
From Classrooms to Conservation: The Bring Back the Salmon Program
Your support for the Bring Back the Salmon program transforms Ontario classrooms into vital conservation hubs. More than 100 dedicated teachers guide students in nurturing salmon from egg to fry (young fish). In May of this year, over 2,000 students proudly released more than 4,000 salmon they raised firsthand. These young stewards learn about fish biology, healthy habitats, and the vital truth that ecological health is wealth, fostering a deep love for conservation. It’s a truly transformative experience, connecting youth directly to the future of our natural world. The enthusiasm for this program is immense, with many more schools eager to participate.
Support Wildlife Research
Your Support Fuels Vital Conservation Science
Your donations to the OFAH Foundation power critical research that protects Ontario’s biodiversity. Meet Jacob Bowman, whose OFAH Fish & Wildlife Grant – funded by donors like you – supports his Master of Science (M.Sc.) work on climate change’s impact on iconic Ontario brook trout. This vital research helps protect our fish, angling traditions, and ecological wealth. As Jacob states, “The OFAH grant has been a massive support… I can’t thank the OFAH Foundation enough”. Your generosity directly invests in the science protecting Ontario’s natural heritage.Invest in Conservation’s Future: Every Gift Makes a Difference
The impactful conservation work we do is made possible by supporters like you. Your ongoing commitment ensures the OFAH Foundation can expand vital programs, reaching more youth and providing more resources to protect Ontario’s natural heritage. Join us in fostering a sustainable future for our fish, wildlife, and outdoor traditions for generations to come. Every contribution you make is an investment in the future of Ontario’s fish and wildlife.