Conservation Education Centre
1267 Second Concession Road, Port Rowan, ON N0E 1M0
519-586-2201 | 1-877-990-9932
Revitalization Project
Opened in 1991, the Conservation Education Centre has been a destination for students and lifelong learners alike for 30 years. Now, with the support our community, the Education Centre is undergoing a revitalization to update the educational displays and improve the accessibility of the facility.
Our Project Goals
Updated Displays
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- New, up-to-date content that accurately reflects the current environmental realities of the Long Point Region watershed
- Interactive opportunities for engaging learning
- Refreshed Leaders in Conservation galley including updated exhibits from local waterfowling organizations including the Long Point Company and the Lee Brown Marsh
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Improved Facility Accessibility
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- Improved lighting
- Accessible entrances and washrooms
- Updated flooring and wider walkways
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The Conservation Education Centre will undergo renovations, with the grand reopening scheduled for 2024. We’re taking the exhibition to a whole new level – and you can help! Our fundraising campaign is underway and we are accepting donations to revitalize this important interpretive centre.
Donate to the Revitalization Project
Donations made to the exhibition project are eligible for charitable tax receipts in Canada. Online donations greater than $3.00 will receive tax receipts automatically. Donations of $25.00 and over made by phone (519-842-4242) will receive tax receipts upon request.
American donors can make donations through our partnership with American Friends of Canadian Nature to receive a US tax receipt. Contact LPRCA at 519-842-4242 or conservation@lprca.on.ca to learn more.
This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario.
Project Progress Update – January 2023
✔ Flooring in the Leaders in Conservation Gallery replaced.
✔ Flooring and lighting in the classroom space replaced.
✔ Entrance ramp replaced.
✔ Upper flood windows replaced.
In progress: washroom and front entrance accessibility updates.
Be part of our story
| Donation Tier | Eligibility Amount | Recognition |
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| Supporter | $25.00 – $249.99 | Online, supporter registry |
| Bronze | $250.00 – $999.99 | Online, donor wall |
| Silver | $1,000.00 – $2,499.99 | Online, donor wall |
| Gold | $2,500.00 – $4,999.99 | Online, donor wall |
| Platinum | $5,000+ | Online, donor wall |
Donor Registry
| Platinum Sponsors |
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| The Chilton Foundation |
| Delta Waterfowl |
| Ducks Unlimited Canada |
| Estate of Harold C. Garton |
| George Klein |
| Long Point Company |
| TD Friends of the Environment |
| Thomas Davidson |
| Vittoria Foundation |
| Gold Sponsors |
| Norfolk Community Foundation |
| In Memory of Dr. Bruce Bowyer |
| Ruffed Grouse Society, North Chapter |
| Silver Donors |
| Cameron Sferrazza |
| Gordon Chaplin in Memory of Leighton & Betty Brown |
| Joanne & Tony Leitch |
| Tom Davidson Jr. |
| The Winthrop Foundation |
| Bronze Sponsors |
| Barry Smith in Memory of Grant Smith |
| George Kusich |
| Long Point Lions Club |
| Order of Good Cheer |
| Rodney Twells |
| Stephen Waite |
| William Papenbrock in Memory of Brian Baswick |
| Supporters |
| Derek McHale, in Honour of Ted & Wendy McHale |
| Elaine, Dave, Ethan and Claire Gosnell in Memory of Dr. Charles Baldwin |
| Tillsonburg Legion |
| Bevan & Sheila Smith |
| Ed Collins |
| Doreen Hodnett |
| Ross & Fern Slack |
| Linda & Bill Mahaney |
| Ken & Ruth Gow |
| Denise Neil & Ricky Lewis |
| Joyce Flexman |
| Bill and Donna Coughlin |
| Stephen & Janice Reid |
| Herb and Peggy Taylor |
| H & C Stuart |
| Cheryl & Brian Gaffney |
| Jim Coughlin |
| Laura & Tim Rodger |
| Patricia Raaflaub |
| Helen and David Wray |
| Colleen and David Judd |
| Diane Whitside |
| Tom & Debbie France & Family |
| Bob & Vicki Bowyer |
| Arnold & Maria Freitag |
| Linda & Frank Piersanti |
| Stan Rutter |
| Anonymous |
| Pamela Lorimer |
| Neil Dunning |
| Dennis & Diane Sovereign |
| Tim & Carol Judd |
| Keith Rumble |
| Karen & Ernie Weightman |
| Larry Lorimer |
| David & Debra Tait |
| Chuck McInally |
| Regina Lambert |
| Shirley & Ronald Rice |
| Marie Saunders |
| Paul Splinter |
| David & Ruth Stotesbury |
| Bob & Barbara Dougherty |
| George & Deanna Lloyd |
| Gloria Proracki |
| Jim & Emma Jackson |
| Shirley Burt & Kathy Woolley |
| Sheila & Glenn Phibbs |
| Lou & Sue Kociuk |
| Ann & Jim Jackson |
| Kathleen & Tom Kearney |
| Robert & Mary Defreyne |
| Fred & Sharon Judd |
| Brian & Marion Cook |
| Patricia Kinkel |
| John & Lynda Allman, in Honour of the Gage Family |
| South Coast Probus Club |
| Bob & Patti Bodig |
| Jack Nicholls |
| Catherine Ann Davidson |
| The Good Family |