Bruce Trail history, future topic of upcoming lecture at McMaster

Adam Brylowski from the Bruce Trail Conservancy will be talking about the history and future of the Bruce Trail in a lecture at Room 1A1, Ewart Angus Centre, McMaster University Medical Centre (MUMC), on Saturday, Jan. 14 at 8 p.m.

It is the first lecture of the year in the Hamilton Association for the Advancement of Literature, Science and Art (HAALSA) lecture series.

Brylowski is the land stewardship coordinator at the Bruce Trail Conservancy. The talk is entitled The Niagara Escarpment: Southern Ontario's Ribbon of Wilderness."

The Bruce Trail Conservancy is one of Ontario's largest land trusts and the steward of Canada's longest marked footpath, the famous Bruce Trail, going from Niagara Falls to Tobermory.

BTC helps conserve, restore and manage land along the Niagara Escarpment UNESCO World Biosphere to protect its ecosystems for the benefit of all, making it available to explore by foot.

It is a member-driven, volunteer-based, charitable organization, governed by a 19-member board of directors.

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