the goal of protecting critical habitat in the Carolinian forest 
zone of southwestern Ontario. As with most projects with which 
the League is involved, there is a strong emphasis on the en¬ 
couragement of private land stewardship and other means of 
protecting land, rather than outright acquisition. When acqui¬ 
sition is involved, it is usually delegated to a member agency 
(such as the Nature Conservancy) with experience in this area. 
In response to serious concerns about property taxes on 
heritage lands, the Natural Heritage League presented a paper on 
property tax reform to the Premier in 1984. After additional 
lobbying by the League in 1986, the Premier announced in October 
that the province would extend to natural heritage lands the 
same property tax rebates which are available for agricultural 
and managed forest lands. 
The League has also sponsored the recently-published 
Islands of Green, a "how-to" book on natural heritage protec¬ 
tion. It is currently available from the Ontario Heritage 
Foundation ($12.00 postpaid) and should soon be available from 
the Nature Canada Bookshop. 
These are just some of the activities of the Natural Heri¬ 
tage League. For more information on the League or for a copy 
of Islands of Green, I suggest you contact the Ontario Heritage 
Foundation, 2nd Floor, 77 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario 
M7A 2R9. n 
The 75th Anniversary of the National Museum 
Diamond Jubilee of the Victoria Memorial Museum Building 
An exhibit celebrating the history of the National Museum of 
Natural Sciences and the 75th Anniversary of the Victoria 
Memorial Museum Building is being held in the 
Special Events Gallery, 3rd Floor East 
Victoria Memorial Museum 
Metcalfe and McLeod Streets 
until September 7, 1987 
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