Our incredible volunteer, Sarah, recently spoke with one of our valued board members, Mike Douglas, about his commitment to tackling local environmental issues, making his voice heard, and the experiences that paved the path for him to do so.
Activist, not actor, is what comes to mind when speaking with OFT Board Member Mike Douglas, as both Mike and his wife Anna actively seek to understand and contribute to solutions to the environmental problems at their doorstep and beyond.
Mike and Anna’s farm, Brechin Brae, in Simcoe County, is frequented by many four-leggeds: bears, moose, deer, and rabbits on their way to their watering hole, as well as animals of flight such as the endangered Monarch Butterfly and threatened Eastern Meadowlark. Unfortunately, this idyllic environment is also frequented by dump trucks on their way to the limestone quarries or a farmer’s field, where they threaten soil and water quality by dumping building materials from the GTA’s building industry.
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