Strategic Plan 2018 – 2024
Our Mission: Tallgrass Ontario will identify and facilitate the conservation of tallgrass communities* by coordinating programs and services to provide assistance to individuals, groups and agencies.

*Note – The term “tallgrass communities” describes the assemblages of flora and fauna making up tallgrass prairie and savanna systems in North America.
Strategic Priority 1: Ensure Organizational Capacity
- Maintain effective board practices
- Generate funds
- Increase membership
- Reduce Organizational risk
Strategic Priority 2: Facilitate the creation and restoration of tallgrass communities
- Complete project commitments
- Establish partnerships with other businesses and agencies doing restoration
- Maintain landowner contact list
- Coordinate restoration projects
- Write grant applications
Strategic Priority 3: Increase public awareness and stewardship of tallgrass communities
- Develop information about conservation and restoration for website
- Increase the distribution of Bluestem Banner
- Work cooperatively with government agencies
- Host conferences
- Speak to groups about TgO and prairie restoration
- Undertake public training projects such as booklets, seminars, classes
- Develop and transfer information about conservation and restoration
Strategic Priority 4: Identify and secure existing and potential tallgrass communities across the province.
- Identify possible sites for the introduction/restoration of tallgrass prairie
- Identify potential restoration sites
- Contribute to cooperative mapping of tallgrass sites across the province
- Complete mapping of tallgrass sites across the province
Strategic Priority 5: Promote research and knowledge transfer of tallgrass communities
- Remain current on grassland habitat research
- Facilitate research of tallgrass communities and species
- Work with other organizations and researchers to compile an inclusive map of prairie in Ontario