UTRCA Biologist receives Conservation Award 

Cathy Quinlan, Terrestrial Biologist with the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA), was recognized with a Conservation Award from Nature London in recognition of her substantial and long-standing contribution over 20 years to the Thames Talbot Land Trust (TTLT).  

Cathy has acted as the Trust’s Chair of the Land Securement Committee (LSC) since 2009. She is described as the “conductor of the LSC orchestra”, acknowledging her role coordinating the many activities involved in securing a property. During her tenure as Chair, more than a dozen nature reserves have come under TTLT’s care.

Cathy has also contributed to fundraising efforts to finance land securement including her participation in the Vision 20/20 campaign team which supported the creation of seven new reserves. Cathy’s involvement with the TTLT dates back to 2000, when as the President of McIlwraith Field Naturalists, now Nature London, Cathy was instrumental in the Trust’s founding.

TTLT staff and fellow volunteers say, “Cathy goes about this work with little fanfare but, clearly, with unwavering resolve.”

Congratulations, Cathy, on your award!