"I wanted a creek. I wanted it at the top of a valley."
"We didn't know what we were doing. We just knew that we wanted to do something with the bush … and we had to preserve it,"he said.
"It's a labour of love, and it's so rewarding,"she said.
"The upper Austinville area is unique in that there is so much activity and so much preserved land,"he said.
"It was the highlight of my life,"he said.
"Heather and I, in our will, have tried to keep it in perpetuity, keep enough dollars for ongoing management,"he said.
"Hopefully, there's someone in the family that'd be ideal, but if not, we'll find a landowner who will keep up the legacy."