EcoMedic is dedicated to the practical application of ecosystem restoration principles for landowners who wish to take an environmentally friendly approach to managing their property.

EcoMedic works with landowners to develop Managed Forest Plans that will enable them to become true stewards of their land.

Sandy Agnew is a Certified Engineering Technician, a graduate of Niagara College's Ecosystem Restoration course and a Managed Forest Plan Approver. He has been involved in ecological restoration for over 40 years with such groups as Black Creek Project of Toronto, Trout Unlimited Canada and Severn Sound Environmental Association. From 2002 to 2015 Sandy operated EcoMedic Ecological Restoration Services, working for private landowners, NGO's and government agencies. He is a former councillor in Oro-Medonte Township and former member of the Lake Simcoe and Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authorities boards and the Couchiching Conservancy board.

Sandy holds memberships in numerous environmental groups including the Ontario Society for Ecological Restoration, Ontario Woodlot Association, Huronia Woodland Owners Association, Forests Ontario and Ontario Nature. He is a former board member of the former Zero Waste Simcoe and Kids for Turtles Environmental Education. He was a provincial appointee to the Lake Simcoe Coordinating Committee and currently sits on the board of the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition.
EcoMedic is located on property in the headwaters of Hogg creek, a provincially significant wetland. A conservation easement has been established on this property with the Couchiching Conservancy, guaranteeing its protection in perpetuity.

EcoMedic is located on property in the headwaters of Hogg creek, a provincially significant wetland. A conservation easement has been established on this property with the Couchiching Conservancy, guaranteeing its protection in perpetuity.

Since 2015 Sandy has retired the ecological restoration component of EcoMedic and is concentrating on creating Managed Forest Plans that assist landowners to manage their forest and wetland properties to be ecologically sustainable and save tax dollars under the Managed Forest Tax Incentive Program (MFTIP). Sandy has prepared and approved 200+ Managed Forest Plans.

Sandy is also concentrating on working with non-profit organizations such as Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition to work toward open and transparent government to protect our water, food land and natural heritage in Simcoe County.

In 2019 Sandy was the co-recipient (with Margaret Prophet) of the Ontario Nature Steve Hounsell Greenway Award for his work with the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition and the Severn Sound Environmental Association Bob Whittam Environmental Award for his lifetime dedication to the protection of the natural heritage and water quality in Severn Sound.

In 2023 Sandy was the recipient of the Huronia Woodland Owners Association’s White Pine Award for outstanding contribution to Woodland Management and Promotion. (https://www.huroniawoodlandowners.ca/white-pine-award).