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Wilderness areas: Areas preserved to maintain their natural state, and protect flora and fauna. Research and educational activities can occur. Dedicated protected areas: Areas identified by First Nations and the Government of Ontario through community-based land use planning in the Far North area of the province. These areas protect the unique ...
Pages in category "Conservation areas in Ontario" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. .
Conservation authorities are mandated to ensure the conservation, restoration and responsible management of Ontario's water, land and natural habitats through programs that balance human, environmental and economic needs. There are currently 36 conservation authorities in Ontario. Most management programs occur in parks known as conservation areas.
A conservation authority is a local, community-based natural resource management agency [1] based in Ontario, Canada.Conservation authorities represent groupings of municipalities on a watershed basis and work in partnership with other agencies to carry out natural resource management activities within their respective watersheds, on behalf of their member municipalities and the Province of ...
Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area (French: Aire marine nationale de conservation du Lac-Supérieur) is a National Marine Conservation Area (NMCA) on the north shore of Lake Superior in Ontario, and is a unit of the national park system. Established on September 1, 2015, [2] it is the largest freshwater marine protected area in the ...
The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources designates four primary areas in Lynde Shores: marshland, lakeshore, open field, and woodlots. The marshland is a habitat for multiple species of reptiles, amphibians, fish, and waterfowl, though its proximity to Durham Regional Road 22 makes the faunal diversity of the area lower than that of other ...
The Claireville Conservation Area is a suburban conservation area located on the border of Peel Region and Toronto in Ontario, Canada. The major part of the area is located in Brampton. The park is a 343 hectare (848 acre) parcel of conservation land located on the west branch of the Humber River.
Cold Creek Conservation Area, usually referred simply as Cold Creek, is an ecologically diverse protected Area of Natural and Scientific Interest in south-central Ontario, Canada. The 190-hectare (470-acre) conservation area was opened on 20 June 1962 by Wilf Spooner and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority .