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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 ...
Conservation Ontario is the network of Ontario’s 36 conservation authorities in Ontario, Canada. Conservation Authorities are local, watershed management agencies that deliver services and programs that protect and manage water and other natural resources in partnership with government, landowners and other organizations.
It was established in October 1946 via the Conservation Authorities Act, and is a member authority of Conservation Ontario. The authority is responsible for the management and protection of the Ganaraska River watershed in Northumberland County and the Regional Municipality of Durham in Southern Ontario.
The Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) is a public-sector agency with delegated provincial authority to address risks of natural hazards, relating to flooding and erosion. ERCA was established in 1973 to manage the natural resources of the Essex Region in partnership with its member municipalities and the Province of Ontario .
Lynde Shores Conservation Area was established in 1972 as a 272 ha (670-acre) protected area composing the environs surrounding the mouth of Lynde Creek and Cranberry Marsh. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is one of the few remaining coastal wetlands along this northern section of Lake Ontario; the area has been designated as provincially significant, and is ...
Conservation authorities in Ontario — the province's watershed authorities are overseen by Conservation Ontario, an Ontario government agency. For more information, see Conservation authority (Ontario, Canada) .
The Long Point Region Conservation Area is an agency of the province of Ontario, Canada, formed to preserve the volume of flow, and purity, of the watercourses that flow into Lake Erie, near Long Point. [1] Rivers that flow through the region include Big Otter Creek, Big Creek, Lynn River and Nanticoke Creek. [1]
The Quinte Conservation is a conservation authority in the province of Ontario. It is headquartered in Belleville, Ontario . Quinte Conservation was created as a result of the amalgamation of three local conservation authorities in 1996; Moira River, Prince Edward Region and the Napanee Region authorities.