Sandbanks Draft Veg Mgmt Plan - Ontario Parks

6.0 Funding/Linkages
The projects identified in this plan will require external funding and partnerships in order
to be successfully implemented. Park staff will work in cooperation with zone staff to
identify appropriate experts and partners. Specific management activities requiring
partner support include:
• Plantation management – tree removal
• Plantation management – underplanting with native species
• Invasive species control (where cutting or pulling are appropriate measures)
• Agricultural Area restoration – seed collection and propagation
• Agricultural Area restoration – seed and seedling planting
Potential partner organizations include the Friends of Sandbanks, the Prince Edward
County Field Naturalists, the Prince Edward County Stewardship Council, Sir Sanford
Fleming College, as well as various local school groups. Niagara College runs an
internship program for the graduates of their Ecosystem Restoration program. Should
funding become available individuals from this program may be interested in carrying out
proposed restoration activities.
There are many sources of funding that are available to non-governmental
organizations. Partners may be used to obtain funding from these sources for park
management activities. A list of possible funding sources is available from SE Zone.
7.0 Summary of Public Consultation and Environmental Assessment
Requirements for Implementation
As directed by Provincial Park Policy PM 11.03.01 and the Class Environmental
Assessment for Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves (MNR 2005), public
consultation is an important part of the vegetation stewardship planning and
implementation process. The projects described within this strategy are Category “A” or
“B” projects under the Class Environmental Assessment for Provincial Parks and
Conservation Reserves. In April 2008 stakeholders and local residents were notified by
mail that the draft plan was available for review, a paid advertisement appeared in the
local newspaper, and the plan was posted on the Ontario Parks website. Following the
release of the notices and draft document there was a 45-day review and comment
period. No comments were received.
The release of the approved Sandbanks Vegetation Management Plan was announced
in September 2009. The approved plan was made available by
download from the Ontario Parks’ website:
http://www.ontarioparks.com/english/invit.html, or by request for printed copies. A project
evaluation and statement of completion were prepared for those projects that are
screened as Category “B”.
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Ontario Parks, SE Zone
2009