Summary Report and Implementation Plan - Partners in Project Green

11 per cent in Etobicoke Creek and eight per cent
Mimico Creek) for a healthy TNHS in the Etobicoke
and Mimico creeks watersheds. Based on this need,
Candidate restoration sites were selected using the
following criteria:
1. Presence of species of conservation concern
that would benefit from an expansion of
habitats and increase/improvements to
existing patch size, shape or connectivity.
2. Presence of vegetation communities
of concern that would benefit from an
expansion of its current size or by restoring
connections to other natural areas.
3. Area represents a significant gain to the
targeted terrestrial natural system in such a
way that improvements to overall landscape
watershed function area achieved.
The priority Candidate sites have been ranked
from high to low, based on ecological gains to
the terrestrial system and immediacy for action.
However, all areas identified in Appendix 1 as
Candidate Sites represent excellent opportunities
for restoration work if opportunities arise.
Further recommendations include:
• Spills control/response system for area between
Queen Street and Highway 407.
• A spills monitoring program.
• One hundred per cent of riparian area vegetated
(this is identified as a long-term goal beyond the
5-year implementation).
• Seventy-five per cent of riparian area to be
forested (this is identified as a long-term goal
beyond the 5-year implementation).
The recommendations, priority rankings and cost
estimates from the Terrestrial Natural Heritage
Report, FMP and stormwater report, can be found in
accompanying Table 3 and are interpreted spatially
on Map 6.
In order to begin to address the key areas of interest
noted above, aquatic sites have been integrated
at a subwatershed scale with a number of the
Candidate restoration sites using TRCA’s Habitat
Implementation Plan (HIP) methodology. These
integrated restoration opportunities can be viewed
on Map 7 and full site assessments for high priority
sites can be found in Appendix 2.
A HIP restoration site identified upstream of GTAA Lands (EMM 105)
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