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LAKE ERIE NORTH SHORE WATERSHED PLAN<br />

Table 22: Point Abino Drain Subwatershed Restoration Strategy<br />

Restoration Opportunities Recommended Restoration Strategies<br />

Riparian Wetland Upland and Ecological Linkages<br />

1. Headwater region priority should be placed on<br />

establishing riparian buffer<br />

habitat; the headwaters run<br />

through agricultural lands and<br />

along roadways with little to no<br />

buffer strip<br />

riparian buffers will help to<br />

reduce sediment and<br />

contaminant loads from adjacent<br />

land uses, and cool the water to<br />

enhance water quality and fish<br />

habitat while creating corridors<br />

connecting fragmented natural<br />

areas providing cover for wildlife<br />

existing riparian should be<br />

maintained<br />

watercourses are in part<br />

managed as municipal drains<br />

therefore establishment of<br />

riparian corridors (e.g. deep<br />

rooted grasses & shrubs)should<br />

consider future maintenance<br />

activities (refer to engineers<br />

report and drainage BMP<br />

practice recommendations)<br />

protect existing wetlands (e.g.,<br />

create a buffer of trees and shrubs<br />

between the wetlands and the<br />

agricultural activities)<br />

wetland restoration suitability<br />

mapping identifies very high<br />

suitability for enhancement and<br />

filling in gaps surrounding Point<br />

Abino Wetland Complex<br />

very high suitability for wetlandriparian<br />

restoration linking<br />

fragmented natural areas<br />

wetland restoration suitability<br />

mapping identifies numerous areas<br />

suitable for wetland creation: see<br />

map<br />

very high suitability exists for<br />

upland restoration in and around<br />

Point Abino Wetland Complex<br />

extending into the adjacent<br />

subwatershed creating ecological<br />

linkages or infilling increasing interior<br />

size of feature<br />

high suitability for creating a<br />

Critical Function Zone surrounding<br />

PSW‟s. This will provide for a variety<br />

of critical functions for wetlandassociated<br />

fauna (e.g. nesting<br />

habitat)<br />

focus in this portion of the study<br />

area should be on enhancement of<br />

existing natural areas and the<br />

creation of ecological linkages<br />

2 watercourses receive cover<br />

from adjacent Point Abino<br />

Wetland Complex with small<br />

segments with little to no riparian<br />

habitat; focus should be on<br />

establishment and enhancement<br />

of riparian buffers in areas with<br />

little to no existing riparian<br />

(watercourse between ANSI<br />

complexes is critical fish habitat<br />

with little to no buffer strip)<br />

riparian buffers will help to<br />

reduce sediment and<br />

protect existing wetlands<br />

suitability mapping indicates very<br />

high suitability for filling in gaps<br />

west of Mathews Road and for<br />

wetland-riparian restoration along<br />

watercourses segments between<br />

Point Abino Complex creating<br />

ecological linkages between<br />

fragmented natural<br />

221<br />

very high suitability for infilling and<br />

enhancement surrounding Point<br />

Abino Wetland Complex PSW and<br />

ANSI providing a Critical Function<br />

Zone, increasing interior size, and/or<br />

creating larger contiguous which<br />

would enhance the natural areas<br />

ability to support a larger diversity of<br />

flora and fauna<br />

opportunity for creation of<br />

ecological linkages between<br />

fragmented natural areas facilitating<br />

in the movement of flora and fauna

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