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• The shore of Lakeshore, Kraft Drain, Bertie Bay Drains (including Lake Erie 1) and Six Mile Creek subwatersheds; • Upper Black Creek subwatershed; • Frenchman’s Creek, Miller Creek, Baker Creek and Niagara River Shores subwatersheds; and • The divide between upper Beaver Creek and Six Mile Creek subwatersheds. LandCare Niagara’s Natural Heritage Framework (1998) also includes the well-vegetated Beaver Creek valleylands. All designations are current as of 2006 and will need periodic review as Species-At-Risk lists change. Wildlife According to information gathered as part of the Fort Erie Natural Areas Inventory (NAI) (Dougan & Associates, 2003), as well as recent results of the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas (OBBA), approximately 200 resident or breeding wildlife species (i.e. excluding migrants) have been documented from the Fort Erie Creeks watersheds area and immediate vicinity including Point Abino. Only the lists for amphibians and reptiles (24), birds (119) and mammals (15) from the NAI can be considered complete or comprehensive. The remaining wildlife species on file are composed of insects (36) and crustaceans (1). While most of the species have been recently documented (as is the case with the results of the OBBA), a few of the records are very dated, going back to the late 19 th century and first half of the 20 th century. Examples are: Spring Salamander (1877), Spotted Turtle (1914), Loggerhead Shrike (1906), Piping Plover (1934, 1936), Grey Fox (1952) and Prothonotary Warbler (1959), and Woodland Vole (1946), most (or all) of which have been extirpated as breeding residents. Of the 200 wildlife species, nineteen (19) are designated as ‘Species at Risk’, i.e., they are designated as “Special Concern”, “Threatened”, or “Endangered” in Canada (COSEWIC, 2005) or Ontario (OMNR, 2005). Included are: one (1) species of insect, seven (7) species of amphibians and reptiles, nine (9) species of birds and two (2) species of mammal. Nine (9) of the nineteen (19) species have been reported in the last two decades. According to the Natural Heritage Information Centre, 19 species are regarded as provincially ‘rare’, [i.e., those designated as S1, S2, or S3 (NHIC, 2006)]. Not all of the species are the same as the ‘Species at Risk’. Both sets are included and distinguished in Table 2.6.9. Designations change as species’ status changes through time – either because of recovery or of heightened risk. March 2008 65 Fort Erie Creeks Watershed Plan General Report (105116)
TABLE 2.6.9: PROVINCIALLY & NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT WILDLIFE SPECIES Conservation Status Common Name Scientific Name National Provincial COSEWIC † OMNR ‡ SRank* Recent or Historic Data Source Damselflies & Dragonflies 1 Swamp Darner Epiaeschna heros S3 Recent A Butterflies 1 Monarch Danaus plexippus SC SC S4 Recent A Amphibians & Reptiles 1 Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus NAR END-R S1 Historic B 2 Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus SC EXP SX Historic B, C, D 3 Fowlers Toad Bufo fowleri THR THR S2 Recent B, C, D 4 Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata END END S3 Historic C 5 Blanding’s Turtle Emydoidea blandingii THR THR S3 Historic B, C 6 Eastern Hog-nosed Snake ◊ Heterodon platirhinos THR THR S3 Recent B 7 Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum SC SC S3 Recent B Birds 1 Great Egret Casmerodius albus S2B Recent E 2 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax S3B Recent E 3 Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus NAR SC S4B Recent E, F 4 Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus END END S1S2B Recent E 5 Piping Plover Charadrius melodus END END-R S1B Historic C, D 6 Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus SC SC S3B Recent A, E 7 Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus END END-R S2B Historic C, D 8 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor S2S3 Recent A, C, D, E 9 Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea SC SC S3B Recent C, D, E 10 Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea END END-R S1S2B Historic C, D 11 Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina THR THR S3B Recent A, E 12 Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens SC SC S2S3B Recent E Mammals 1 Woodland Vole Microtus pinetorum SC SC S3 Historic D 2 Grey Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus THR THR SZB Historic C, D Legend Note: -- Species in italics may not have been recorded in the study area. Associated accuracy is very low. ◊ The recent Eastern Hog-nosed Snake observation was included because it was documented only a short distance outside the study area boundary. Therefore, it seems possible it could be found in the study area in the future. † COSEWIC (Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada). 2005. Canadian Species at Risk. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Web site: http://www.cosewic.gc.ca/eng/sct0/rpt/rpt_csar_e.cfm [accessed 25 April 2006] ‡ OMNR (Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources). 2006. Species at Risk in Ontario List: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Species at Risk Unit, June 30, 2006. http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/mnr/speciesatrisk/status_list.html#thr * NHIC (Natural Heritage Information Centre). 2006a. NHIC List of Ontario Insects: Odonata. Ontario Natural Heritage Information Centre Home Page. http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/MNR/nhic/queries/listout.cfmel=iiodo NHIC (Natural Heritage Information Centre). 2006b. NHIC List of Ontario Insects: Lepidoptera. Ontario Natural Heritage Information Centre Home Page. http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/MNR/nhic/queries/listout.cfmel=iilep NHIC (Natural Heritage Information Centre). 2006c. NHIC List of Ontario Amphibians. Ontario Natural Heritage Information Centre Home Page. http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/MNR/nhic/queries/listout.cfmel=aa NHIC (Natural Heritage Information Centre). 2006d. NHIC List of Ontario Reptiles. Ontario Natural Heritage Information Centre Home Page. http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/MNR/nhic/queries/listout.cfmel=ar NHIC (Natural Heritage Information Centre). 2006e. NHIC List of Ontario Birds. Ontario Natural Heritage Information Centre Home Page. http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/MNR/nhic/queries/listout.cfmel=ab NHIC (Natural Heritage Information Centre). 2006f. NHIC List of Ontario Mammals. Ontario Natural Heritage Information Centre Home Page. http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/MNR/nhic/queries/listout.cfmel=am SC = Special Concern; THR = Threatened; END = Endangered; END-R = Endangered – Regulated; NAR = Not at Risk S1 = S2 = S3 = Extremely rare in Ontario; usually 5 or fewer occurrences in the province or very few remaining individuals; often especially vulnerable to extirpation. Very rare in Ontario; usually between 5 and 20 occurrences in the province or with many individuals in fewer occurrences; often susceptible to extirpation. Rare to uncommon in Ontario; usually between 20 and 100 occurrences in the province; may have fewer occurrences, but with a large number of individuals in some populations; may be susceptible to large-scale disturbances. Most species with an S3 rank are assigned to the watch list, unless they have a relatively high global rank. S4 = Common and apparently secure in Ontario; usually with more than 100 occurrences in the province. S5 = Very common and demonstrably secure in Ontario. S = Not Ranked Yet, or if following a ranking, Rank Uncertain (e.g. S3). S species have not had a rank assigned. SX = Apparently extirpated from Ontario, with little likelihood of rediscovery. Typically not seen in the province for many decades, despite searches at known historic sites. SZ = Not of practical conservation concern inasmuch as there are no clearly definable occurrences; applies to long distance migrants, winter vagrants, and eruptive species, which are too transitory and/or dispersed in their occurrence(s) to be reliably mapped; most such species are non-breeders, however, some may occasionally breed. SZB = Breeding migrants/vagrants. Recent = 1986 to 2006; Historic = 1985 and before. A = Fort Erie Natural Areas Inventory (NAI) 2002 field data B = Ontario Herpetofaunal Summary data (current as of March 2003) C = OMNR NRVIS data (current as of 2002). Includes only data of individuals known to be from within study area. D = Rare species information from Natural Heritage Information Centre (NHIC) database (current as of March 2006) E = Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas data (current as of March 21, 2006) F = Bird Life of Canada's Niagara Frontier by R.W. Sheppard (1970). Published by the Niagara Falls Nature Club. March 2008 66 Fort Erie Creeks Watershed Plan General Report (105116)
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FORT ERIE CREEKS - WATERSHED PLAN M
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page No.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page No.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL REPORT AP
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1.3 Administration This study has b
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2. WATERSHED AREA CHARACTERIZATION
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sediment and topographic breaks. In
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The make up of the Halton Till and
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Any modest level of additional grou
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NPCA Groundwater Study did delineat
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Page 29 and 30: Creek and Baker Creek have higher u
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Page 39 and 40: agricultural purposes prior to 1955
Page 41 and 42: fields. Due to the scale and qualit
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Page 45 and 46: level survey of the site extending
Page 47 and 48: Field Investigations 2.5.2 Work Act
Page 49 and 50: Marginal Habitat: those fisheries h
Page 51 and 52: natural channel, except for a 1.3 k
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Page 63 and 64: • Percent of interior forest: >10
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Page 93 and 94: A review of the NPCA water quality
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Page 97 and 98: The Lake Erie Shoreline Management
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Page 109 and 110: 3.1.3 Stream Morphology It is NPCA
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The purpose of the hydrologic model
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Watershed / Subcatchment TABLE 4.1.
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TABLE 4.1.4: 100 YEAR PEAK FLOW COM
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Watershed Damage Location NPCA Floo
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not necessarily reflect absolute ch
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potentially increase the erosion in
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TABLE 4.22: SUMMARY OF ANNUAL CONTA
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Several Special Policy Areas includ
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TABLE 4.3.2: TERRESTRIAL NATURAL HE
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TABLE 4.3.2: TERRESTRIAL NATURAL HE
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Subwatershed TABLE 4.3.4: MODERATE
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Similar to other Fort Erie Creeks,
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the channel as part of the Niagara
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In order to summarize the findings
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lakes, seepage areas, recharge/disc
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Regional Municipality of Niagara ca
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• Maintain existing shading veget
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d) Restoration of the slough mosaic
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‣ Enhancement for subwatersheds w
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and value of the stream system. The
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If there is no registered floodplai
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TABLE 5.3.1: INTEGRATED WATERCOURSE
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communities in natural channels wit
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TABLE 5.3.5: INTEGRATED RATING OF T
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TABLE 5.3.7: INTEGRATED RATING OF T
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% wetland % original wetland** TABL
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TABLE 5.3.11: INTEGRATED RATING OF
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TABLE 5.3.13: INTEGRATED RATING OF
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5.4 Local Subwatershed Opportunitie
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ase conditions have almost eliminat
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c) Confirm and/or refine wetland bo
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• Kraft Drain north of Dominion R
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REACH NAME TABLE 5.4.3: PLANNING LE
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TABLE 5.4.6: SUMMARY OF LOCAL OPPOR
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TABLE 5.4.10: SUMMARY OF LOCAL OPPO
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TABLE 5.4.14: SUMMARY OF LOCAL OPPO
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Watercourses (erosion, fisheries) T
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In addition to the priority assigne
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TABLE 6.1.2: SUMMARY OF PRIORITIZED
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TABLE 6.1.6: SUMMARY OF PRIORITIZED
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TABLE 6.1.10: SUMMARY OF PRIORITIZE
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Cost Summary Each of the subwatersh
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In terms of water quality, the NPCA
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REFERENCES American Forests, 1999.
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Kingston, M.S. and E.W. Presant. 19
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS Alluvial Soil Sed
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Enhancement Strategies and actions
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Hydraulics Science pertaining to fl
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Off-line Stormwater infrastructure
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Settlement Area In the Fort Erie Cr
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ECA EIS EMC END EPA FEC FRC HEC-RAS
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