kayak - Conservation Ontario

Summary of Key OutputWater Resource Information NeedsParticipants developed lists of information to develop knowledge, currentlyavailable information, and currently unavailable information. These lists wereprioritized by the participants. The key points are listed below:Information/data that is most important to develop knowledge and whyParticipants developed and prioritized a list of currently available data/information.The following list includes only the top votes and describes why this information isimportant:•••••••Baseline data (12 votes)- gauge success- acts as reference pointBaseline data, e.g., water quality, chemistry, pathogens, biological, quantity,thermal (10 votes)- determine where we are in our effortsCurrent land management practices at large and small scale and location (9votes)- rate of BMP adoption- are we encouraging the right practices?Biota – integration with physical and chemical (9 votes)- this is really what it is all forLand use activities (8 votes)- property management, behaviours – how they impact effortsCost benefit analysis (6 votes)Role of intermittent streams, drains, waterways, and flow paths (5 votes)- critical field to stream connectionKAYAK creating process flow 11