Appendix A of “Conservation Authority Natural Heritage System for the City of Brampton: Final Technical Report”. Includes maps associated with the development of the Conservation Authority Natural Heritage System in the City of Brampton.
Report documenting the methodology used by CVC and TRCA to combine their respective natural heritage systems to map a Conservation Authority Natural Heritage System in the City of Brampton. The report includes recommendations for implementation for the City to consider when updating the natural heritage system in their official plan.
Appendix A of “Credit River Watershed Natural Heritage System: Final Technical Report”. Includes maps associated with development and identification of the Credit River Watershed Natural Heritage System for Phase 3 of the Natural Heritage System Strategy.
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Example policies that can be referenced by CVC and considered by municipalities to assist with implementation of the Credit River Watershed Natural Heritage System and promote a more consistent approach to natural heritage system planning across the watershed.
Report documenting Phase 3 of the Natural Heritage System Strategy for the Credit River Watershed. Phase 3 includes developing the methodology for and identifying a Credit River Watershed Natural Heritage System that integrates terrestrial and aquatic components.
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Document outlining answers to frequently asked questions relating to the Credit River Watershed Natural Heritage System, it’s development, and how it will be implemented.
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Report documenting Phase 4 of the Natural Heritage System Strategy for the Credit River Watershed. Phase 4 includes the recommendations for implementation of the Credit River Watershed Natural Heritage System, including short term, long term, and ongoing actions.
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Summary version of “Credit River Watershed Natural Heritage System: Final Technical Report”.
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Consultant report documenting a review of the literature and policies and practices in southern Ontario related to ecological buffers, and the development of an evaluation methodology for determining appropriate buffer widths around natural heritage features based on this review.
University of Toronto-Mississauga report documenting the results of collaboration with CVC to model landscape connectivity in the Credit River Watershed using a circuit theory approach and evaluate the importance of each natural area for maintaining connectivity.
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This document provides guidelines and recommendations to protect, preserve, and restore healthy soils in areas impacted by development or site alteration within or directly adjacent to natural and restored features. It sets minimum standards for soil health and quantity to ensure suitable growing conditions for vegetation.
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Appendix A of “Landscape Scale Analysis of the City of Mississauga: Final Technical Report”. Includes maps associated with the Landscape Scale Analysis and Enhancement Opportunity Analysis in the City of Mississauga.
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Appendix B of “Landscape Scale Analysis of the City of Mississauga: Final Technical Report”. Outlines the GIS methods used to characterize the landscape in the City of Mississauga.
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Appendix C of “Landscape Scale Analysis of the City of Mississauga: Final Technical Report”. Describes CVC’s Urban Land Classification system, a mapping tool developed to classify land uses in urban areas of the Credit River Watershed, and how it can be used to identify potential restoration opportunities.
Report documenting the methodology, results and recommendations for implementation of a Landscape Scale Analysis and Enhancement Opportunity Analysis completed in the City of Mississauga. The Landscape Scale Analysis assessed the relative importance of the City’s natural and semi-natural areas to ecosystem function, and the Enhancement Opportunity Analysis identified opportunities for restoration and stewardship activities within non-natural agricultural and open space areas.
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Consultant report documenting a review of relevant natural heritage system planning policies within and beyond Ontario. This report supported Phase 4 of CVC’s Natural Heritage System Strategy and provided background information for the development of the example natural heritage system implementation policies.
Appendix A of “Towards a Natural Heritage System for the Credit River Watershed: Final Technical Report”. Includes maps associated with the characterization and assessment of existing conditions in the Credit River Watershed for Phase 1 and 2 of the Natural Heritage System Strategy.
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Appendix B of “Towards a Natural Heritage System for the Credit River Watershed: Final Technical Report”. Outlines the GIS methods used to characterize the Credit River Watershed for Phase 1 and 2 of the Natural Heritage System Strategy.
Report documenting Phase 1 and 2 of the Natural Heritage System Strategy for the Credit River Watershed. This work includes the characterization and assessment of existing conditions in the watershed through a Landscape Scale Analysis.
Summary version of “Towards a Natural Heritage System for the Credit River Watershed: Final Technical Report”.
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