IWMP Technical Report: Status and Trend Analysis of Land Cover and Land Use
This report describes the status and trends of land cover and land use in the Credit River Watershed based on data collected between 2002 and 2017.
Documents
IWMP Technical Report: Status and Trend Analysis of Groundwater Levels
This report describes the status and trends of groundwater levels in the Credit River Watershed based on data collected between 2003 and 2016.
IWMP Technical Report: Status and Trend Analysis of Tree Health and Dead Wood
This report describes the status and trends of forest tree health and dead wood in the Credit River Watershed based on data collected between 2009 and 2017.
IWMP Technical Report: Status and Trend Analysis of Groundwater Chemistry
This report describes the status and trends of groundwater chemistry in the Credit River Watershed based on data collected between 2003 and 2017.
IWMP Technical Report: Status and Trend Analysis of Forest Plant Community
This report describes the status and trends of the forest plant community in the Credit River Watershed based on data collected between 2005 and 2019.
IWMP Technical Report: Status and Trend Analysis of Climate
This report describes the status and trends of climate in the Credit River Watershed based on data collected between 1938 and 2016.
IWMP Technical Report: Status Trend and Analysis of Forest Breeding Bird Community
This report describes the status and trends of the forest breeding bird community in the Credit River Watershed based on data collected between 2002 and 2015.
Credit River Watershed Plant Species List
This is an updated list of natural or naturalized vascular plant species that are currently confirmed as present in Credit Valley Conservation’s jurisdiction. Their presence has been confirmed in the last 20 years (between 2001 and 2021)
Credit River Watershed Natural Heritage System: Example Natural Heritage System Implementation Policies
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.
Assessment of Standards and Systems for Quality and RiskManagement for Stormwater Infrastructure in light of Existing andFuture Climate Change Impacts
Report assessing the existing standards for stormwater management and their ability to integrate floodresiliency and climate change solutions with the aim to support Partners in building stormwater systemresilience.
Credit River Fisheries Management Plan
This document establishes fish community objectives and provides a wide range of recommendations to protect, enhance and rehabilitate the aquatic ecosystem of the Credit River Watershed.
Migratory Waterfowl and Shorebird Stopover Habitat Survey Protocol
This document describes a protocol to conduct migratory shorebird and waterfowl surveys, in aquatic habitats, to identify Significant Wildlife Habitat (SWH).
Guidance: Water Balance Assessment
This document has been provided in an attempt to standardize the water balance requirements to support development applications required to comply with the CTC Source Protection Plan Policy REC-1 and should be referred to for guidance purposes only. It is not a legal document and should not be used as such.
Ranking local species of conservation concern in the Credit River Watershed
This report outlines CVC’s method to assign local conservation status ranks (L-ranks) and identify local species of conservation concern at a watershed scale, and demonstrate its application using the fishes of the Credit River Watershed as a test case.
Wetland Hydrologic Assessment Method: A tool to characterize the hydrologic regime of wetlands for use in management and mitigation scenarios
The wetland hydrological assessment method is an approach to characterize the hydrological regime in wetlands, for the purpose of monitoring hydrological and ecological change and guiding management and mitigation against impacts.
Invasive Species Strategy
Learn about the measures CVC plans to take to respond to the issue of invasive species within the watershed.
Business Case for Natural Assets in the Region of Peel: Benefits to Municipalities and Local Communities
This study uses two case study locations in Peel Region to make a business case for the management of natural assets under various risk and climate change scenarios. Appendices 1-3 of the report describe the Rapid Condition Assessment Methodology developed by CVC.
Research Gaps in Setting Levels of Service and Assessing Levels of Risk for Managing Stormwater in a Watershed Context
The purpose of this document is to identify guidance needs for establishing a common approach to setting watershed and stormwater levels of service and assessing associated risk in light of climate change to inform (sub)watershed planning, municipal master planning and asset management planning in accordance with provincial and municipal requirements.
Evaluating Natural Heritage Connectivity in the Credit River Watershed
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.
CVC Sustainable Forest Management Plan (2021-2040)
CVC’s Sustainable Forest Management Plan (SFMP) provides direction for forest management for the next 20 years (2021- 2040), with a review and update scheduled for 2030. The overarching goal of the SFMP is to maintain and restore forest health, improve biodiversity and strengthen the resilience of forests in the watershed – on lands owned by CVC, municipal partners, and private landowners.