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Member of Conservation Ontario
Forestry and Stewardship: Program Overview
Phil Davies, R.P.F. Manager, Forestry and Stewardship
LSRCA Board of Directors
May 27, 2016
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2015 Annual Report & Video
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Forestry & Stewardship Team
Christa Sharp Watershed Coordinator
Andee Pelan Watershed Coordinator
Andrea Gynan Stewardship Technician
Brittany Ballagh Stewardship Technician
Katleya Young-Chin Stewardship Technician
Lori McLean Stewardship Technician
Dan Andrews Urban Watershed Restoration Prog. Specialist
Cory Byron Forestry Program Coordinator
Paul Cottenden Forest Technician
Gary Grewal Urban Forest Study Lead
Brian Bollmann Forestry Program Assistant
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Forestry & Stewardship
- Tree and Shrub planting
- Forest Management
- Urban Forest Studies
- Watershed Restoration - LEAP
▫ Urban and Rural
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Number of Projects Completed (2015): 213
Total Value of the Work: $4.3M
15 Project Categories
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Restoration Key Performance Indicators
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• Terrestrial cover restored: 29ha
• Aquatic habitat restored: 5,400m
• Projects in high-priority subwatersheds: 90%
• Contribution to P load reduction: 183kg
• Contributing area of stormwater treated: 2.2ha
KPI: Environmental Improvements 2015
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• Rate of leveraging of municipal funds: 9:1
• Cash and in-kind invested by landowners: $2.7M
• Funds invested in watershed businesses: $tbd
• Records to begin in 2016
KPI: Local Economic Benefits 2015
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• Individual landowners participating: Over 200
• Volunteer engagement: 6,750hrs
2,700 volunteers
• Landowners new to LSRCA restoration programs: 151
KPI: Community Impacts (Social) 2015
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Program Areas
- Urban Forest Studies
- Restoration Targets and KPI
- The Creeks Project
- Durham Regional Forest
- Urban Restoration Program
- Rural Program Update
- Community Connections
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- Newmarket 2015 & Northern York 2016
- Objectives:
▫ Quantify and assess the condition of the urban forest
▫ Report on its benefits to the local community
▫ Provide information to support management decisions
- Combines field collection, modelling & remote sensing
York Region: Urban Forest Studies
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- Suite of targets established to direct activities toward priority projects within priority subwatersheds
▫ Support directed outreach activities
▫ Improve program efficiency
▫ Build case for support for funding applications
- Developed using results of Subwatershed Management and Implementation Plans
- Support quantification of actions using KPI
Restoration Targets & KPI
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- Partnership with LSCF
- Engage urban community in restoration
- Address opportunities for:
▫ Phosphorus reduction
▫ Habitat enhancements
▫ Stormwater quality and quantity management
- Build &enhance restoration partnerships
The Creeks Project: Lovers, Hewitt’s and Barrie Creeks
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- Partnership with Durham Region
- 6 tracts on the ORM in Uxbridge
▫ Trail Capital of Canada
- All aspects of management:
▫ Forest improvements through active management
▫ Recreation and visitor safety
▫ Research and education
▫ Special Use Permits
▫ Sustainable Trail Development
Durham Regional Forest
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Urban Restoration Programming
- Restoration category development to address changing watershed
- Programming to address 5 sectors
▫ Residential
▫ Municipal
▫ Institutional, Commercial & Industrial
- Variety of projects implemented through pilot initiatives
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- Year-1 Priority Action
▫ Target priority areas
▫ Identify and support appropriate BMPs
▫ Ensure incentives inspire action
- Engage in restoration on Authority Lands
▫ Provide leadership
▫ Demonstrate action
Updating Rural Restoration Programming
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Community Connections
- eNGOs, EACs, general public, municipalities
- Workshops, planting events, citizen science events
- Stakeholder and Steering Committees
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Thank-you