Types of Conservation Land

The Niagara Escarpment runs from Queenston, on the Niagara River, to the islands off Tobermory, on the Bruce Peninsula - a total of 725 kilometers. The Niagara Escarpment Plan divides the escarpment into 7 different land use designations, one of which is called "escarpment natural area."

Escarpment natural areas contain important plants and animal habitats and geological features. They are the most significant natural and scenic areas of the escarpment.

Protecting escarpment natural areas is important in order to:

• maintain the most natural escarpment features, stream valleys, wetlands, and related significant natural areas;
• encourage compatible recreation and conservation activities; and
• maintain and enhance the landscape quality of escarpment features.