Project Profiles

Protect and restore wetlands, rehabilitate native species of fish and wildlife, prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species, learn more about aquatic ecosystems, and monitor the health of fish and wildlife populations in Great Lakes Areas of Concern … that’s what the Ministry of Natural Resources – under the Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem (COA) – is busily involved in these days.

Under the present COA, the Ministry works with more than 240 partners on 200 projects.

Please click on the project profiles below to read about the Ministry’s partnerships and its efforts to protect and restore the biodiversity of the Great Lakes Basin ecosystem through COA.

Protect and Restore Great Lakes Habitats

• • Channelling New Life into a Lake Ontario Coastal Wetland
  • Planting for Pollinators in Norfolk County
  • Restoring Trout Habitat in the Coldwater Streams of Grey and Bruce Counties
  • Planting to Improve Aquatic Habitat and Water Quality in Lake Erie’s Rondeau Bay
  • Reconnecting Brant County’s Prairie and Savannah Habitats
  • The New Movement to Restore Wetlands Using...The Drainage Act?
  • Restoring the Biggest Little Wetland on Lake Erie’s North Shore
  • Protecting Deer and Pearl Creeks in the Saugeen River Watershed
  • Community Action Transforms Manitoulin Island’s Trout Streams
  • Protecting Tributaries in the Severn Sound and Nottawasaga River Watersheds
  • Walking the Wild Side Along the Ausable River
  • Encouraging “Best Management” in the Maitland and Bayfield Watersheds
  • How Good Are Lake Superior’s Streams?  Bottom Dwellers Tell All!

Rehabilitate Native Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Species

• • Lake Ontario’s Lake Trout: Where the Wild Things Are
  • Helping Bald Eagles Land in Eastern Ontario
  • Bringing Back the American Eel in Eastern Lake Ontario and the Upper St. Lawrence River
  • Improving the Credit’s Rating – for Atlantic Salmon
  • Making Duffins Creek Salmon-Ready
  • Cobourg Creek Welcomes Atlantic salmon
  • Measuring the Success of Atlantic Salmon Restoration Efforts
  • Rehabilitating the Moon River Walleye
  • Following the Mystery Moves of Lake Superior’s Coaster Brook Trout
  • Wanted: Information about the Lake Sturgeon

Prevent the Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species

• • Bloody Red Shrimp!
  • Using Sound, Smell and Genetics to Lure an Ugly Invader
  • The Canadian Aquatic Invasive Species Network (CAISN): A Salty Solution
  • Ganging Up on Invading Species

Research and Monitor Changes to Great Lakes Ecosystems and Species

• • U.S. Helps Ontario Look Deep Into Huron’s Predator Fish Food Supply
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Surveying Lake Huron’s Small Fish Populations
  • Tracking Important Prey Fish in Lake Superior’s Western Basin
  • Lake Sturgeon are being caught all over Lake Superior

   

  Improve the Health of Habitats and Species in Great Lakes Areas of Concern

   

  

  • • Rehabilitating the Humber and Rouge River Marshes in the Toronto Area
    • Several Species Using Sturgeon Spawning Beds in Detroit River
    • Walleye Responding in Nipigon River and Nipigon Bay

   

  Promote Sustainable Development and Use of Great Lakes Aquatic Resources

   

  

  • • Eastern Georgian Bay’s Coastal Wetlands:  Going Where the Need is Greatest
    • Studying the Siscowet’s Ecological Role in Lake Superior
    • Studying the Impact of Forest Management Activities on Coaster Brook Trout Habitat