2013-14 Species at Risk Stewardship Fund Projects

 

Title Organization Areas/Regions*
Title Organization Areas/Regions*
Bobolink and meadowlark recovery through creation of tall grass prairie at Bronte Provincial Park Halton-Peel Woodlands & Wildlife Stewardship Council Aurora
Continued Investigations on the Effects of Stormwater Effluents on Redside Dace and Their Habitats Ontario Streams Aurora
Credit River Grassland Bird Recovery Program Credit Valley Conservation Aurora
Freshwater Mussels: Field Conservation      Toronto Zoo Aurora
Great Lakes Program Toronto Zoo Aurora
Lynde Shores Conservation Areas Species at Risk Habitat Improvement Program Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority Aurora
Managing Cootes to Escarpment Species at Risk & Improving Redside Dace Habitat at Courtcliffe Park Conservation Halton Foundation Aurora
Redside Dace Habitat Rehabilitation Initiative Ontario Streams Aurora
Southern Ontario Peregrine Falcon Monitoring Program Canadian Peregrine Foundation Aurora
Approvals and construction of up to nine additional ecopassages along the Long Point Causeway. Long Point World Biosphere Reserve Foundation Aylmer
Carolinian Forest Festival Kettle Creek Conservation Authority Aylmer
Chatham-Kent Municipal Drain Stewardship Project to Improve Water Quality and Habitat for Species at Risk Municipality of Chatham-Kent Aylmer
David Kraus Habitat Restoration Project on Pelee Island Kraus, David A Aylmer
Detroit River Spawning Reef Expansion Project Essex Region Conservation Authority Aylmer
Developing Guidelines to Manage Habitat to Benefit Whip-poor-wills at St. Williams Conservation Reserve Bird Studies Canada Aylmer
Managing Invasive Species to Save and Restore Habitat for Species at Risk Rural Lambton Stewardship Network Aylmer
Monitoring and active stewardship of at-risk turtles at a turtle diversity hotspot. Wildlife Preservation Canada Aylmer
Ojibway Massasauga Recovery Project Wildlife Preservation Canada Aylmer
Protecting and enhancing habitat for endangered plants at the Spooky Hollow Nature Sanctuary Hamilton Naturalists' Club Aylmer
Recovery of Species at Risk in the Ausable River Watershed: Monitoring, Evaluation and Community Outreach Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority Aylmer
Sand Barren Habitat Restoration for Species at Risk in the St. Williams Conservation Reserve St. Williams Conservation Reserve Community Council Aylmer
Sydenham River Habitat Stewardship Program St. Clair Region Conservation Authority Aylmer
Home range size, population size, and distribution of Five-lined Skinks in the Southern Sheild Region Fleming College Bancroft
Sustaining Grassland Birds on the Carden Plain Couchiching Conservancy Bancroft
Turtle Road Mortality and Habitat Fragmentation Mitigation Plan, and Priority SAR Inventory and Awareness Haliburton Highlands Land Trust Bancroft
Youth-Elder Wolverine ATK and Camera Trapping Project Fort Severn First Nation Cochrane
Critical habitat, movement, and spawning behaviour of Silver Shiners in the Grand River, Ontario Biotactic Inc Guelph
DSAO Chapter 4 and 5 - Species at Risk Assessment and GIS Mapping Project Drainage Superintendents Association of Ontario - Chapter 4 and 5 Guelph
Queensnake distribution, recovery, and stewardship in Huron County       Huron Stewardship Council Guelph
Royal Botanical Gardens' Species at Risk Recovery Program (2013-2015) Royal Botanical Gardens Guelph
Seasonal Habitat Movements of the Blanding's Turtles within an Urban Setting Bert Miller Nature Club Guelph
Species at Risk habitat restoration, monitoring, survey and education programs at Ruthven Park Ruthven Park National Historic Site Guelph
Stewardship, Recovery and Threat Mitigation for two endangered reptiles: Queensnake and Wood Turtle Nature Conservancy of Canada Guelph
American eel abundance, distribution, microhabitat, and fish-community associations       AFishESci Inc. Kemptville
American eel habitat characterization and usage in the St. Lawrence River watershed St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences Kemptville
American Eel Hydroelectric Tailwaters Monitoring Project for the Mississippi and Ottawa River SUSTAINABLE RESOURCES Forestry, Fisheries & Environmental Services Kemptville
American Eel Recovery in the Ottawa River: Public engagement through research and monitoring Canadian Wildlife Federation Kemptville
Connecting People to Species At Risk Protection at the Lac Deschênes Important Bird Area (IBA) Nature Canada Kemptville
Distribution, Abundance and Migration Routes, Historical and Current, of American Eel in Eastern Ontario South Nation Conservation Authority Kemptville
Gray Ratsnake stewardship and population monitoring on the Frontenac Arch Friends of Murphys Point Park Kemptville
Lake sturgeon of the upper St. Lawrence River – Abundance, aggregations, habitat associations, and movement AFishESci Inc. Kemptville
The Turtle Preservation Project – Safeguarding Species at Risk Turtles within the RRCA's Watershed Raisin Region Conservation Authority Kemptville
Hine's Emerald Stewardship in Minesing Wetlands Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority Midhurst
Pollinators of and threats to the Eastern Prairie Fringed-orchid, Minesing Wetlands Artemis Eco-Works Midhurst
Promoting Landowner Stewardship and Mitigating Threats to Massasuagas on the Bruce Peninsula Ontario Nature Midhurst
Saving Turtles At Risk Today Georgian Bay Turtle Hospital Midhurst
Lake Sturgeon Spawning and Habitat Assessment in the Little Sturgeon River (Lake Nipissing) Nipissing First Nation North Bay
Enhanced Caribou Habitat Renewal Effectiveness Monitoring Brinkman and Associates Reforestation Inc Northeast
Assessment of juvenile and spawning Lake Sturgeon in the Garden River and Nipigon River Anishinabek / Ontario Fisheries Resource Centre Northeast/Northwest
Mushkegowuk Knowledge of Woodland Caribou and Stewardship Mushkegowuk Council Northeast/Northwest
Assessing forestry-caused disturbance as a means of achieving overall benefit for Eastern Whip-poor-wills Friends of Algonquin Park Ontario Parks
Boardwalk through Massasauga Habitat on the Twin Points Trail Friends of Killbear Park Parry Sound
Building capacity to engage communities in species at risk stewardship and protection in eastern Georgian Bay Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve Parry Sound
The Search for Cryptic SAR in Eastern Ontario: surveys and monitoring Canadian Wildlife Federation Pembrooke
A pilot project to implement best management practises for SAR at the AFN Solar Farm and surrounding area Alderville First Nation Peterborough
Developing an Integrated Land-Use Plan for Species at Risk and their Habitat in Alderville First Nation Alderville First Nation Peterborough
Noninvasive monitoring and surveying of eastern wolves and their diet in southern Ontario's provincial parks. Trent University Provincial
Our Incredible World- Caribou in the Boreal Forest- Phase II Pinegrove Productions Provincial
Reptiles at Risk on the Road 2013 Ontario Scales Nature Park Provincial
Woodland Caribou Habitat Restoration - Confederation Lake Prescribed Burn Domtar Inc Red Lake
Coesisting with the Wood Turtle - Mississauga First Nation Mississauga First Nation Sault Ste Marie
Evaluating threats and implementing mitigation strategies to reduce Wood Turtle mortality in Northern Ontario Algoma Highlands Conservancy Sault Ste Marie
Continued Identification of Woodland Caribou Calving & Nursery Habitat on Lac Seul by Lac Seul First Nation Lac Seul First Nation Sioux Lookout
Woodland Caribou Habitat Improvement Project - Horse Lake Obishikokaang Resources Corporation Sioux Lookout
Assessing effectiveness of stewardship actions for forest birds at risk (2013-2016) Bird Studies Canada Southern Region
Butternut Recovery Stage 2 - Archiving Butternut to conserve putative tolerance and support reintroductions Forest Gene Conservation Association Southern Region
Conservation genetics of Eastern Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) in Ontario. Trent University Southern Region
Finding a home for Chimney Swifts Bird Studies Canada Southern Region
Implementation of Ecosystem Recovery for Species At Risk in Carolinian Canada Carolinian Canada Coalition Southern Region
Management, stewardship and monitoring of at-risk herpetofauna on NCC properties in southern Ontario Nature Conservancy of Canada Southern Region
Recovery of Freshwater Mussels SAR via Artificial and Captive Propagation University of Guelph Southern Region
Recovery of the Eastern Loggerhead Shrike and Eastern Meadowlark in Ontario. Wildlife Preservation Canada Southern Region
The Forgotten Pollinators: Restoring insect biodiversity to maximize ecosystem services and sustainability grasslands. Wildlife Preservation Canada Southern Region
Thunder Bay Field Naturalists-Project Peregrine 2013 Thunder Bay Field Naturalists Thunder Bay

 

* Areas and regions as defined by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

 

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