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"Surveying and Monitoring Tools for the HHLT","Abbey Krajc, Alison Gordon, Keeva Fitzpatrick","Haliburton Highlands Land Trust, Greg Wickware",,TP_4865,2019,Online,"Haliburton County",,,"This report will provide information and guidance to the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust (HHLT) on determining which surveying tools are most suitable for long-term monitoring of biodiversity within the 5 listed nature reserves. The following will be identified for each nature reserve:
◊ Background
◊ Ecology
◊ Significant Identified Species
◊ Species at Risk
◊ Identified Eco-sites
◊ Bio-indicators
◊ Surveying & Monitoring Tools
◊ Resources
This report will aid in fulfilling the following goals as stated by the HHLT:
◊ Understand the range of possibilities for surveying and monitoring natural areas and the extent of such experiences in Ontario
◊ Identify the information available and needed to design surveys and monitoring programs using permanent sample plots for Ontario natural areas
◊ Explore options for a long-term partnership between Trent",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Abbey Krajc,Alison Gordon,biodiversity,eco-sites,Haliburton Highlands Land Trust,HHLT,Keeva Fitzpatrick,monitoring,nature reserves,species at risk,surveying,Tom Whillans",https://database.ulinks.ca/files/original/199d92bd83ef10c771cd797a39c43273.pdf,,"Trent University - Community Based Research",1,0
"Fred and Pearl Barry Wetland Reserve Monitoring Protocol","Brandon Johnson, Jasmin Wakeling, Emily Hall, Claire Vandervoort, Alex Atkins","Haliburton Highlands Land Trust (HHLT), Ralph Baehre & Shelley Hunt","Tom Whillans",4936,"April 2023",Online,"Haliburton Highlands Land Trust (HHLT), Haliburton County,","Wetland monitoring",,"The Fred & Pearl Barry Wetland Reserve is a 100 acre property that includes
approximately 62 acres of wetland. It was donated to HHLT in 2012 by Dennis Barry.
The property is located at the southern end of South Lake, in the Township of Minden
Hills, Haliburton. The area is located at the headwaters of the provincially significant
wetland, the Kendrick Creek Wetland Complex, which feeds into the Irondale and Burnt
Rivers. In 2021, in cooperation with Glenside Ecological Services LTD this wetland
reserve was designated within a large wildlife corridor, The Highlands Corridor, and was
recognized to have features that are resilient to the effects of climate change. The
wetland reserve’s land was donated in 2012 by Dennis Barry through the Government
of Canada’s Ecological gifts program (HHLT, 2023). Unfortunately, due to the relative
sensitivity of the wetland and the mixed terrain that can pose safety risks to humans, it
is not available to the public","Trent University",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Biomonitoring,Canadian Shield,conservation,ecozone,Haliburton County,Haliburton Highlands,HHLT,nutrient cycling,PSPs,terrestrial monitoring,Trent University,U-Links,water quality,wetland monitoring",https://database.ulinks.ca/files/original/a44a9b3d0d7f541d0cc08df287efde53.pdf,Text,"Trent University - Community Based Research",1,0
"Dahl Forest Sugar Maple PSPs Report","Edward Kellaway","Haliburton Highlands Land Trust (HHLT), Greg Wickware","Shaun Watmough, Trent School of the Environment","TP-4759 ",2018,Online,"Haliburton Highlands","Environmental Science / Studies
Forestry
Natural Resource Management",,"The natural regeneration and reforestation of derelict land plots is essential to reduce fragmentation among natural forest communities. Reintroduction of habitat, with time, will restore an ecosystem to suitable function for an abundance of flora and fauna. This in turn produces both economic and social benefits. Land plots donated to organizations such as, the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust (HHLT) allow for the regeneration of natural areas in perpetuity. The extent to which the local scientific community understands the processes and progression within recovering forest stands is limited. Permanent survey plots (PSPs) allow for perpetual monitoring of communities within a forest stand. The Dahl Forest property is 500 acres of reclaimed land, used for agriculture for a brief time following increased settlement in the region. In this study, three upland sugar maple dominated PSPs were established, along with one PSP located in a red pine plantation, adjacent to the Burnt River. This paper focuses on the establishment of the three upland PSPs. The objective was to create a baseline report and dataset summarizing the community, for comparison to future surveys to monitor forest progress, and to compare to similar ecosystems in the region. The three plots were in various positions along a northeastern facing slope. Overall, the three plots had similar community compositions and canopies, with variable quantities of stem defects and downed woody debris (DWD). Plots 01-01 and 01-02 were similar in stand maturity and had low to moderate levels of stem defects and DWD, representing the greater sugar maple ecozone. The third plot was an outlier within the tree plots due to an infringing transitional forest community. This resulted in elevated stem density, defects, and DWD volumes within the stand as the mixed forest changes to a mature deciduous stand.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"CBR,dahl forest,EMAN,forest health,HHLT,monitoring,PSPs,Trent University",https://database.ulinks.ca/files/original/f29ee5dbf49ce217b22c5c9907124729.pdf,,"Trent University - Community Based Research",1,0
"The Birds of The Haliburton Highlands: Species Present and How to Monitor Them","Jason Smyrlis","Haliburton Highlands Land Trust, Greg Wickware","Sarah Jamieson, Biology",,2020,Online,"Haliburton County","Environmental Science, Wildlife Biology",,"This project aims to examine bird observations and monitoring on the properties of the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust (HHLT). By examining observations on their properties, HHLT can learn about the species themselves and gain insight into their properties' ecosystem dynamics as a whole. Particularly concerning more sensitive species, as having data on their presence can provide information on habitat quality. Likewise, the monitoring recommendations included should help foster long-term monitoring protocols into the future.","Trent University",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"biodiversity,birds,CRB,HHLT,monitoring,Trent University",https://database.ulinks.ca/files/original/e350350f884666cd8b7ba03fd04f2253.pdf,,"Trent University - Community Based Research",1,0
"Permanent Sample Plots for Vegetative Monitoring in Dahl Forest -Final Report 2017-2018","Jenna Kentel","Haliburton Highalnds Land Trust - Greg Wickware","Tom Whillans, Environmental and Resource Science/Studies",TP-4760,2018,Online,"Haliburton County",,,"Forest monitoring, management and protection has become increasingly important as Climate Change continues to alter the environment. The Haliburton Highland Land Trust (HHLT) has recently acquired Dahl Forest as part of an Ecological Gifts program. As part of this program they area required to ensure the long-term health of the forest. The objective of this project was to provide the means for the HHLT to monitor the changes in forest health and composition over time. This was accomplished through the means of: preparing a standardized PSP protocol and database, establishing PSP’s in Dahl Forest, and collecting baseline data from the PSP’s. A protocol was established based on a series of protocols produced by Ecological Monitoring Assessment Network (EMAN) to assess the tree health, downed woody debris (DWD) and regeneration of the forest. PSP’s were established in the Sugar Maple and mature Red Pine forests. Based on the baseline data collected it was determined that the Sugar Maple forests composition was dominated by the tolerant Sugar Maples. The forest was relatively healthy with some stem defects found. The Red Pine forest composition was mostly Red Pine with some White Pine and White Spruce. The forest was considered healthy as there were only a few stem defects found. The following future recommendations were made: (a) to establish more PSP in different ecosites and continue monitoring every 5 years to assess the health of the forests, (b) To establish additional protocols that compliment this protocol to develop a greater understanding of the overall health of the forest, (c) to conduct future data analysis to understand the changes occurring in the forest based on the data, (d) to educate the public on the monitoring program and its importance.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"CBR,dahl forest,EMAN,forest health,HHLT,monitoring,PSPs,Trent University",https://database.ulinks.ca/files/original/91e72803c57191a6d6bf2554965bcb03.pdf,,"Trent University - Community Based Research",1,0
"HHLT Species at Risk","Kelton Adderley-Heron, Michael Duquette, Mikayla Young","Haliburton Highlands Land Trust, Greg Wickware","Tom Whillans, Environmental and Resource Science/Studies",TP-4864,2019,Online,"Haliburton County","The Barnum Creek, Dahl Forest and Barry Wetland properties of Haliburton Highlands Land Trust are valuable habitats for species that require wetlands, now more than ever due to the rapid decrease in wetlands in Canada over recent years, especially in Ontario (Eamer et al., 2010). The aim of this paper is to use a literature review to identify species-at-risk that could be found within these wetlands, describe their characteristics and habitat requirements, and to outline some recommendations for managing their habitat . It was found that there could possibly be 10 species-at-risk within these locations, those being: Bank Swallows (Riparia riparia), Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica), Blanding’s Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii), Golden-winged Warblers (Vermivora chrysoptera), Least Bitterns (Ixobrychus exilis), Little Brown Myotis’ (Myotis lucifigus), Rusty Blackbirds (Euphagus carolinus), Snapping Turtles (Chelydra serpentina), Spotted Turtles (Clemmys guttata), and Western Chorus Frogs (Pseudacris triseriata). The main management recommendations are to where possible, protect and maintain upland habitat surrounding wetlands from disturbance, especially clear-cut logging, and to carefully plan development so as to not degrade or fragment the wetland environments.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"bank swallow,barn swallow,barnum creek,barry wetland,blanding's turtles,dahl forest,environmental,golden-winged warbler,Haliburton Highlands Land Trust,HHLT,Kelton Adderley-Heron,least bittern,little brown myotis,Michael Duquette,Mikayla Young,rusty blackbird,snapping turtles,species at risk,spotted turtles,Tom Whillans,western chorus frog,wetlands",https://database.ulinks.ca/files/original/f0c4935662c7aad2b80f458e6ae65e44.pdf,,"Trent University - Community Based Research",1,0
"Long-Term Invasive Species Monitoring: Haliburton Highlands Land Trust Invasive Plants","Kolten Hooper","Haliburton Highlands Land Trust, Greg Wickware","Tom Whillans, Environmental and Resource Science/Studies",,2020,Online,"Haliburton County","Environmental Science, Wildlife Biology",,"The Haliburton Highlands Land Trust recognizes invasive species as critical components of monitoring biodiversity. With this, they seek to determine which invasive terrestrial plant species have been sighted on the HHLT properties, which species could be present and and how the HHLT should be monitoring for invasive plant species. In order to become more informed in these areas, the HHLT has posed three questions that guide the research of the report. These questions are as follows;
1) What invasive species have been sighted on or in lands adjacent to the HHLT properties: Fred and Pearl Barry Wetland, Barnum Creek Nature Reserve, Dahl Forest, Smith Forest, and Norah’s Island.
2) What invasive species could exist on or in lands adjacent to any of the above-mentioned properties?
3) What monitoring protocols are used by similar organizations and could be implemented by the HHLT to monitor their properties for invasive species?
The purpose of this project is to answer each of the HHLT research questions in order to better inform the land trust of the threat of invasive plants and potential ways to approach monitoring them in the future.","Trent University",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"biodiversity,CBR,HHLT,invasive plants,Management,monitoring,Trent University",https://database.ulinks.ca/files/original/b19f9a37df761097c5c67429bafe18e6.pdf,,"Trent University - Community Based Research",1,0
"HHLT Salamander Monitoring Project: Literature Review and Recommendations","Matthew Smith
Sevda Lag
Ian Warburton
Devin Claypole
Carlie O'Brien","Haliburton Highlands Land Trust, Greg Wickware","Tom Whillans, School of the Environment",4938,2020,on-line,"Haliburton County","Salamanders, Wildlife Biology, Environmental Science",,"Salamanders are an important part in any biotic community. There is great concern regarding the decline of salamanders as a whole and not just one individual species however monitoring these species requires that we have an idea on the current populations so that we can continue to monitor and implement conservation strategies with enough time before these species are lost (Smith & Petranka, 2000).
Salamanders have unique traits that make them favourable indicators of biodiversity and ecosystem health. Characteristics being their durability, small size, sensitivity to anthropogenic stressors such as acid rain, and other industrial and household pollutants (Welsh & Droege, 2001) Salamanders existence in North America in high densities and biomass alongside there sensitivity to environmental change makes them excellent indicators for environmental changes (Welsh & Droege, 2001). The sensitivity of the salamanders derives from their semipermeable slim skin that absorbs any contaminated or natural water, as well as harmful toxins in their environment hence why salamanders are less dense in populations near cities (Mattson, 2019). Monitoring is utilized for salamanders due to the fact that they are sensitive to environmental change and act as bioindicators to detect the change in ecosystems over time (Saber et al. 2017).","Trent University",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"biology,conservation,ecosystem health,HHLT,monitoring,slamanders,wildlife",https://database.ulinks.ca/files/original/7ec2eff562ad50b66fabf699a0171e3b.pdf,,"Trent University - Community Based Research",1,0
"Natural Heritage Planning Framework: A review of the setup process for Natural Heritage Systems","Nicholas Weissflog","Haliburton Highlands Land Trust, Sheila Ziman","Tom Whillans, Environmental and Resource Science/Studies",TP-670,2013,Online,"Haliburton County",,,"This report has been done for the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust for the purpose of advising the organization on how to plan a natural heritage system within Haliburton County. The repor shall be structure as if answering a series of questions which shall be:
1. What constitutes a natural heritage system?
2. How have other regions dealt with planning for natural heritage?
3. How are decision-making bodies within Haliburton County dealing with natural heritage?
4. Where can data on the elements of natural heritage within Haliburton County be found?
5. What recommendations are therefore derived from the information which has been reviewed?",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"CBR,ecological,HHLT,natural heritage,planning,Trent University",https://database.ulinks.ca/files/original/ed2dbe0dfe88eded27d5fb4edc01e71f.pdf,,"Trent University - Community Based Research",1,0
"GIS Database Migration and Development for the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust","Roshelle Chan","Haliburton Highlands Land Trust, Greg Wickware & Ralph Baehre","Dr. Tom Whillans, Environment and Resource Studies/Sciences",,2021,on-line,"Haliburton County","Geographic Information Systems",,"The Haliburton Highlands Land Trust (HHLT) is a non-profit organization that aims to protect the natural
landscape and cultural heritage of the Haliburton Highlands through acquiring and conserving lands of
ecological significance. After reviewing their current database, the land trust has expressed their desire to further develop their spatial data management system to more effectively integrate knowledge of their properties into their stewardship, management, and land acquisition decisions. Open source GIS database software, specifically PostgreSQL with the PostGIS extension, can improve the HHLT’s access to, and use of, existing research and management data. The objective of this project was to migrate the HHLT’s database in Microsoft Access to PostgreSQL, an open source database management system that can help the HHLT eliminate the annual cost of an Access subscription while providing greater flexibility for spatial applications in the future.
A requirements analysis was first conducted through stakeholder meetings, discussions with the HHLT, and a comprehensive review of existing documents. After acquiring a copy of the current database and other relevant files, a conceptual database design was produced to provide a description of the database and identify the main database entities along with their relationships. The next step was the translation of the conceptual database design into a logical and physical database design, which contained more detailed information of database elements (e.g., cardinality, data types, constraints). After the final database design was approved by the HHLT, the database was constructed then tested in PostgreSQL and is now ready for deployment.
The final database has 24 tables storing a range of data from property details, bird surveys, member contact information, reports, permanent sample plot surveys to species. Relationships between tables were defined and previous survey data were used to populate the database. For rapid access to summary information, queries were created and stored as database views. Three main recommendations for continuing this project in the future include: (a) further refining database tables and definitions with the input of more data collected from the field; (b) developing open source web applications to synchronize data collection with the database; and (c) exploring remote sensing and image analysis for monitoring biophysical and temporal changes in the region.","Trent University",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"database migraton,GIS,Haliburton Highlands Land Trust,HHLT,PostGIS,PostgreSQL",https://database.ulinks.ca/files/original/f14828228e4010b1f2d54d9219e3ff31.pdf,,"Trent University - Community Based Research",1,1
"Odonata monitoring of Haliburton Highlands Land Trust properties: fauna and protocols","Ryan Hill","Haliburton Highlands Land Trust, Greg Wickware","David Beresford, Biology",,2020,Online,"Haliburton County","Environmental Science, Wildlife Biology",,"The following report has been written to assist Haliburton Highlands Land Trust (HHLT) in initiating an Odonata monitoring program on their properties. A list of 111 recorded species for Haliburton County along with a few other expected species (Poropat, 2020) make up what HHLT could expect to see on their properties during monitoring (Poropat, personal communication, September 24, 2020). Serving as a further foundation for a future program, records from a number of databases and reports were mined for observations of odonates on and around HHLT properties, resulting in lists for each property. Lastly, I provide some recommendations and considerations for establishing an Odonata monitoring program at HHLT, based on reviews of available protocols and published literature.","Trent University",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"biodiversity,CBR,damselflies,dragonflies,HHLT,Management,monitoring,Trent University",https://database.ulinks.ca/files/original/2f0302a1d986a4c8863d498e4162236c.pdf,,"Trent University - Community Based Research",1,0
"Norah's Island Biodiversity Monitoring Project","Tracy Pembleton, Michelle Polley, Nikolet Ertl, Rebekah Foote","Haliburton Highlands Land Trust, Sheila Ziman","Tom Whillans, Trent School of the Environment",TP-676,2013,On-line,Haliburton,"Shoreline Restoration
Environmental Science",,"The following outlines the processes by which an inventory of species can be taken on Norah's Island in Kennisis Lake, Ontario. The Island, a part of the Haliburton Highlands Trust, will benefit from this inventory by then having its biodiversity monitored over the years. Management plans for the Island can then be better formulated to address all species and concerns found on this unique piece of land. This inventory, meant to be collected by volunteers and friends of the Lands Trust, will be a useful tool in understanding the state of biodiversity on the Island.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"biodiversity,CBR,environmental science,HHLT,island,Shoreline,Trent University",https://database.ulinks.ca/files/original/0d8e4c261f05d1674968960037b829b1.pdf,,"Trent University - Community Based Research",1,0
"Smith Forest Permanent Sample Plot Establishment & Forest Health Data Final Report 2017-2018","Tyler Scuralli & Zachery Mielhausen","Haliburton Highlands Land Trust (HHLT), Greg Wickware","Shaun Watmough, Trent School of the Environment","TP-4760 ",2018,Online,"Haliburton Highlands","Environmental Science / Studies
Forestry
Natural Resource Management",,"In this study three permanent sample forest plots were established in the Smith Forest which is owned by the Haliburton Highland Land Trust located in Haliburton County. This report will discuss background information regarding permanent sample forest plots such as; ecosite classification, protocol design, plot design, and error generation. An abbreviated methodology based on techniques and instruments used for the Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network (EMAN) protocol has also been included. From the three established permanent sample plots, a variety of forest health parameters were measure, including such measurements as diameter at breast height (DBH), stem defects, tree species, and downed woody debris (DWD). From this data trends in stem density and basal area were analyzed to help determine the age of different locations in the forest. Additional data analysis was conducted on stem defects, and downed woody debris however few conclusions could be drawn from this data as this was the first year of this monitoring program, and there was no prior data to compare current measurements to. Future recommendations for the expanding and continuation of this monitoring program are suggested at the end of the report.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"CBR,EMAN,forest health,HHLT,Management,PSPs,Smith Forest,Trent University",https://database.ulinks.ca/files/original/10d0cff9dec4583d9a08b68ccfec8f81.pdf,,"Trent University - Community Based Research",1,0