Natural Heritage Information of the Haliburton Highlands

Title

Natural Heritage Information of the Haliburton Highlands

Author

Cook, Sabrina; Lazure, Jonathan; Martucci, Andrea; Walters, Ben

Host Organization

Haliburton Highlands Land Trust
Host contact: Wooton, Brent

Supervising Faculty

Whillans, Tom
Department: Environmental and Resource Science/Studies

Reference Number

TP-551

Date

2006

Location of Document

U-Links Office and online

Area

Haliburton County

Subject

Developing a land trust inventory

Description

Identify key natural areas on the landscape that have important biological, ecological, aesthetic, recreational, or other functions or values that may be of interest to the Land Trust.

Abstract

This research report on the natural heritage characteristics of Haliburton County is prepared for the conservation activities of the Haliburton Highland Land Trust. This background information can be useful for the first stages in the process of land conservation and preservation. The water, physical geography, forests, and species at risk are thoroughly researched for the Haliburton County area. Recommendations are made to focus conservation efforts on the protection of waterbodies, including wetlands, marshes, and buffering forests.

Publisher

Trent University

Files

Reference

Cook, Sabrina; Lazure, Jonathan; Martucci, Andrea; Walters, Ben, Natural Heritage Information of the Haliburton Highlands, Trent University, 2006