Success Stories

These success stories are intended to inspire local conservation and restoration efforts, to share project ideas, and to connect people and organizations across Canada.

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Cootes Paradise Marsh
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Cootes Paradise Marsh

Restoration of a wildlife sanctuary and National Historic site, including the installation of a carp-exclusion fishway, replanting of native species, and other initiatives to improve water quality within the marsh.

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Point Pelee Marsh Restoration
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Point Pelee Marsh Restoration

Ongoing project involving herbicide application and vegetation cutting of invasive cattail and phragmites to open up channels in the marsh and create open water and edgewater habitat.

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City of Kitchener Fish Habitat Bank
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City of Kitchener Fish Habitat Bank

Similar to all municipalities across Canada, up until the 1990’s the City of Kitchener piped, straightened and channelized many of its streams to convey stormwater away from developed areas as quickly as possible. This was…

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Brougham Creek Restoration
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Brougham Creek Restoration

A creek channel was restored after urban development lead to sediment spills that caused habitat damage and flow alteration in the creek.  The intersection of nature and urban development is often difficult to navigate,…

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Shoreline Restoration at Mimico Waterfront Park
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Shoreline Restoration at Mimico Waterfront Park

A shoreline restoration project improved fish habitat by improving structural habitat and native vegetation.  Mimico Waterfront Park was a Waterfront Initiative that was executed in part with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. The…

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Alfred Kuehne Boulevard Stream Realignment Project
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Alfred Kuehne Boulevard Stream Realignment Project

A straightened concrete channel was replaced with natural meanders and habitat features such as riffles, pools and runs, improving fish habitat and invertebrate habitat. Toronto and Region Conservation Authority’s Alfred Kuehne Boulevard Stream Realignment Project…

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