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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.
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…
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,…
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…
This project re-established ground water channels and spawning habitat within the diked off sections of the former Cheakamus River floodplain.