Program Overview
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American Golden-Plover
/ Canadian Wildlife Service |
Part of Ontario’s wetland conservation “tool
box”, the EHJV is an on-the-ground program for:
- wetland and related upland securement and enhancement
- wetland creation and restoration
- wetland and related upland management
- overall habitat stewardship
Objectives
| Ontario
Objectives |
- Protect the ecological integrity
and biological function of 1.7 million acres of wetlands
and uplands
- Influence land-use practices
on 500,000 acres of uplands
- Enhance 1.2 million acres of
wetland and upland waterfowl habitat
- Promote ecologically sound
and sustainable landscape uses that meet the needs
of waterfowl, other wildlife, and people
(Source:
Ontario EHJV Implementation Plan, 1994) |
Strategic Approach
| Strategies
for habitat conservation |
- securement
- restoration and enhancement
- creation
- evaluation
- stewardship
- communication and education
(Source:
Ontario EHJV Implementation Plan, 1994) |
How does it work?
EHJV planning, implementation and
evaluation
The program is led cooperatively by federal and provincial
government agencies, Canadian Wildlife Service and Ontario
Ministry of Natural Resources, which contribute funding, resources
and expertise.
Major non-government partners contribute:
- resources and expertise on technical
and strategic matters
- funding to secure lands via long-term
agreements
- vital support by acting as grantees
for funding
- habitat improvement, restoration,
enhancement and management for secured lands
Ontario EHJV programs
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American Black
Duck / Ducks Unlimited Canada |
Programs under the EHJV umbrella are designed to be landscape
oriented, biologically-based and based in strong partnerships.
Landscape oriented planning takes into account demographic,
environmental and economic trends, and attempts to understand
the ecological setting and land use realities. Biologically-based
projects are refined through ongoing evaluation as activities,
research and monitoring reveal new information. Projects that
are based in partnerships take advantage of international,
national, provincial and local resources, including the efficient
use of limited human resources for habitat securement, funding
initiatives, restoration and creation projects, and more.
- Ontario LandCARE
Led by Ducks Unlimited Canada
This program provides financial incentives and technical
assistance to farmers to encourage soil and water conservation
while improving the environment for wildlife and people.
Contact information: www.ducks.ca/contact/index.html
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- Wetland Habitat
Fund
Led by Wildlife Habitat Canada and Ontario
Ministry of Natural Resources
This program provides Ontario landowners with financial
assistance (up to 50% of project costs, to a maximum of
$5,000) for projects that improve the ecological integrity
of wetland habitats.
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