On-line Publications

There are a number of wetland publications on the Internet. The following list contains a number of on-line wetland publications and other resources from several government and non-government web sites.

General Wetland Information

• Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands - Science and Conservation  PDF
• GLWCAP - Highlights Report 2003-2005 PDF
• GLWCAP - Highlights Report 2000-2003  PDF
• GLWCAP - Update 2003  PDF
• GLWCAP - Highlights Report 1997-2000
• GLWCAP - First Progress Report 1994-2001
• Wetlands, Hinterlands Who's Who
• Stormwater Ponds of Southern Ontario: Are they a risk to wildlife?  PDF
• Amphibians and Reptiles in Great Lakes Wetlands: Threats and Conservation  PDF
• Putting an Economic Value on Wetlands - Concepts, Methods and Considerations  PDF

Wetland Restoration and Creation

• WetKit - An on-line directory of tools for working with wetlands in Canada
• Working Around Wetlands? What You Should Know  PDF
• Planting the Seed: A Guide to Establishing Aquatic Plants  PDF
• Carp Control Techniques for Aquatic Plant Establishment
• Invasive Plants of Natural Habitats in Canada
• Marsh Havens: Improving Marsh Habitat for Birds in the Great Lakes Basin *

Great Lakes Fact Sheet Series

• Bald Eagle Populations in the Great Lakes Region  PDF
• Contaminants in Herring Gull Eggs from the Great Lakes: 25 Years of Monitoring Levels and Effects  PDF
• How Much Habitat is Enough?  PDF
• The Fall and Rise of Osprey Populations in the Great Lakes Basin  PDF
• The Rise of the Double-crested Cormorant on the Great Lakes: winning the war against contaminants  PDF
• The Terns of the Canadian Great Lakes  PDF

Other Fact Sheets

• Nitrate Pollution: An Unseen threat to Amphibian Populations  PDF

Legislation

• Wetlands and government: policy and legislation for wetland conservation in Canada
• The Federal Policy on Wetland Conservation  PDF
• The Federal Policy on Wetland Conservation: Implementation Guidelines for Federal Land Managers

• Planning Act
• Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act
• Endangered Species Act
• Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act
• Conservation Land Tax Act
• Conservation Authorities Act
• Environmental Assessment Act
• Ontario Water Resources Act
• Drainage Act

• Canada Wildlife Act
• Fisheries Act
• Migratory Birds Convention Act
• Canadian Environmental Assessment Act

 
Notice: Links to Sites External to Environment Canada
 
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