Managing Natural Resources for Future Generations

WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES

The Turtle River Watershed Conservation District currently owns 35651 acres of land that is left in it's natural state for wildlife. The TRWCD has also been stocking fish in three local ponds within the District with surprising results. Photo of Fish

STREAM BANK STABILIZATION

• The stabilization of eroding waterways is a major concern in the TRWCD and is addressed on a yearly budgetary basis
• If it is found that the bank erosion has been caused by the land management practices of adjacent landowners, the district will recommend and cost share alternative methods for site reclamation and enhancement. In areas where the erosion has occurred naturally, stabilization costs are absorbed by the District.
• The armoring of these erosion prone areas is most often completed utilizing local fieldstones. This method has proven to considerably alleviate further erosion and sedimentation while improving water quality.
• The district will prioritize yard site and farm land areas directly affected by the erosion.

PHOTO OF STABILIZATION

POOL AND RIFFLE STRUCTURES

• The main objective of the pool and riffle structures is to enhance fish spawning habitats and encourage fish passage. Additional benefits include the reduction of erosion, rehabilitation of the streambeds, and improved nesting and staging areas for waterfowl
• To prevent sedimentation in these structures (and smothering of fish eggs) they are built in low lying basin areas where much of the deposition has already occurred
• As the fish swim upstream to spawn, a riffle made of stones provides aerated water: a slow moving, deeper pool for the fish follows this riffle to hide, rest or spawn in. A series of these structures is usually constructed along a stream to ensure spawning success

Photo of Pike Spawning

WILDLIFE INCENTIVE PROGRAM

This program  is designed to provide an incentive for landowners to allow for the preservation and enhancement of existing wildlife habitat. Wildlife habitat is defined as the soil, water, food and cover components of the natural environment that are a necessary to sustain a vertebrate animal of any species or type excluding fish, that is wild by nature in the Province.

APPLICATION FORM 

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