Should more complex resource management or conservation issues arise or significant facility development be considered, then a detailed Resource Management Plan wi ll be prepared with full public consultation.įreeman Township Sugar Maple Forest Conservation Reserve is managed under the direction of the District Manager and the Parry Sound Area Supervisor of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Parry Sound District. More detailed direction is not anticipated at this time. This Statement of Conservation Interest provides guidance for the management of the conservation reserve and provides the basis for the ongoing monitoring of activities. Stakeholders who provided comment during the earlier consultation for this site were subsequently consulted regarding the draft Statement of Conservation Interest and their comments were considered in the finalization of this document. Comments received during that time, and during consultation related to the formal Public Lands Act regulation of the boundaries of this conservation reserve, were generally supportive of the protection of this area. Immediately to the south and east of the conservation reserve, portions of Lots 6, 7 and 8, Concession 1 are designated as Forest Reserve, and are currently under the authority of a Crown land Aggregate Permit.įreeman Township Sugar Maple Forest Conservation Reserve, located in Hills' ecological Site District 5E-7, protects ten representative combinations of vegetation and landforms, including older maple stands on low hills with sandy soils and bare bedrock patches.įreeman Township Sugar Maple Forest Conservation Reserve is one of 378 new protected areas approved through Ontario’s Living Legacy Land Use Strategy, aimed, in part, at completing Ontario’s system of parks and protec ted areas.ĭuring the "Lands for Life" planning process, the public was widely consulted and provided valuable input into what became Ontario’s Living Legacy Land Use Strategy.
They are not a part of the conservation reserve. There are privately owned lands to the west, north and east sides of this site. It is a short distance west of Silver Sand Lake, northwest of McMaster Lake, and includes most of the shoreline of Fischer Lake. The site is about 8 kilometres south of the hamlet of Mactier.
We are pleased to approve this Statement of Conservation Interest for Freeman Township Sugar Maple Forest Conservation Reserve (C91).įreeman Township Sugar Maple Forest Conservation Reserve is a 123 hectare area of Crown land located in southern Freeman Ward of the Area Municipality of the Township of Georgian Bay in the District Municipality of Muskoka.
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