Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA) is a local conservation agency named in the
Ontario
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Conservation Authorities Act
The ''Conservation Authorities Act'' (french: Loi sur les offices de protection de la nature) was created by the Ontario Provincial Legislature in 1946 to ensure the conservation, restoration and responsible management of hydrological features t ...
. Located in Southern Ontario, the agency focuses on the conservation of the drainage basins of the
Ausable River Au Sable or Ausable may refer to various places:
Michigan
*Au Sable Township, Iosco County, Michigan
**Au Sable, Michigan, an unincorporated community in the above township
*Au Sable Township, Roscommon County, Michigan New York
*Au Sable, New Y ...
,
Bayfield River
The Bayfield River is a river in Huron and Perth Counties in southwestern Ontario, Canada, that empties into Lake Huron at the community of Bayfield in the municipality of Bluewater.
The river and community are named after Henry Wolsey Bayf ...
,
Parkhill Creek Park Hill, Parkhill, or Park Hills may refer to:
People
* Allan Parkhill (1912–1986), New Zealand rugby player
*Archdale Parkhill (1878–1947), Australian politician
* Barry Parkhill (b. 1951), American basketball player
*Bruce Parkhill (b. 19 ...
, and Gullies (Bayfield North and South Gullies) watersheds. The headquarters is located in
Exeter, Ontario
Exeter is a community in the municipality of South Huron, in the southern portion of Huron County, Ontario, Canada, located approximately 40 kilometres north of London. The community proclaims itself the "Home of the White Squirrel", owing ...
.
The ABCA manages conservation and wildlife areas that were purchased for the preservation and protection of source areas and flood plain areas. Some environmentally significant areas are not publicly accessible.
Hay Swamp Management Area is administered by the agency.
History
The former Ausable River Conservation Authority was formed in 1946. There were local conservation organizations in Ontario before ABCA, and some others formed around the same time, but Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority lays claim to being Ontario's first conservation authority.
A community strategy group of 34 people met monthly between 2010 and 2011 to create a conservation strategy for the organization. This community group included local farmers; residents of rural, urban, and lakeshore communities in the watershed; municipalities; public health; youth; and other stakeholders.
The Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority developed "The Path Forward: Your Community Conservation Strategy for Ausable Bayfield Watersheds".
The Conservation Strategy was adopted by the Board of Directors of ABCA on December 15, 2011, and the document was published and released to the public in March 2012.
Conservation areas
Ausable River Cut Conservation AreaBannockburn Conservation AreaClinton Conservation AreaCrediton Conservation AreaMorrison Dam Conservation AreaParkhill Conservation AreaRock Glen Conservation AreaSouth Huron Trail
- MacNaughton-Morrison Trail and Morrison Dam Conservation Area Sections
Zurich Conservation Area
References
External links
Ausable Bayfield Conservation
- official site
Conservation authorities in Ontario
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