The Hamilton Conservation Authority maintains the
greenspace,
trails
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,
parks
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and some
attractions
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in the
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
The Hamilton Conservation Authority (HCA) has managed the natural environment in partnership with the City of Hamilton and the Province of
Ontario to help ensure a safe and sustainable community. As one of 36 conservation authorities in the province, HCA protects water sources, guards against
flooding and erosion, manages conservation and recreational lands, and promotes environmental stewardship and
education.
The Authority is the region's largest environmental management agency, owning or managing about 4.000
hectares
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(10,000
acres
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) of environmentally significant land. Its recreational lands range from long distance trails and relatively passive natural areas, such as the
Dundas Valley, ''Christie Lake'' and ''Valens'' conservation areas, to more developed sites on the lakefront, like ''Confederation Beach Park'' and ''Fifty Point Conservation Area and Marina.''
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Parks and conservation areas
* Christie Lake Conservation Area
* Confederation Beach Park
* Devil's Punchbowl Conservation Area
* Dundas Valley Conservation Area
* Eramosa Karst Conservation Area
* Felker's Falls Conservation Area
*Fifty Point Conservation Area
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* Fletcher Creek Ecological Preserve
* Spencer Gorge Conservation Area
* Tiffany Falls Conservation Area
* Valens Lake Conservation Area
Attractions
* Crooks' Hollow
*Griffin House Griffin House may refer to:
People
*Griffin House (musician), American musician
Places
;in Canada
* Griffin House (Ancaster), a 19th-century house and museum, site along the Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was a network of clan ...
*Westfield Heritage Village
The Westfield Heritage Village is a heritage centre located just west of Rockton, Ontario, Rockton, Ontario, Canada. The village contains over 30 historic buildings on a site. It is operated by the Hamilton Conservation Authority.
Brief history ...
*Wild Waterworks
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Common meanings
* Wild animal
* Wilderness, a wild natural environment
* Wildness, the quality of being wild or untamed
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* ''Wild'' (2014 film), a 2014 Am ...
Waterfalls
* Albion Falls
Albion Falls is a classical/cascade waterfall flowing down the Niagara Escarpment in Red Hill Valley, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. With cascade falls the downpour is staggered into a series of steps causing water to "cascade". The top of the fa ...
* Baby Webster's Falls
* Borer's Falls
Borer's Falls is a ribbon-style waterfall found in the Borer's Falls Conservation Area in Dundas, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Its source is ''Borer's Creek.'' A very picturesque waterfall featured on many Hamilton waterfall postcards over the ...
* Buttermilk Falls
* Canterbury Falls
The city of Hamilton in Ontario, Canada is home to more than 100 waterfalls and cascades, most of which are on or near the Bruce Trail as it winds through the Niagara Escarpment. Ontario's internationally recognized Niagara Escarpment provid ...
* Darnley Cascade
* Dundas Falls
* Felker's Falls
* Filman Falls
* Great Falls
* Grindstone Cascade
* Hermitage Cascade
* Jones Road Falls
* Little Davis Falls
* Lower Cliffview Falls
* Lower Mills Falls
* Lower Punchbowl Falls
* Lower Sydenham Falls
* Lower Westcliffe Falls
* Middle Sydenham Falls
* Mill Falls
* Mineral Springs Falls
* Mountview Falls
* Princess Falls
* Scenic Falls
* Sherman Falls
* Sydenham Falls
* Tew's Falls
* Tiffany Falls
* Vinemount Middle Falls
* West Vinemount Falls
* Webster's Falls
Webster's Falls, noted for its panoramas, is a classical curtain/ plunge waterfall found in the Spencer Gorge/Webster's Falls Conservation Area in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The water flows down Spencer Creek. In the past the falls have been k ...
See also
* List of waterfalls in Hamilton, Ontario
The city of Hamilton in Ontario, Canada is home to more than 100 waterfalls and cascades, most of which are on or near the Bruce Trail as it winds through the Niagara Escarpment. Ontario's internationally recognized Niagara Escarpment provid ...
* Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is a conservation authority in southern Ontario, Canada. It owns about of land in the Toronto region, and it employs more than 400 full-time employees and coordinates more than 3,000 volunt ...
* Grand River Conservation Authority
The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) is a conservation authority in Ontario, Canada. It operates under the Conservation Authorities Act of Ontario. It is a corporate body, through which municipalities, landowners and other organization ...
* Parks Canada
* Ontario Parks
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References
External links
ConservationHamilton.ca
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Conservation authorities in Ontario
Organizations based in Hamilton, Ontario
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