Portobello Creek National Wildlife Area Management Plan

Table of contents

• Document information
  • Acknowledgements
  • Copies of this plan are available at the following addresses
  • How to cite this document
  • About Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Protected Areas and Management Plans
  • Portobello Creek National Wildlife Area
• 1 Description of the Protected area
  • 1.1 Regional context
  • 1.2 Historical background
  • 1.3 Land ownership
  • 1.4 Facilities and infrastructure
  • 1.5 Socio-economic assessment
• 2 Ecological resources
  • 2.1 Terrestrial and aquatic habitats
  • 2.2 Wildlife species
    • 2.2.1 Birds
    • 2.2.2 Mammals
    • 2.2.3 Reptiles and amphibians
    • 2.2.4 Fish
  • 2.3 Species at Risk
  • 2.4 Invasive species
• 3 Management challenges and threats
  • 3.1 Tourism
  • 3.2 Commercial fishing
  • 3.3 Recreational boating
  • 3.4 Agriculture and forestry
  • 3.5 Predicted climate change impacts
  • 3.6 Off-road vehicles
  • 3.7 Habitat fragmentation
• 4 Goals and objectives
  • 4.1 Vision
  • 4.2 Goals and objectives
  • 4.3 Evaluation
• 5 Management approaches
  • 5.1 Habitat Management
    • 5.1.1 Forests
    • 5.1.2 Wetlands
  • 5.2 Wildlife Management
    • 5.2.1 Species at Risk
    • 5.2.2 Invasive species
  • 5.3 Monitoring
  • 5.4 Research
  • 5.5 Public information and outreach
• 6 Authorizations and prohibitions
  • 6.1 Prohibition of entry
  • 6.2 Authorized activities
  • 6.3 Authorizations
  • 6.4 Exceptions
  • 6.5 Other federal and provincial authorizations
• 7 Health and safety
• 8 Enforcement
• 9 Plan implementation
  • 9.1 Management authorities and mandates
  • 9.2 Management plan review
• 10 Collaborators
• 11 Literature cited
• Appendix I: Conditions of research requests
• Appendix II: Legislation
• Appendix III: Government of Canada Species at Risk glossary