The Natural Resources of Lanark County
A Place in Time was a special project undertaken by the Stewardship Council to help identify current issues and future challenges and to help set work priorities.
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Place in Time: The Natural Resources of Lanark County
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Table of Contents
Introduction (PDF, 10.5 MB)
Chapter 1: Significant Natural Areas (PDF, 10.5 MB )
- What Is a Significant Natural Area?
- How Are Significant Natural Areas Selected?
- Who Is Officially Responsible for Identification and Protection?
- Where Are Significant Areas in Lanark County?
- What Are Some Alternative Approaches to Conservation and Stewardship?
- What Resources and Incentives Are Available?
Chapter 2: Forests (PDF, 10.5 MB)
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What Is the History of Lanark County Forests?
- How Were Lanark's Forests Regenerated?
- How Are Our Forests Managed Now?
- What Are the Economic Benefits of Forests?
- What Disturbs Forest Health?
- What Are Good Forest-Management Practices?
- What Are Some Opportunities and Challenges for Stewardship?
Chapter 3: Plants, Animals and Habitat (PDF, 10.5 MB)
- What Effect Did Settlement Have on Our Plants and Animals?
- What Is the Current State of Wildlife and Its Habitat in Lanark County?
- What Are the Species at Risk?
- How Is Wildlife and Its Habitat Managed?
- Why Is It Important to Maintain Biodiversity?
- What Are Some Opportunities for Stewardship?
Chapter 4: Water (PDF, 5.5 MB)
- What Is the History of Lanark County's Waterways?
- Where Are Lanark County's Watersheds?
- How Is Our Water Regulated?
- How Is Our Water Monitored?
- What Concerns Do We Have About Water?
- How Can We Protect Water?
- How Do We Use Water Recreationally?
- What Are Some Resources for Stewardship?
- What Are Some Future Challenges for Protecting Our Water?
Chapter 5: Agriculture (PDF, 10.5 MB)
- How Did Agriculture Begin in Lanark County?
- What Are the Growing Conditions in Lanark County?
- What Is Farmed in Lanark County?
- How Is Farming Regulated?
- What Concerns Lanark County Farmers?
- How Are Lanark County Farmers Practising Stewardship?
- What Stewardship Programs Are Available to Farmers?
- What Future Challenges Do Farmers Face?
Chapter 6: Mineral & Aggregate Resources (PDF, 10.5 MB)
- What Is Lanark County's Geological History?
- What Is the Current State of Mineral and Aggregate Resources in Lanark County?
- How Is Mining Regulated?
- What Issues Exist About Mining in Lanark County?
- How Are We Practising Stewardship of Mineral and Aggregate Resources?
- What Are the Future Challenges with Our Mineral and Aggregate Resources?
Chapter 7: Landowners & Stewardship (PDF, 10.5 MB)
- Why Is Landowner Stewardship Important?
- How Is Landowner Stewardship Encouraged?
- How Are Lanark County Landowners Practising Stewardship?
- What Other Resources and Opportunities Are Available?
- What Are the Challenges of Stewardship?
Chapter 8: What Comes Next? (PDF, 10.5 MB)
Appendix (PDF, 260 KB)
