LANDS ACQUIRED FOR WILDLIFE 

 PURPOSES, 1962-71 



Acres Acres 

 Area County 1962-71 1970-1 



Luther Marsh *Dufferin 1,050 81 



Isaac Lake "Bruce 1,139 844 



Angle Ditch Marsh *Bruce 200 — 



Johnston Harbour .... Bruce 4,404 — 

 Dept. Highways — 



transfer various 1,062 — 



Hullett Marsh *Huron 2,305 2,305 



Holland Marsh *Simcoe 1,298 — 



Tiny Marsh 'Simcoe 2,246 — 



Nonquon River *Ontario 2,449 260 



Wye Marsh *Simcoe 2,417 — 



Dalton Victoria 100 — 



Brighton Northumberland 954 275 



Murray Marsh 'Northumberland 1,593 — 



Gananoque Leeds 1,046 — 



Winchester *Dunda5 3,600 — 



Charlottenburg Stormont 258 — 



Millbrook Durham 188 — 



Long Point 'Norfolk 90 — 



Dalhousie Tract Lanark 935 — 



Lavant Township Lanark 5,300 100 



Watt Township *Muskoka 266 121 



MacCauley Township . . Muskoka 1,220 — 



Spence Township Parry Sound 800 — 



*Lennox & 



Camden Lake Addington 299 299 



Mountain View Prince Edward 154 154 



TOTAL 35,378 4,439 



'Wetland Projects 



WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT UNITS 

 UNDER DEVELOPMENT 



of the many land acquisition projects underway in Ontario 

 for various purposes, 15 parcels of land, totalling 27,843 

 acres, are being actively developed to meet wildlife needs of 

 adequate food and cover. 



Aylmer Provincial Hunting Area. 555 acres, Malahide Town- 

 ship, Elgin County. Purpose: to demonstrate that the grow- 

 ing of farm crops and a wildlife crop are compatible and that 

 with suitable management this kind of multiple-use is pos- 

 sible. Development: Until 1969, emphasis was placed on 

 habitat management for upland game such as cottontail 

 rabbits and pheasants; in 1970, plans were prepared to pro- 

 duce and attract waterfowl; in the winter of 1970, a chain 



link fence was built within one-quarter mile of a proposed 

 baited area for Canada geese; within the enclosure, a 50- 

 acre lake will be constructed, and Maxima Canada geese 

 from Holiday Beach Provincial Park will be released to 

 establish a breeding flock. 



Fingal Provincial Hunting Area, 780 acres Southwold Town- 

 ship, Elgin County. Purpose: To demonstrate that the grow- 

 ing of farm crops and a wildlife crop are compatible and that 

 with suitable management this kind of multiple-use is 

 possible. Development, 1970: One corn crib and two gran- 

 aries were constructed for storage of cob corn and grain 

 from sharecropping agreements; fencing of the baited area 

 around the six-acre impoundment was completed. 



Pusllnch Tract, 500 acres, Puslinch Township, Waterloo 

 County. Purpose: A small game and waterfowl management 

 demonstration area with the specific purpose of establishing 

 habitats suitable for cottontail rabbits and ruffed grouse. 

 Development 1970: 2,000 wildlife shrubs, 10,000 red pine, 

 2,000 Norway spruce, and 1,000 Carolina poplar were 

 planted; more brush piles for cottontail rabbits were con- 

 structed; 40 nests for squirrels were erected in the hardwood 

 bush; and 25 acres of corn food plots were planted. 



Luther Marsh, about 10,000 acres, Luther Township, Dufferin 

 and Wellington Counties. Most of the 1,050 acres in Provin- 

 cial ownership are located within the Crown game preserve 

 at the north end of the marsh. No hunting is allowed in this 

 area. The upland fields are being farmed to provide food 

 crops for waterfowl. A committee of Lands and Forests and 

 Grand River Conservation Authority personnel drew up a 

 co-operative management for this large area. Development, 

 1970: One one-acre pothole with three islands; 3,000 feet of 

 shoreline clearing in test area on west bay; one pheasant 

 pen; two ponds in the goose enclosure; 8,000 wildlife shrubs 

 planted; five acres of goose pasture seeded; waterfowl lure 

 crops planted; one parking lot constructed; one viewing 

 platform built; and one bubbler system installed in the head 

 pond to have open water during the winter for a captive 

 Canada goose flock. 



Hullett Marsh Provincial Hunting Area, 2,305 acres, Hullett 

 Township, Dufferin County. Purpose: To attract migrating 

 waterfowl for hunting and viewing purposes; the impound- 

 ment and upland fields will provide nesting, brooding and 

 feeding areas for waterfowl as well as some upland game 

 hunting in the woodlots and along the fence rows. Develop- 

 ment, 1970: Two parking lots were constructed; some wild- 

 life shrubs were planted; and a contour survey was 

 completed. (No wildlife habitat development has taken 

 place because land consolidation for the project area is still 

 underway.) 



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