Parks Branch is divided into three sections with duties and 

 responsibilities as follows. 



RECREATION PLANNING 



Long-range planning for parks and related public recrea- 

 tion areas. 



PARK PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 



Detailed Provincial Park master plans and control of all 

 park development according to approved plans. 



PARK MANAGEMENT 



Establishment and control of standards of park operations; 

 direction of park interpretive programs; establishment of a 

 nature reserve program; management of operating revenues 

 and expenditures; compilation of statistical data; and man- 

 agement of a program of public access points to water, and 

 a system of canoe routes, hiking trails and snowmobile 

 trails. 



CLASSES OF PARKS 

 IN ONTARIO 



To meet the broad spectrum of present park requirements 

 and to plan for the future, the Provincial Park system con- 

 tains five different classes or types. Each offers different 

 recreational experiences, and each provides varied facilities 

 in keeping with the class purpose. 



• Class I, Primitive Parks are large areas of natural land- 

 scape preserved for recreation, education and scientific 

 observation. They are reserved from natural resource ex- 

 ploitation and from major facility development such as 

 serviced campgrounds. 



• Class II, Wild River Parks are significant rivers estab- 

 lished for recreation, aesthetic or historic purposes. They 

 are protected from the intrusion of incompatible land and 

 water uses. 



• Class III, Natural Environment Parks, landscapes of out- 

 standing aesthetic or historic significance, are established 

 primarily for recreation and education. Other resource uses 

 are permitted, providing they do not conflict with recrea- 

 tion. Facilities and services may be limited so as to interfere 

 as little as possible with the environment. Zones further 

 protect special areas. 



• Class IV, Recreation Parks are areas of intensive recrea- 

 tional use in which the environment may be substantially 

 modified to accommodate park users. There are two sub- 

 classes to this class: (1) Recreation Areas, which are day- 

 use oriented; and (2) Campgrounds, which are camper 

 oriented. These parks contain more fully-serviced facilities. 



• Class V, Nature Reserves are unique and representative 

 natural areas established for scientific and educational uses. 

 General public enjoyment is permitted, if it is not detri- 

 mental to the area. 



A campsite. White Lake Provincial Park. 



RECREATION PLANNING 



Work continued in the search for future parkland for 

 Ontario residents. Initial progress was made toward the 

 implementation of the Niagara Escarpment Report. The 

 16,500 acres acquired to date, along with more than 4,000 

 acres controlled by the Conservation Authorities, represent 

 a significant step in the direction of implementation recom- 

 mended through the study report. 



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