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essex region conservation authority
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Mission Statement
By the year 2020, to achieve a sustainable, balanced environment with healthy watersheds, highlighted by clean creeks and rivers, thriving natural areas and productive agricultural lands.
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Contact information
Address: 360 Fairview Avenue West, Suite 311, Essex, ON N8M 1Y6
Phone: 519 776 5209 ext. 353
E-mail: admin@erca.org
Website: www.erca.org
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demographics
Year Founded: 1973
Adopted S&P*: No
Full-time Staff: 32
Number of Members: N/A
Primary Land Types: upland forest, wetland, alvar, prairie
*indicates adoption of the 2005 Canadian Land Trust Standards and Practices |
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CONSERVATION LAND TRUST PARTNERS:
Province-Wide: various federal, provincial, and environmental non-government organizations
Regional: Nature Conservancy of Canada, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Environment Canada, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Watershed: see Regional
Local: see Regional
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Acres Conserved
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Province
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Total
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Owned
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Under Easement
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Other
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Ontario
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3,500
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3,500
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<25
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400 leased
from province of Ontario
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| 1) |
American Chestnut
Castanea dentata
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Photo: Courtesy of the Royal Ontario Museum, ©ROM
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| 2) |
Blue Racer
Coluber constrictor foxii
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Photo: John Mitchell, Courtesy of the Royal Ontario Museum, ©ROM
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Lake Erie Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon insularum
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Photo: John Mitchell, Courtesy of the Royal Ontario Museum, ©ROM
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Eastern Fox Snake
Elaphe vulpina gloydi
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Photo: Courtesy of the Royal Ontario Museum, ©ROM
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Pugnose Shiner
Notropis anogenus
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Photo: Erling Holm, Courtesy of the Royal Ontario Museum, ©ROM
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