St. Williams Conservation Reserve
Rebuilding vital ecosystems to honour Ontario’s heritage
Butternut (Juglans cinerea) Status in Canada: Endangered Status in Ontario: Endangered Status at SWCR: Uncommon Butternut is a small to medium size tree that generally grows alone or in small groups within a range of deciduous and mixed forests. Quick Facts: It is affected by many different exotic diseases and pests. The combination of these […]
Bird’s-foot Violet (Viola pedata) Status in Canada: Endangered Status in Ontario: Endangered Status at SWCR: Rare – 1 location This low-growing perennial herb flowers in both spring and autumn. In Canada, it only occurs in a small area of southwestern Ontario. Quick Facts: There are only five populations left in Canada, and the population at the […]
American Badger (Taxidea taxus ssp. jacksoni) Status in Canada: Endangered Status in Ontario: Endangered Status at SWCR: Rare The American badger is best recognized by its distinct head patterning. Its range in Ontario is very restricted. Quick Facts: It is a member of the Weasel family. It is perfectly adapted for digging, with long, stout front […]
American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) Status in Canada: Endangered Status in Ontario: Endangered Status at SWCR: Common The American Chestnut was formerly one of the dominant tree species in many forests in southern Ontario but this imposing tree is all but gone due to a disease called the Chestnut Blight. Quick Facts: It used to grow up […]
Eastern Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) Status in Canada: Endangered Status in Ontario: Endangered Status at SWCR: Occasional and Rare at both tracts Eastern Flowering Dogwood is a small understory tree that produces clusters of showy white flowers in spring. Quick Facts: It occurs only in the Carolinian Forest Zone of southwestern Ontario. Because of their flowers, […]
Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) Status in Canada: Endangered Status in Ontario: Endangered Status at SWCR: Rare breeding bird The Acadian Flycatcher is a small migratory songbird. In Canada, it breeds mostly in the Carolinian Forest Zone in southwestern Ontario. Quick Facts: It is a rare breeding bird in Canada but has nested at both the Nursery […]
A “species at risk” is any naturally-occurring plant or animal that is in danger of extinction or of disappearing from the province. Once classified as “at risk” in Ontario, they are added to the Species at Risk in Ontario (SARO) List. The SARO list complements the Federal Species at Risk Act (SARA), which is based […]
Species at Risk Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife In Canada (COSEWIC) Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Species at Risk Home Page Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Species at Risk Stewardship Fund Ontario Natural Heritage Information Centre Local Partners and Agencies Birds Canada Canadian Raptor Conservancy Carolinian Canada Tallgrass Ontario Norfolk Field Naturalists Norfolk […]