Our Values
Why was the St. Williams Conservation Reserve Established?
Ontario’s goal for the St Williams Conservation Reserve is that these tracts will be a flourishing example of extraordinary biological diversity representing their pre-European settlement natural legacy of ecological communities (including oak savanna, other tall-grass communities, sand barrens, Carolinian forests, wetlands and streams) while protecting their unique cultural heritage and providing opportunities for compatible public land uses.
The Five Objectives of the St. Williams Conservation Reserve:
Maintain and restore the native ecological communities (including oak savanna, oak woodland, other tallgrass communities; and sand barrens, forests, wetlands and streams) of the Reserve, and their associated species and ecological processes.
Recognize the cultural significance of The St. Williams Conservation Reserve as part of the first provincial forest station in Ontario.
Provide day use recreational opportunities and permit traditional public land uses that are compatible with natural heritage protection and restoration.
Raise awareness of the site’s significance, history, ecological processes, features, complexity, sensitivity, and beauty.
Encourage research that helps guide the maintenance and restoration of the conservation reserve’s biological diversity.
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The St. Williams Conservation Reserve Community Council is always looking for helpful volunteers and directors. Are you looking to give back to your community?
