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Natural Heritage Evaluation and Records Review CCOONNEESSTTOOGGOO WWIINNDD FFAARRMM RECORDS REVIEW AND NATURAL HERITAGE EVALUATION ONTARIO REGULATION 359/09 prepared for GENIVAR Inc. on behalf of NEXTERA ENERGY DECEMBER 2010 LGL PROJECT TA4914-02 CCOONNEESSTTOOGGOO WWIINNDD FFAARRMM RECORDS REVIEW AND NATURAL HERITAGE EVALUATION ONTARIO REGULATION 359/09 prepared by: Digital signature Digital signature J. Arnel Fausto Allison Featherstone Senior Ecologist, Vice President Planning Ecologist Digital signature Digital signature Jen Noël Robert Nisbet Botanist, ISA Certified Arborist Senior Wildlife Biologist LGL Limited environmental research associates 3365 Harvester Road Burlington, Ontario L7N 3N2 Tel: 905-333-1667 Fax: 905-333-2660 Email: [email protected] URL: www.lgl.com DECEMBER 2010 LGL PROJECT TA4914-02 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 CURRENT LAND USE .......................................................................................................................................... 2 2.0 RECORDS REVIEW...................................................................................................................................... 3 2.1 RECORDS RELATED TO PROVINCIAL PARKS AND CONSERVATION RESERVES ................................................................... 3 2.2 RECORDS RELATED TO NATURAL FEATURES ............................................................................................................ 3 2.2.1 Ministry of Natural Resources Records .................................................................................................... 3 2.2.1.1 Ministry of Natural Resources......................................................................................................................... 3 2.2.1.2. Ontario Wind Resources Atlas ............................................................................................................................... 5 2.2.2 Crown Land .............................................................................................................................................. 6 2.2.3 Conservation Authority Records .............................................................................................................. 6 2.2.3.1 Grand River Information Network (GRIN) Interactive Mapping...................................................................... 6 2.2.3.2 Lake Erie Source Protection Characterization Report ..................................................................................... 6 2.2.3.3 Watershed Forest Plan .................................................................................................................................... 7 2.2.3.4 Land Use Planning Policy................................................................................................................................. 7 2.2.4 Upper Tier Municipality Records .............................................................................................................. 8 2.2.5 Lower Tier Municipality Records .............................................................................................................. 8 2.2.6 Planning Board Records ........................................................................................................................... 9 2.2.7 Municipal Planning Authority Records ..................................................................................................... 9 2.2.8 Local Roads Board Records ...................................................................................................................... 9 2.2.9 Local Services Board Records ................................................................................................................... 9 2.2.10 Niagara Escarpment Plan Records ...................................................................................................... 9 2.3 KEY FINDINGS OF THE RECORDS REVIEW ................................................................................................................ 9 3.0 SITE INVESTIGATION ............................................................................................................................... 11 3.1 PHYSIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................................................... 14 3.2 SIGNIFICANT VALLEYLANDS ............................................................................................................................... 14 3.3 VEGETATION AND VEGETATION COMMUNITIES ..................................................................................................... 15 3.4 WILDLIFE HABITAT AND COMMUNITIES ............................................................................................................... 24 3.4.1 Birds ....................................................................................................................................................... 25 3.4.2 Reptiles and Amphibians........................................................................................................................ 25 3.4.3 Mammals ............................................................................................................................................... 26 3.4.4 Bats ........................................................................................................................................................ 26 3.4.5 Plants/Vegetation ...................................................................................................................................... 26 3.5 SPECIES AT RISK SCREENING AND CONFIRMATION.................................................................................................. 27 3.6 SUMMARY OF CORRECTIONS BASED ON SITE INVESTIGATIONS ................................................................................. 28 4.0 EVALUATION OF SIGNIFICANCE ............................................................................................................... 37 4.1 REA REQUIREMENTS ....................................................................................................................................... 37 4.2 SIGNIFICANT NATURAL FEATURES ........................................................................................................................ 37 4.2.1 Significant Woodlands ........................................................................................................................... 43 4.2.1.1 Evaluation of Significance ............................................................................................................................. 44 4.2.2 Significant Wildlife Habitat .................................................................................................................... 46 4.2.3 Significant Wetlands .............................................................................................................................. 52 4.2.3.1 Evaluation of Significance ..................................................................................................................................... 52 4.3 Evaluation of Significance Methodology, Criteria and Procedures for Valleylands ............................... 58 4.4 Public and Aboriginal Consultation Input to Evaluation of Significance ................................................ 59 4.4.1 Aboriginal Communities .................................................................................................................................... 59 4.4.2 Public Consultation ............................................................................................................................................ 59 5.0 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND RECOMMENDED MITIGATION MEASURES ...................... 60 5.1 Prohibited Areas .................................................................................................................................... 60 6.0 CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................................................... 66 7.0 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................................ 67 LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Natural Heritage Information Centre Rare Species Records Table 2 Natural Features identified in project location through records review Table 3 Summary of Site Investigations for the Project Team Table 4 Site Assessment Details for Valleylands within 120m of Project Location Table 5 Summary of Natural Features, Attributes, Composition and Functions for Features Identified within 120m of Project Components Table 6 Summary of Site Investigations and Evaluation of Significance for Significant Wildlife Habitat within 120m of Project Components Table 7 Aquatic Species at Risk Assessment and Confirmation Table 8 Vegetation Species at Risk Assessment and Confirmation Table 9 Wildlife Species at Risk Assessment and Confirmation Table 10 Site Investigation Summary for Determining Significance of Natural Features Table 11 Site Assessment and Evaluation of Significance Details for Woodlands within 120m of Project Location Table 12 Woodland Evaluation Criteria and Methodology Table 13 Evaluation of Significance of Woodlands within the Conestogo Wind Farm Project Location using Criteria from the MNR Natural Heritage
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