NCC - Government of Canada
Natural Areas Conservation Program
Eight Annual Progress Report
Inception to Date: April 1, 2007 to May 31, 2015
NCC - Government of Canada Natural Areas Conservation Program Table of Contents Introduction ...... 1 SECTION A - The Natural Areas Conservation Fund ...... 3 1. The Financial Statements of the Natural Areas Conservation Fund (the “Fund”) ...... 4 1.1 Statement of Financial Position as at May 31, 2015 Year-end ...... 4 1.2 Statement of Operations and Changes in Restricted Fund for the 2014-2015 Year ...... 5 1.3 Statement of the Investment Portfolio for the 2014-2015 Year ...... 5 2. NCC Investment Policies, Standards and Procedures with Respect to the Fund ...... 5 3. Statement of Expenditures under the Maximum Operating Expenses ...... 6 Table 1: Summary of Co-ordination (2007-2015) ...... 6 4. Compensation Remuneration ...... 7 4.1. Officers and Directors ...... 7 4.2. Employees whose remuneration exceeds $100,000 per annum ...... 7 5. Funding Expensed within NCC Priority Sites and DUC NAWMP Priority Areas Detailed by Expenditure Type ...... 7 Table 2: Summary of Direct Program Delivery Expenditure Type Financed by the Fund (2007-2015) ...... 9 SECTION B - The Natural Areas Conservation Program ...... 10 Table 3: Cumulative Summary of Securement Achievements against Objectives (2007-2015) ...... 11 6. Conservation Planning ...... 12 7. Criteria Applied to Select NCC Priority Sites and DUC NAWMP Priority Areas ...... 12 8. Conservation Accomplishments ...... 13 8.1 Land Securement Results at Priority Sites / Priority Natural Areas and NAWMP Priority Areas ...... 13 Table 4: Summary of Land Securement by Acquisition Type (2007-2015) ...... 13 8.2 Highlighted Land Securement Projects ...... 13 8.3 Property-Level Conservation Planning ...... 14 Table 5: Cumulative Change in sightings of COSEWIC-Assessed Species at Risk by Species Type (2007- 2015) on NCC properties secured under the Program ...... 15 8.4 Stewardship Implementation Activities ...... 16 8.5 Transparent and Accountable Data Management ...... 16 8.6 Long-term Stewardship Endowment ...... 17 9. Matching Contributions...... 17 10. Communications Activities ...... 18 10.1 NCC Media Coverage ...... 19 Table 6: Summary of NCC Natural Areas Conservation Program - Property/Program Media Hits (2007-2015)20 10.2 OQO and DUC Media Coverage ...... 20 Table 7: Summary of DUC/OQO Natural Areas Conservation Program - Property Media Hits (2007- 2015) ...... 21 11. Lands Transferred to Provinces (2007-2015) ...... 21 Table 8: Cumulative Summary of Ha. transferred to provincial governments (2007-2015) ...... 22 12. Funding to Other Qualified Organizations (excluding DUC) ...... 22 12.1 OQO Funding Dispersed (excluding DUC) ...... 22 Table 9: Cumulative Summary of OQO Projects and Amount of Funds Expensed (2007-2015) ...... 22 13. Performance Evaluation of the Natural Areas Conservation Program ...... 22 14. Conclusion ...... 23
NCC - Government of Canada Natural Areas Conservation Program Eighth Annual Progress Report
Introduction
The Natural Areas Conservation Program (the “Program”) is a $245 million federally funded program that commenced on April 1, 2007 with a $225 million commitment to the Nature Conservancy of Canada (“NCC”) from the Government of Canada (“Canada”). NCC is responsible for delivery of conservation results under this Program, which was formalized through the signing of a funding agreement (the “Agreement”) between NCC and Canada on March 30, 2007. On December 12, 2013, the Program was expanded with an additional $20 million to further advance the goals of the Program and an amendment to the Agreement (the “Amended Agreement”) was made.
The purpose of this public-private partnership between NCC and Canada is to significantly increase the amount of land conservation, as well as the rate at which results are achieved across the country. Through the ongoing efforts of NCC and its various Canadian partner organizations, this unique program continues to successfully leverage the federal government’s significant financial investment by delivering cost-effective, focused and successful conservation results. The original goal of this national program was to conserve approximately 200,000 ha. (ha.) (500,000 acres (ac.) of ecologically significant lands across Canada, with particular focus by NCC on those areas deemed to be most at risk and which are located primarily in the southern portion of the country. The goal under the Amended Agreement was to conserve an additional 18,000 ha. (45,000 ac.), bringing the total to 218,000 ha. (approximately 545,000 ac.); implement NCC management actions (“Priority Conservation Actions”) and DUC management activities necessary to ensure the maintenance or improvement of the biodiversity on an estimated 30,000 ha. (74,000 ac.); and monitor both DUC and NCC Conservation Agreements (which include covenants, easements and servitudes) on an estimated 25,000 ha. (62,000 ac.) of lands secured under the Program.
NCC is pleased to present the Eighth Annual Progress Report for the Program. This is the final report under the Agreement and Amended Agreement, and it focuses on results achieved since the Program’s inception, covering the period from April 1, 2007 through May 31, 2015, with specific references made to the accomplishments achieved in the 2014-2015 period against the Eighth Annual work plan. As of May 31, 2015, NCC and its partners - Other Qualified Organizations (OQOs) including Ducks Unlimited Canada - have conserved over 393,2001 ha. (971,600 ac.). Furthermore, NCC and DUC have implemented Priority Conservation Actions and Management Activities on more than 132,800 ha. of land secured under the Program, and completed compliance monitoring on more than 36,100 ha. of Conservation Agreements secured under the Program. NCC’s conserved areas provide habitat for 194 identified COSEWIC-assessed species at risk, which represents a 13.9% increase over the seventh year’s reported total of 167 COSEWIC-assessed ‘species at risk'2 observed. The details of this Annual Progress Report are divided into two main
1 All figures ($ or ac./ha.) within this report have been rounded to the nearest whole number. 2 ‘Species at risk’ includes assessed species, subspecies and populations.
1 sections, each consisting of several sub-sections to address the various reporting elements required under the Agreement and the Amended Agreement. The detailed information for all of the content in this report can be found in the appendices.
Section A: The Natural Areas Conservation Fund – this section reports on the investment and management of federal monies drawn from the Natural Areas Conservation Fund (the “Fund”).
Section B: The Natural Areas Conservation Program – this section highlights conservation achievements and provides further detail on matching contributions, communications, and other important features of the Program.
2 SECTION A - The Natural Areas Conservation Fund
Under Section 4.01(c) of the Agreement and the Amended Agreement, NCC is required to segregate funding drawn from Canada in a separately-managed account (the Natural Areas Conservation Fund, hereinafter referred to as the “Fund”). NCC’s Investment Committee meets quarterly to review the Fund’s investment returns. Minutes of these meetings are recorded and are available upon request.
Members of this Committee, all of whom are volunteers and receive no compensation, currently include:
Doug Hayhurst (Chair), Independent Corporate Director; former Managing Partner at Price Waterhouse British Columbia; former Executive, IBM Consulting Services; Mark Smith, President, Pandion Investments Ltd.; Michael Downs, Senior Vice President, Connor, Clark & Lunn; Robert Rabinovitch, former President and CEO, CBC; James Bowland, Senior Advisor, Alexander Capital Group; Ian Griffin, Chairman Emeritus, Mackie Research Capital; Dean Prodan, Chairman, CEO and President at MarkWater Handling Systems Ltd; Ted Eccelstone, Partner and Portfolio Manager, CGOV Investment Counsel; Bill Caulfeild-Browne, former Lead Director, Scottish Re Group (Ex-Officio), Board Vice Chair, NCC; Nathalie Pratte, Founder and CEP, Groupe-conseil Envirostratégies (Ex-Officio), Board Chair, NCC; Ann Rooney, Commissioner, Alberta Securities Commission; Audit Chair and Board Member, NCC (Ex-Officio).
As of May 31, 2015, expenditures incurred under the Program amount to $245,000,000. In addition to this amount, $3,020,545 in interest earned on the Fund was also expended. Since inception, the interest earned on the Fund was calculated at the rate of return on the investments, and has been invested in accordance with the Agreement and the Amended Agreement on eligible Program activities.
Advances received from the Government of Canada as of May 31, 2015 are listed below. These drawdown requests are outlined in NCC’s annual work plans and are based on anticipated Program implementation requirements. The last advance from the Government of Canada under the Agreement and Amended Agreement was $20M, received in June 2014.
First Annual work plan request (Apr 1, 2007 - Jun 30, 2008): $70,175,000 Second Annual work plan request (Jul 1, 2008 - Jun 30, 2009): $46,100,000 Third Annual work plan request (Jul 1, 2009 - Jun 30, 2010): $29,300,000 Fourth Annual work plan request (Jul 1, 2010 - Jun 30, 2011): $21,700,000 Fifth Annual work plan request (Jul 1, 2011 - Jun 30, 2012): $33,695,148 Sixth Annual work plan request (Jul 1, 2012 - Mar 31, 2014): $24,029,852 Seventh Annual work plan request (Dec 12, 2013 - May 31, 2014): $0;
3 Eighth Annual work plan request (Jun 1, 2014 - May 31, 2015): $20,000,000 Total Drawdowns (as of May 31, 2015) $245,000,000
As required under Section 9.03 of the Agreement and the Amended Agreement, the following sections present the financial results of the Fund.
1. The Financial Statements of the Natural Areas Conservation Fund (the “Fund”)
The Fund’s Auditors, Ernst & Young LLP (E&Y), have submitted their annual financial report, dated August 31, 2015. This report is attached as Appendix 1A. As in previous years, the Fund’s financial statements contain no notes of particular significance regarding NCC’s accounting practices. Consistent with last year’s presentation, please note that E&Y’s audit of these financial statements provides an opinion only on the revenues and expenses of NCC and Other Qualified Organizations (OQOs), and excludes Ducks Unlimited Canada’s (DUC’s) financial figures. NCC and DUC use different accounting methods, and therefore NCC’s financial statements are audited separately and independently from DUC’s financial statements, which are also audited by E&Y, thus achieving the objective of a complete audit of the Program’s financial statements.
DUC provided an invoice during the 2014-2015 period, and therefore an independent auditor’s report from E&Y covering this period was submitted to NCC, and DUC accomplishments during this period are reported under this Progress Report. A copy of DUC’s independent auditor’s financial report, dated as of July 30, 2015, is attached as Appendix 1B.
There were no specific OQO expenditures during the 2014-2015 period. NCC’s expenditures incurred between 2007-2015 do however include payments to OQOs (excluding DUC) made in other years. OQOs provided audited project-related financial statements to NCC in respect of their expenditures on approved projects. Approved disbursements made by NCC to OQOs are incorporated into NCC’s audited financial statements.
The following sections (1.1, 1.2 and 1.3) relate to the Program’s audited financial figures (Appendix 1A).
1.1 Statement of Financial Position as at May 31, 2015 Year-end
NCC projects are extensively documented and rigorously assessed to ensure that they meet the requirements of the Program before contributions from the Fund are approved. Once approved, these funds are accounted for by NCC regions as deferred funds, and are then expensed as the project proceeds; however, cash from the Fund is not drawn and disbursed until NCC has confirmed that the project will close.
On a cumulative basis since inception, a total of $248,020,545, which includes interest earned on the Fund, has been expensed under the Program, of which $236,210,108 (NCC/OQO = $208,591,061; DUC, $27,619,047) has been spent on direct Program delivery and $11,810,437 (NCC/OQO = $10,429,484; DUC = $1,380,953) on Co- ordination, as shown on Page 5 of Appendix 1A.
4 1.2 Statement of Operations and Changes in Restricted Fund for the 2014-2015 Year
During the 2014-2015 period, a total of $12,859,4283 has been expensed. Of the $12,859,428 expensed, $12,249,588 has been spent on direct Program delivery and $609,840 on Co-ordination, all of which is detailed on page 5 of Appendix 1A.
1.3 Statement of the Investment Portfolio for the 2014-2015 Year
RBC Dominion Securities manages the investment of assets held in the Fund. Appendix 2 provides a portfolio valuation and investment allocation of assets held as of March 31, 20154. As all available Funds were utilized prior to March 31, 2015, there are no investments to report.
2. NCC Investment Policies, Standards and Procedures with Respect to the Fund
A detailed Terms of Reference for the Investment Committee of the Fund, unchanged from that provided previously, is found in Appendix 3, as follows:
. Purpose: To establish guidelines governing the temporary investment of NCC’s Natural Area Conservation Fund. . Scope: These policy guidelines are applicable to the NCC Natural Areas Conservation Fund managed by RBC Dominion Securities. . Portfolio Objectives: The objective of the portfolio is to provide support for the day to day operations of NCC by ensuring adequate liquidity to meet current and future land acquisitions. Funds will be invested with the purpose of achieving the highest level of safety of principal and liquidity. Subject to the constraints imposed by the above, funds will be invested in such a way as to maximize the overall return on the portfolio. . Asset Mix: Investments will generally be limited to money market securities/bonds with a maturity of 12 months or less. . Implementation: The investments will be made with the intention of holding the security to maturity and will be timed to account for the least optimistic cash flow projections. This investment policy strictly prohibits NCC from engaging in any non-business related investment activity that would be considered speculative according to generally accepted principles of conservative investment management. . Eligible Investments: Investments may be made in: (i) Canadian dollars only; (ii) Government obligations (i.e. Treasury Bill Notes, Strip Coupons, Debentures and/or Bonds) issued directly or indirectly by the Federal government or an agency or any of the provinces that hold appropriate credit ratings; (iii) Canadian Chartered Bank securities, limited to Schedule
3 Approximately $8M of the $20M that was received from the Government of Canada in June 2014 was used to cover expenses previously incurred under the Amended Agreement between Dec 12, 2013 and June 2014. 4 The most current NCC Federal Grant Performance Quarterly Review that NCC could provide in the Progress Report is as of March 31, 2015. No quarterly report was received by NCC as of May 31, 2015 because all the Funds had been utilized prior to March 31, 2015.
5 1 Banks, being Bearer Discount Notes, Deposit Receipts, Term Notes, Certificates of Deposit, Bankers Acceptances, and short term bonds and strip coupons. . Investment Limits: The purchase of any securities carrying a credit rating below *A1/R1 for commercial paper is strictly prohibited or an S&P rating of below A for bonds is strictly prohibited. * Note that ratings for money market instruments of A1/R1 are the equivalent of AA/AA- . Asset Allocation Strategy: o Any one issuer Max 10% Min 0 % o Federal/Provincial Govt. Issuers: Max 80% Min 20% o Issuers rated A or better: Max 20% Min 0% o Issuers rated AA or better Max 70% Min 0% . Custody: Securities purchased will be held in custody at RBC Dominion Securities for the Nature Conservancy of Canada. . Application: This investment policy will be approved, and monitored by an investment committee assigned by NCC. This investment committee will review and monitor these guidelines and must approve all changes to them. . Reporting: o Monthly statements; Online access for viewing; Confirmations for all transactions; Portfolios, income schedules, monthly income on request; Other reporting as deemed necessary; Comparative Quarterly Benchmark return (portfolio compared to Benchmark of TSX DEX 90 day T-Bill Index); Quarterly reports ensuring compliance with IPS (investments within IPS Guidelines). . Pricing: Based on $40 million average value; Commission on all purchases, subject to review annually. Fee included in purchase price of assets. . Policy Review: At least annually by the Investment Committee and the Investment Advisor to ensure that it remains consistent with the overall objectives of NCC and prudent and conservative investment practices. This policy may be reviewed more frequently if necessary. . Benchmark: Initial benchmark against which portfolio performance will be evaluated is set at the TSX DEX 90 day T-Bill return.
3. Statement of Expenditures under the Maximum Operating Expenses
In accordance with Section 6.03(b) of the Agreement (and 6.03(c) of the Amended Agreement), NCC may charge up to 5% of the Fund over the life of the Agreement to support Co-ordination and delivery on the requirements of the Agreement (referred to herein as Co-ordination). Table 1 below summarizes the eligible expenditures and percent of Co-ordination as of May 31, 2015 (for further details see page 5 of Appendix 1A). This operating allocation defrays the expenses associated with all aspects of day-to-day Program management, financial accounting and audit, as well as the development of NCC’s land information and reporting system. In addition, in the case of NCC, these amounts defray the cost of conservation planning by which Program priorities are established and then fully developed within the framework of Natural Area Conservation Plans (NACPs).
Table 1: Summary of Co-ordination (2007-2015)
Program Total Eligible Co-ordination Percentage of the Total Eligible Expenses Expenses used for Co-ordination
6 NCC/OQO/DUC $236,210,108 $11,810,437 5%
4. Compensation Remuneration
Section 9.03(j) of the Agreement (and 9.03(f) of the Amended Agreement) requires that NCC disclose the total compensation remuneration paid from the Fund to Officers and Directors and Employees of NCC whose remuneration exceeds $100,000 per annum. The following provides details of these amounts:
4.1. Officers and Directors
Under charitable governance requirements, Directors of NCC (including members of NCC’s National Board of Directors or Regional Boards) are acting in a volunteer capacity and do not receive any payment for their services. Directors do not receive any remuneration from the Fund (including fees, allowances or other benefits) nor, for that matter, from any other sources of funding to NCC. Of NCC’s five Officers, three Officers are also external Directors of NCC and, as such, receive no remuneration from the Fund. The other two Officers are not Directors, but are paid employees of NCC. Of these latter two Officers, only the President falls under the criterion listed in subsection 4.2 (below).
4.2. Employees whose remuneration exceeds $100,000 per annum
The total compensation remuneration that was paid from the Fund to employees whose remuneration exceeds $100,000 per annum is listed, by position, in a confidential statement sent separately to Grant Hogg (Director of Habitat Management and Conservation) with this report. Total compensation remuneration to such qualifying individuals during the period June 1, 2014 to May 31, 2015 was $128,743 and from inception totals $1,566,546.
5. Funding Expensed within NCC Priority Sites and DUC NAWMP Priority Areas Detailed by Expenditure Type
Conservation work under the Program continues to be conducted within Priority Sites and Priority Natural Areas as per the Amended Agreement for NCC, and North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) Priority Areas for DUC, some of which overlap. More detailed information concerning the selection of NCC’s Priority Sites and DUC’s NAWMP Priority Areas and related conservation accomplishments is provided in Section B of this report. Table 2 summarizes the direct program delivery expenses by expenditure type. Appendix 4A, 4B, and 4C show the direct program delivery expenditure categories financed by the Fund, listed by Priority Sites/Priority Natural Areas and NAWMP Priority Areas. These expenditure categories include the purchase price of land or interests in land, associated acquisition costs (i.e., legal services, appraisal, survey, land transfer fees), associated staff time and mandatory closing costs (defined to include costs of fencing and signage, and costs related to the development of Baseline Documentation Reports for Conservation Agreements and Property Management Plans for fee-simple acquisitions)
7 as outlined in the Agreement under allowable expenditures (per clause 6.03 (a) and per clause 6.03 (a) of the Agreement and the Amended Agreement). New expenditure categories are included in this Report as per clause 6.03(b) of the Amended Agreement. These categories include the direct costs of implementing Priority Conservation Actions and Conservation Agreement compliance monitoring within NCC’s Priority Natural Areas, as well as the direct costs of implementing Conservation Agreement compliance monitoring and Management Activities within DUC’s NAWMP Priority Areas.
8 Table 2: Summary of Direct Program Delivery Expenditure Type Financed by the Fund (2007-2015)
Priority Conservation Purchase Price Mandatory Associated Associated Conservation Action Agreement Org. / Interest in Closing Total Costs Staff Time / Management Compliance Land Costs Action Costs Monitoring Costs NCC5 $175,255,882 $7,819,397 $5,335,915 $6,663,801 $2,074,173 $270,870 $197,420,038 DUC6 $21,823,382 $2,259,472 $3,353,652 $6,594 $175,947 $0 $27,619,047 OQO7 $10,310,119 $101,982 $569,745 $189,177 $0 $0 $11,171,023 Total $207,389,383 $10,180,851 $9,259,312 $6,859,572 $2,250,120 $270,870 $236,210,108 Note: Above expenditures include interest earned on the Fund, but excludes Co-ordination.
5 See Appendix 4A - NCC Consolidated Expenditures from the Natural Areas Conservation Fund by NCC Priority Site / Priority Natural Area 2007-2015 6 See Appendix 4B - DUC Consolidated Expenditures from the Natural Areas Conservation Fund by DUC NAWMP Priority Area 2007-2015 7 See Appendix 4C - OQO Consolidated Expenditures from the Natural Areas Conservation Fund by NCC Priority Site / Priority Natural Area 2007-2015
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SECTION B - The Natural Areas Conservation Program
This section of the report provides a summary of the conservation results achieved by NCC and its partner organizations over eight years of the Program (from April 1, 2007 through May 31, 2015). In addition, this section details NCC’s success in raising matching contributions, an important feature of the Program that has allowed NCC and its partner organizations to significantly leverage the federal government’s significant investment in conservation. Communications aspects of the Program and its accomplishments are also profiled herein as these media opportunities continue to be an important means by which the results of NCC and its partner organizations are made known to the public.
Table 3 below is a cumulative summary of securement achievements against work plan objectives as of May 31, 2015.
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Table 3: Cumulative Summary of Securement Achievements against Objectives (2007-2015)
% Annual Federal $ Advanced Cumulative Ha. Ha. Cumulative $ Year Relating to Work Plan Submission Acreage / Cumulative Total % Funds Projected Secured Utilized Target Met Advanced Utilized First Work Plan 90,184 89,178 99% $70,175,000 $43,056,355 61% (Apr 2007 – Jun 2008) Second Work Plan 43,500 27,609 63% $46,100,000 / $89,254,371 77% (Jul 2008 – Jun 2009) $116,275,000 Third Work Plan 37,580 25,793 69% $29,300,000 / $113,685,758 78% (Jul 2009 – Jun 2010) $145,575,000 Fourth Work Plan 39,049 21,942 56% $21,700,000 / $152,670,994 91% (Jul 2010 – Jun 2011) $167,275,000 Fifth Work Plan 22,817 173,744 761% $33,695,148 / $187,875,502 93% (Jul 2011 – Jun 2012) $200,970,148 Sixth Work Plan 30,993** $24,029,852/ $227,688,741; 48,298 69% 99% (Jul 2012 - Mar 2014) 2,544** $227,983,208 $2,983,208* Seventh Work Plan 22,264 16,184 73% $0 $235,212,520 103% (Dec 2013 - May 2014) $227,983,208 (Eighth Work Plan 4,161 5,237 126% $20,000,000/ $248,020,545; 101% Jun 2014 – May 2015) $245,000,000 $37,337***
Total Period: 2007 - 2015 307,853 393,224 128% $245,000,000 (advanced) $248,020,545 101% * Interest earned on the Fund as of March 2014. ** The 30,993 ha. secured between Jul 2012 – Jun 2013 was reported under the Sixth Annual Progress Report, and the 2,544 ha. secured between Jun 2013 – Mar 2014 was reported under the Seventh Annual Progress Report. *** Interest earned on the Fund as of May 2015.
11 6. Conservation Planning
Over the 2014-2015 period, acquisition strategies continued to focus on securing some of Canada’s most ecologically significant lands in order to advance the conservation of native biodiversity.
In developing a Natural Area Conservation Plan (NACP), NCC scientists work with external partners and experts to assess ecological data in order to identify biodiversity targets – critical ecosystems, communities and species – that represent the native biodiversity of these selected areas. Up to ten biodiversity targets are identified with additional elements of biodiversity “nesting” within them. Conservation actions are then designed to conserve these biodiversity targets, mitigate threats and conserve the broad spectrum of biodiversity represented by these areas.
All of NCC’s land securement activity secured with Funds under the Program, as well as securement activity undertaken by OQOs (other than DUC) must take place in Priority Natural Areas (PNAs) located within approved Priority Sites for which NCC has developed and approved comprehensive NACPs, some of which were in place prior to commencement of the Program. Through the end of May 2015, NCC has completed an NACP for 80 of the 85 PNAs listed in Appendix 6A; NACPs have not yet been developed for 5 PNAs. Thirty- two of the 80 NACPs have been renewed for a second term, bringing total number of plans created to 112 (as shown in Appendix 5).
DUC’s land securement activities remained focused on wetlands and associated habitats, constituting an integral component of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP). Under the NAWMP, DUC is a major partner in four Canadian habitat joint ventures (and three species joint ventures). Working in the context of these habitat joint ventures, DUC’s on-the-ground securement activities are guided by comprehensive Implementation Plans developed by all joint venture partners including DUC science staff using DUC’s science-based planning process.
7. Criteria Applied to Select NCC Priority Sites and DUC NAWMP Priority Areas
Since inception of the Program, conservation work has been focused on a select group of Priority Sites identified by NCC and DUC across the country. The names of the 96 originally-approved Priority Sites identified as such by NCC were included as Appendix II to the Agreement and were developed based on the criteria outlined in Section 7.03 of the Agreement.
A current list of NCC’s 83 approved Priority Sites (13 Priority Sites were removed since inception) and DUC’s 74 NAWMP Priority Areas (21 NAWMP Priority Areas were added since inception) is contained in Appendix 6A. As per the Amended Agreement, also included in Appendix 6A are the 85 PNAs. The maps presented in Appendix 6B, 6C, and 6D have been updated to demonstrate which Priority Sites, PNAs, and NAWMP Priority Areas contain lands secured under the Program by NCC, DUC, and OQOs.
12 8. Conservation Accomplishments
8.1 Land Securement Results at Priority Sites / Priority Natural Areas and NAWMP Priority Areas
Within NCC, each proposed securement project is extensively reviewed in a Conservation Project Summary document. Once approved, this initial property securement plan is then further refined as the project moves forward to closing. This acquisition approval process provides for clear and consistent decision making and ensures corporate accountability once a commitment has been made to a landowner.
NCC is pleased to report that 393,224 ha. of ecologically significant conservation lands have been acquired by NCC and partners under the Program since inception. Of NCC’s total 333,185 ha. secured, 94,936 ha. were also donated including via spilt receipting under the Ecological Gifts Program. Moreover, NCC and its partners have acquired 5,237 ha. within the 2014-2015 period alone. Table 4 summarizes the land securement accomplishments by acquisition type over the course of the Program. For further details of land securement results to date, see Appendix 7A(i), 7B(i) and 7C for NCC, DUC and OQO respectively.
Table 4: Summary of Land Securement by Acquisition Type (2007-2015)
Other Trans- Conservation Fee Simple Ha. Developmen Total actions / Org. Agreement Ha. t Rights Ha. Ha. Proper- P D P D P D ties NCC 86,211 40,634 20,900 27,242 157,833 365 333,185 653/698 DUC 21,977 1,105 28,583 5,090 - - 56,755 503/NA* OQO 2,847 310 127 - - - 3,284 34/38 TOTAL 111,035 42,049 49,610 32,332 157,833 365 393,224 1,190/736 P= Purchase; D= Donation *DUC only tracks number of transaction, and not properties.
8.2 Highlighted Land Securement Projects
In each Annual Progress Report, NCC highlights significant conservation projects completed across the country under the Program. The following is a representative sample of important land securement projects completed by NCC and DUC during the 2014-2015 period. Highlights of OQO projects are not recorded below as all OQO projects closed prior to the 2014-2015 period.
Clarence and Alice McEwen Estate (NCC): Secured with the support of NACP funding in October 2014, this donated, Ecological Gift, (11 ha.) is located 25
13 kilometres east of Charlottetown in the province of Prince Edward Island. Located on the Gulf of St. Lawrence, this land was donated by siblings in memory of their late parents. The wetland, sand dune and shore frontage property belonged to the McEwen family for 200 years. The coast, dune, and surrounding wetland are home to many different plants, animals and shorebirds, including semipalmated plovers, greater yellowlegs, black-bellied plovers, ruddy turnstones, semipalmated sandpipers and sanderlings. The sandy beach on this property provides key habitat for shorebird feeding during migration.
Flemington-Tough (DUC): Dean Flemington and Tracey Tough are conservation-minded farmers who wanted the natural area of their property conserved from cultivation, so that wildlife could continue to utilize the habitat in a landscape that is shifting to new, less wildlife-friendly practices. To this end, Dean and Tracey sold a Conservation Agreement (CA) to DUC to permanently conserve 23.6 ha. of intact wetlands, as well as 51.4 ha. of native grassland, and 43.2 ha. of tame grass/legume, in the Virden NAWMP Priority Area of Manitoba. This CA is particularly important to DUC's conservation mission because it supports an average of 41-50 breeding pairs of ducks (e.g., blue-winged teals, green-winged teals, mallards, northern shovelers, ruddy ducks, gadwalls and redheads) per square mile (2.6 km2) each year. This habitat is also important for many other animal species including American coot, willet, yellowlegs, red-winged blackbird, yellow- headed blackbird, killdeer, white-tailed deer, muskrat, red fox and coyote.
8.3 Property-Level Conservation Planning
8.3.1 Fee Simple Lands
Detailed conservation planning takes place at the property level for all properties owned by NCC. After the property has been acquired, NCC begins the process to evaluate how best to manage each property in order to conserve and, in some cases, enhance biodiversity targets present. Through the development of a Baseline Inventory (BI), detailed ecological and cultural information is gathered. Using that information, a Property Management Plan (PMP) designed to identify management requirements is developed within 1-2 years of acquisition. Staff use PMPs to implement conservation actions.
8.3.2 Conservation Agreements
NCC management policy requires that every property secured under a Conservation Agreement (CA) be supported by a Baseline Documentation Report (BDR) executed between NCC and the landowner. This BDR, which must be in place at the time the CA is registered on title (or as required by provincial legislation), establishes the conditions existing on the property, against which the restrictions contained in the CA must be measured. Annual monitoring is then conducted to assess the ongoing condition of the
14 property relative to the restrictions specified in the CA. The ongoing monitoring of CAs is regularly reviewed internally by NCC to ensure that the appropriate level of monitoring is conducted across all properties.
8.3.3 Species at Risk
As part of PMP implementation and general stewardship of NCC’s conserved lands, species identified to be at risk using various measurements remain an extremely important metric tracked by NCC. NCC first confirms presence of COSEWIC-assessed species at risk that are known to exist on NCC properties. Identification and confirmation of COSEWIC-assessed species at risk occur prior to acquisition, and also during the BI and on-going monitoring of properties. NCC then reviews reports from each region of the country using a property-specific, calendar-dated confirmation process in order to identify with confidence COSEWIC-assessed species at risk sighted on NCC properties secured under the Program (Appendix 8A). Table 5 summarizes the cumulative change in numbers of COSEWIC-assessed species at risk recorded from 2007-2014 to 2007-2015.
Table 5: Cumulative Change in sightings of COSEWIC-Assessed Species at Risk by Species Type (2007-2015) on NCC properties secured under the Program
COSEWIC –Assessed # of unique species # of unique species Species At Risk by sighted from 2007 – sighted from 2007 - Type 2014 2015 Amphibians 13 13 Birds 45 46 Fish 10 28 Invertebrate 10 12 Mammals 18 20 Lichen 2 3 Moss 1 1 Vascular plants 40 42 Reptiles and Turtles 28 29 Total 167 194
NCC has confirmed sightings of these 194 COSEWIC-assessed species at risk on 1,2848of NCC’s properties (compared to 1,086 NCC properties reported last year) secured under the Program. In some cases, more than one unique species at risk may have been observed as being present on a
8 The 1,284 is not reflective of 1,284 distinct properties secured by NCC under the Program; instead this number reflects total COSEWIC-assessed species at risk sightings, as more than one unique species at risk was observed on a single property. See Appendix 8A for details.
15 single property leading to a single property being reported more than once. The increase reflects the continued maturation of the Program and the ongoing emphasis on completing and updating inventories of species across NCC’s portfolio of Program properties.
DUC and OQOs do not track COSEWIC-assessed species at risk.
NCC also tracks and provides rankings of G1-G3 Globally Rare Species9 (117 G Rank species were observed) and S1-S3 Provincially Rare Species (1,018 S Rank species were observed) on NCC properties to provide further information on species that may be at risk (see Appendix 8B and Appendix 8C for details on G-Rank and S-Rank species on NCC properties).
8.4 Stewardship Implementation Activities
As of May 31, 2015, NCC expensed $2,074,173 of the Fund to implement urgent or necessary Priority Conservation Actions on Fee Simple properties secured under the Program, and $270,870 of the Fund to monitor Conservation Agreements (see Appendix 4A). With the Funds expensed, NCC successfully implemented Priority Conservation Actions on 120,351 ha. of land secured under the Program, and monitored Conservation Agreements on 36,177 ha. of land secured under the Program (see Appendix 10A), far exceeding the aim in the Amended Agreement to implement Priority Conservation Actions on an estimated 30,000 ha. and monitor Conservation Agreements on an estimated 25,000 ha. of land under the Program.
DUC was also successful in expensing Funds to steward lands within NAWMP Priority Areas on lands secured under the Program and Previous Program. DUC expensed $175,947 of the Fund to implement Management Activities on Fee Simple properties secured under the Program (see Appendix 4B). In the 2014-2015 year, DUC was successful in implementing Management Activities on 12,539 ha. of land secured under the Program (see Appendix 10B). DUC did not expense any of the Funds towards the monitoring of Conservation Agreements.
8.5 Transparent and Accountable Data Management
NCC’s Land Information System (LIS) is now established as the cornerstone of managing information directly related to NCC’s conservation activities. The LIS was developed due to the need for a sophisticated and fully integrated land information system across the country to meet increasingly complex national and regional tracking, roll-up and reporting requirements. All of NCC’s securement and stewardship activities are recorded and tracked in the LIS. This data management system provides NCC with a consistent, efficient and transparent system to manage data and strategically plan for and report on the highest priority actions on all NCC
9 ‘Globally Rare Species’ and ‘Provincially Rare Species’ include assessed species, sub species and populations.
16 lands. NCC continues to evaluate the LIS and is developing and refining rigorous quality control and quality assurance processes to ensure that the system continues to meet NCC’s needs.
8.6 Long-term Stewardship Endowment
As of May 31, 2015, NCC (excluding OQOs) has raised $44,149,698 in endowment capital from its donors across the country to finance NCC’s stewardship endowment requirements for properties acquired under the Program, which count as matching funds under Section 6.05(c) of the Agreement and the Amended Agreement. The investment income from these endowment funds is used to provide a secure source of funding to cover property monitoring, legal, compliance and other ongoing financial obligations. These funds are managed in accordance with policies established by NCC’s Board of Directors.
OQO partners were successful in raising $3,236,873 in endowment capital from donors. Cumulatively, both NCC and the OQO partners have together raised $47,386,571 to steward the long-term management needs of the properties, as detailed in Appendix 9.
DUC already has in place a management fund that provides the financial resources necessary to steward the lands it has secured, including those secured under the Program. Contributions are made to the fund as required to support related expenditures. The fund is monitored by an Investment Working Group appointed by the Chairman of the Board, and officially managed by two professional money managers. The Investment Working Group has prepared an asset management governance plan that describes the processes implemented for the management of the fund. It documents policies, guidelines and management practices. The purpose of the governance plan is to ensure that the fund is managed effectively, prudently and in compliance with all applicable legal requirements. It identifies the roles and responsibilities of all parties involved and promotes cooperation and integration of their respective contributions. The purpose of this Board-created project management fund is to ensure that the annual revenue earned by the fund is sufficient to cover future annual costs of project management.
9. Matching Contributions
Under the Program, NCC and its partners are expected to match the federal investment with non-federal donations. Of the $245 million, NCC is expected to match $228,725,000 on a 1:1 basis and $16,275,000 on a 2:1 basis (as per the Agreement and Amended Agreement requirements)10. This commitment to match federal funds on a 1:1 and 2:1 basis is managed within NCC at the overall Program level (rather than at the individual project level), and is
10 NCC is expected to match the original $225M on a 1:1 basis, and also match Funds awarded under the Amended Agreement to complete Stewardship Activities ($2,725,000) and Co-ordination ($1M) on a 1:1 basis. As per section 6.05 of the Amended Agreement, NCC is required to match Funds awarded for the securement of properties ($16,275,000) on a 2:1 basis.
17 achieved by way of contributions from other levels of government and other conservation organizations, as well as through private-sector donations from foundations, corporations and individuals.
Landowners continue to be a significant source of matching contributions through donations of land and/or Conservation Agreements and/or development rights at NCC PNAs and DUC NAWMP Priority Areas.
NCC is pleased to report that, since inception, and including contributions from DUC and other OQOs, it has been able to match the $248,020,545 in expenditures from the Fund with $450,990,456 in contributions to the Program (see Appendix 9).11 NCC has met the match requirements under the Agreement with a match ratio of 1.77:1, and has met the match requirements under the Amended Agreement with a match ratio of 2.34:1, with an overall 1.82:1 match ratio. Matching contributions come from various sources, with 42% coming from donations of land, Conservation Agreements and development rights. Amounts contributed from these matching fund categories are outlined in more detail in Appendix 9.
10. Communications Activities
Since the launch of the Natural Areas Conservation Program in 2007, NCC has made communication of the Program’s achievements a priority. More than 80 percent of Canadians live within 100 km of a property conserved under the Natural Areas Conservation Program. A proactive communications strategy supports positive community engagement and an increased donor base.
In 2014-2015, NCC’s communications activities have served three audiences: the general public, NCC donors and supporters, and government stakeholders.
NCC’s government stakeholder engagement included participation in the pre-budget consultations for the 2015 Federal Budget with the Standing Committee on Finance, as well as production of print materials, including a full colour brochure in two languages, outlining the Program’s results. This brochure was sent to all Members of Parliament and Senators, in order to bring awareness of the Program’s achievements among government stakeholders. NCC also continues to promote the Program to a community-based audience through media relations, as well as in NCC’s own donor-focused publications.
Events and announcements of achievements under the Program serve two goals. First, they highlight the vital importance of this public-private partnership - a partnership that is taking direct action to conserve land and contribute to the conservation of biodiversity in Canada. Second, NCC believes that the more we publicize the Program, the more we engage Canadians from all walks of life in the mission to preserve Canada’s natural heritage. All property acquisitions that involve the Ecological Gifts Program are noted in NCC news releases, allowing for both the Natural Areas Conservation Program as well as the Ecological
11 Per Environment Canada’s direction, Program financials are adjusted to exclude other sources of federal monies (totalling $18,835,136) from 14 November 2008 onward in order to eliminate the inclusion of federal funding from more than one federal source.
18 Gifts Program to be publicized. The publicity creates greater awareness of the donation and/or sale options available to Canadians who currently own ecologically-sensitive lands and who may wish to ensure their conservation.
Communications activities provide a forum for publicly announcing conservation results under the Program while at the same time acknowledging the Government of Canada’s important leadership in support of national conservation efforts through the Natural Areas Conservation Program.
10.1 NCC Media Coverage
In the 2014-2015 fiscal period, NCC continued to generate additional, traditional media mentions (“hits”) on the Natural Areas Conservation Program (see Table 6). The Program accounted for approximately 32% of NCC’s overall media exposure during the year. Coverage of the Program is positive or neutral in tone (no negative coverage was recorded).
As in previous years, NCC has made a series of project announcements through media conferences, event celebrations with stakeholders and the distribution of news releases. NCC has also been able to generate exposure beyond the announcements themselves by placing stories that promote the cumulative impact of the Program on our corporate website, in donor-focused publications, and in traditional and social media. NCC is very active in the social media space and has ensured virtual word-of-mouth recognition of the Program. NCC has over 71,000 followers on Facebook and over 24,000 on Twitter. All announcements are shared on these social media spaces and generate virtual word-of-mouth recognition of the Program.
All announcements offered an opportunity for the Government of Canada to provide quotes for NCC news releases and to attend public events celebrating the Program and individual project announcements. Parliamentarians who have supported these initiatives over the past year include: the Hon. Leona Aglukkaq, Hon. Peter McKay, Hon. Gail Shea, Hon. Denis Lebel, Hon. Maxime Bernier, Parliamentary Secretary Cathy McLeod, Parliamentary Secretary Dan Albas, MP Blaine Calkins, MP Mike Allen, MP Scott Armstrong and Senator David Wells.
NCC, in a partnership agreement with The Globe and Mail, produces six editorial supplements a year (usually in The Report on Business). On July 1, 2014 the NCC supplement included the article “In their own words”, which incorporated a column from Minister of the Environment the Hon. Leona Aglukkaq, representing NCC’s partnership with the Government of Canada.
The Natural Areas Conservation Program has also been profiled throughout 2014- 2015 in NCC’s internal and donor publications including the e-newsletter The Leaflet, the donor magazine The Ark, and NCC’s Annual Report.
NCC continues to work collaboratively with Environment Canada’s communications staff to identify opportunities for announcing Program
19 achievements. Media advisories are distributed in advance of these events and media kits containing materials from NCC and Environment Canada are made available at the event and online. Invitees include local dignitaries and partners, community supporters and others with an interest in the property or the Program in general. NCC also works with Environment Canada communications staff to fact check and support Program promotion initiatives, such as for communications initiatives on social media or the web.
A cumulative summary of NCC’s media coverage obtained over the duration of Program is provided below. Please see Appendix 11 for further details regarding NCC Media Hits.
Table 6: Summary of NCC Natural Areas Conservation Program - Property/Program Media Hits (2007-2015)
Program Year (NCC) Number of NCC Natural Media Hits Areas Conservation Program (NCC) - properties referenced Year 1 (Apr 2007- Jun 2008) 13 256 Year 2 (Jul 2008 - Jun 2009) 11 169 Year 3 (Jul 2009 - Jun 2010) 17 175 Year 4 (Jul 2010 - Jun 2011) 25 193 Year 5 (Jul 2011 - Jun 2012) 21 295 Year 6 (Jul 2012 - Jun 2013) 17 336 Year 7 (Jul 2013 - May 2014) 4 28 Year 8 (Jun 2014 - May 2015) 16 529 Sub Total 124 1,981
References to $100M commitment to secure ecologically-sensitive 111 lands through the National Conservation Plan General Reference to Program over Years 1-8 172
Total NCC Media Hits12 2,264
10.2 OQO and DUC Media Coverage
In addition to NCC’s media coverage per the foregoing, DUC and other OQOs also conduct media events and coverage, which are summarized in Table 7.
12 Results were adjusted between Years 1 and Year 2; Year 6 and Year 7 in order to accurately reflect the Program year in which the result was achieved.
20 Table 7: Summary of DUC/OQO Natural Areas Conservation Program - Property Media Hits (2007-2015)
Number of OQO Natural Media Hits Program Year Areas Conservation Program (OQO) (OQO) - properties referenced Year 4 (Jul 2010 - Jun 2011) 1 7 Year 5 (Jul 2011 - Jun 2012) 2 7 Year 6 (Jul 2012 - Jun 2013) 1 2 Year 7 (Jul 2013 - May 2014) NA NA Year 8 (Jun 2014 - May 2015) NA NA Total OQO: 4 16
Number of DUC Natural Media Hits Program Year Areas Conservation Program (DUC) (DUC) - properties referenced Year 3 (Jul 2009 - Jun 2010) 2 38 Year 4 (Jul 2010 - Jun 2011) 3 3 Year 5 (Jul 2011 - Jun 2012) 3 3 Year 6 (Jul 2012 - Jun 2013) 0 0 Year 7 (Jul 2013 - May 2014) 4 3 Year 8 (Jun 2014 - May 2015) 6 6 Total DUC: 18 53
TOTAL OQO/DUC: 22 69
11. Lands Transferred to Provinces (2007-2015)
In certain cases, NCC and its partners may decide to transfer properties acquired with funding from the Program to provincial governments, which may be in a better position to conserve a given property. Such transfers are permitted under the Agreement and the Amended Agreement provided NCC advises Environment Canada of such transfers made to provinces. As of May 31, 2015, 3,036 ha. of NCC land secured under the Program were transferred to a provincial government. Additionally, DUC has transferred 2,887 ha. of land secured under the Program to provincial governments. OQOs have not transferred any properties to provincial governments. A summary of information pertaining to transfers is presented in Table 8; see Appendix 7A(ii) for a detailed account of NCC’s land transfers and Appendix 7B(ii) details DUC’s transfers to provincial governments. For both NCC and DUC, results of securement activities (Appendix 7A(i) and 7B(i) respectively) include the properties that have been subsequently transferred as reported in Appendix 7A(ii) and 7B(ii).
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Table 8: Cumulative Summary of Ha. transferred to provincial governments (2007-2015)
Fee Simple Conservation Development Total Ha. Org. Ha. Agreement Ha. Rights Ha. Transferred P D P D P D NCC 2,449 587 - - - - 3,036 DUC 2,570 307 - - - - 2,877 OQO ------TOTAL: 5,019 894 - - - - 5,913 P = Purchase; D = Donation
12. Funding to Other Qualified Organizations (excluding DUC)
An important goal of the Program is to strategically engage and financially support other land trusts across Canada in the securement and stewardship of ecologically important properties within their regions. This has been extensively reported upon in previous reports, and in Year 5, NCC awarded the remaining OQO Funds under the auspices of the OQO sub-granting program.
12.1 OQO Funding Dispersed (excluding DUC)
All of the allocated OQO Funds ($11.2M) were expensed as of August 31, 2013. Table 9 below summarizes the amount of Funds expensed to OQOs. See Appendix 4C for further OQO expenditure details.
Table 9: Cumulative Summary of OQO Projects and Amount of Funds Expensed (2007-2015)
Region Number of Projects Amount Expensed ($) British Columbia 5 $4,432,057 Alberta 1 $468,465 Saskatchewan 0 $0 Manitoba 0 $0 Ontario 17 $4,007,479 Quebec 9 $2,182,134 Atlantic 2 $80,888 Cumulative Total 34 $11,171,023
13. Performance Evaluation of the Natural Areas Conservation Program
Under the terms of the Agreement between NCC and the Government of Canada, NCC was required to have a Performance Evaluation of the Program conducted within 5 years from
22 its inception. The objectives of the evaluation were to measure the overall performance of NCC in achieving the outcomes originally identified in the Agreement, as well as to assess the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of the manner in which Program funds have been utilized. In June 2012, Stratos Inc., a consulting firm, submitted its Evaluation of the Natural Areas Conservation Program Final Report covering the first five years of Program results (the Evaluation) to an Evaluation Committee made up of NCC and Environment Canada representatives. This Final Report, as approved, was then submitted to the Minister of the Environment.
The results of the Evaluation of the Natural Areas Conservation Program were very positive, leading the authors to note that NCC administered the Program “efficiently and effectively and [the Program] remains relevant for both the Nature Conservancy of Canada and the Government of Canada”. The Report also identified recommendations for future Program delivery, that focused on the implementation of two key areas: (1) The stewardship component of the program to allow for specific conservation actions taking place on properties secured under the program to be eligible for funding; and (2) Strengthening the OQO component of the program to make it more accessible and to improve integration in delivery and reporting mechanisms specifically with DUC. NCC accepted the Recommendations and submitted its Management Response to Environment Canada on March 8, 2013. The Performance Evaluation and Management Response can be found at www.natureconservancy.ca/en/what-we-do/conservation-program/. NCC has addressed the recommendations outlined in the Management Response through delivery modification, implemented in the Amended Agreement and in the development of a renewed OQO program. Implemented actions include: enhanced stewardship support for lands acquired under the Program; International scan of best practices relating to stewardship activities that promote the conservation of lands outside and adjacent to secured properties; enhanced support for OQOs; improved integration and consistency between NCC’s and DUC’s Program delivery.
Under the terms of the Amended Agreement, NCC is not required to undertake an evaluation; however, Canada may conduct an evaluation of the activities and projects of NCC. The evaluation would address issues related to the relevance and performance (i.e. effectiveness, efficiency and economy) of the Program as delivered by NCC and would address the overall performance of NCC in achieving the outcomes identified in this Agreement. During 2014-2015, Environment Canada began this evaluation as part of larger departmental evaluation initiative. The departmental evaluation will be made public when completed.
14. Conclusion
This final report under the Program clearly demonstrates that much has been achieved by NCC, DUC and other OQO partner organizations under the auspices of this unique public- private partnership. The Program came to a successfully conclusion with just over 393,200 ha. of ecologically significant land acquired and managed for conservation purposes. This achievement far exceeds the Program goal of acquiring approximately 218,000 ha.; a remarkable accomplishment. Furthermore, NCC and DUC successfully implemented Priority Conservation Actions and Management Activities on more than 132,800 ha. of land secured under the Program, and completed compliance monitoring on more than 36,100 ha.
23 of Conservation Agreements secured under the Program, far exceeding the aim under the Amended Agreement to implement Priority Conservation Actions on an estimated 30,000 ha. and monitor Conservation Agreements on an estimated 25,000 ha. of land under the Program. The success of NCC’s strategic conservation planning efforts was also evident in the conservation of habitat for 194 observed COSWEIC-assessed species at risk on lands acquired under the Program.
The leverage provided by this public-private programmatic funding is an exceptional accomplishment, and the outstanding, on-the-ground results achieved by the Program are tangible proof of the power of partnership. The investment of funds into the Natural Areas Conservation Program has provided excellent value for Canadians and NCC is proud to have partnered with the Government of Canada, landowners, donors and conservation organizations to create a lasting conservation legacy for future generations. In conclusion of this final report under the Program, NCC wishes to take this opportunity to once again publicly express its appreciation to the Government of Canada for all of its support over the last eight years.
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TERMS OF REFERENCE
INVESTMENT COMMITTEE OF THE NATURAL AREAS CONSERVATION FUND
Approved by the Board 28 September, 2012. Reviewed and approved by Investment Committee 27 August, 2013 (no changes were made). Next review of Terms of Reference will be completed July 30, 2015.
Mandate
The purpose of the Committee is to assist the Board by: a) Reviewing and recommending for approval the policies governing the investment of the Corporation’s financial1 assets, including compliance with any donor restrictions or wishes. b) Overseeing and approving management’s process for selection and choice of investment manager(s) and investment advisor(s). c) Monitoring of and reporting on to the Board at least quarterly the investment performance of NCC’s financial assets and the performance of the individual investment managers, both in accordance with the policies governing the investment.
Composition and Operation
a) The Committee shall include a minimum of three members. b) The Chair of the Committee shall be appointed by the Board. c) The Treasurer of the Corporation shall be a non-voting member of the Committee. d) Other members of the Committee shall be reviewed by the Board annually. e) The members of the Investment Committee must be sufficiently knowledgeable, skilled and experienced in the investment of significant funds for short term and longer term endowment purposes to effectively monitor the investment of NCC’s financial assets. f) There should be a balance among Committee members experience among the various domains of the investment process, for example both investor and sell-side management. g) No member of the Committee shall be an employee of the NCC or any of its affiliates. h) The Committee shall meet as required but no less than four times per year and whenever a member or the Board requests a meeting. i) Non-directors may be members of the Committee, providing they comply with the corporation’s Conflict of Interest policy and Code of Ethics. j) A quorum shall be fifty-percent plus one of the members.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Duties and Responsibilities Related to Investment Policies and Monitoring
a) Annually review and approve a Statement of Investment Policies and Procedures (“SIPP”) for each fund invested by the Corporation, with the purpose being to formulate those investment principles, guidelines and monitoring procedures which are appropriate to the needs and
1 “financial assets” means investment and other monetary assets.
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objectives of each fund. A similar approach will be taken for those financial assets which are of a shorter term nature, that are not in a specific fund. b) Oversee and approve the retention, compensation and termination of independent investment managers and advisors. c) Review the performance of the external investment managers/advisors and approve necessary corrective action, which could include the hiring or termination of the external managers or advisors. Annually conduct a formal review of the advisor’s performance. d) Ensure that the Corporation’s financial assets are invested in accordance with any donor restrictions or requirements.
2. Duties and Responsibilities Related to Board Reporting
a) Provide a quarterly update to the Board on the activities of the Committee and the investment performance for the Corporations Funds. b) Monitor relevant economic and financial indicators and trends that could affect the financial assets of the Corporation, and alert the Board of any positive or negative developments. c) Provide the Board with advice with respect to the impact of the distribution policy on the sustainability of the endowment funds based on the Committee’s assessment of market risk, current and anticipated interest rates, equity market performance and overarching macro economic trends.
3. Other Duties and Responsibilities
a) At least annually, evaluate this mandate, and make recommendations for changes.
Staff Support Chief Financial Officer Vice President, Corporate Manager, Administration (as Committee Secretary)
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APPENDIX 4A NCC - Government of Canada Natural Areas Conservation Program Consolidated Expenditures from the Natural Areas Conservation Fund by NCC Priority Natural Area 2007 - 2015
Expenditures from the Natural Areas Conservation Fund Purchase Price Conservation NCC Priority Mandatory Priority NCC Priority Site of Land / Associated Associated Staff Agreement Natural Area Closing Conservation Total ($) Interests in Costs Time Compliance Costs Action Costs Land Monitoring Costs British Columbia Central Coast Rainforest Central Coast Rainforest $350,000 $7,536 $16,829 $14,697 $0 $0 $389,062 Cowichan Valley/Dicovery Salish Sea $744,650 $6,482 $23,854 $32,772 $11,762 $0 $819,520 Pass/Salish Sea Haida Gwaii Haida Gwaii $865,000 $25,132 $41,968 $47,366 $0 $0 $979,466 Heritage Grasslands Heritage Grasslands $7,445,000 $40,570 $125,797 $175,925 $15,377 $4,332 $7,807,000 Kootenay Rockies Kootenay Rockies $8,197,444 $345,710 $130,329 $131,381 $86,483 $0 $8,891,346 South Okanagan Similkameen South Okanagan Similkameen $6,540,460 $155,843 $116,859 $218,054 $60,661 $1,241 $7,093,118
South Selkirks South Selkirks $38,637,864 $409,330 $177,545 $1,890,531 $235,903 $0 $41,351,173 Alberta Bow Bow $2,057,600 $113,855 $101,272 $172,802 $0 $11,637 $2,457,165 Castle Crown Castle Crown $265,000 $20,000 $0 $0 $0 $3,302 $288,302 Crowsnest Pass $3,914,780 $134,052 $61,017 $110,123 $19,286 $6,290 $4,245,547 Cooking Lake Moraine Cooking Lake Moraine $5,865,050 $213,532 $127,494 $217,349 $27,863 $3,931 $6,455,219 Coyote Lake Upper North Saskatchewan $849,291 $40,078 $50,644 $52,457 $0 $1,887 $994,358 River Basin Cypress Uplands (AB) Cypress Uplands (AB) $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,887 $1,887 Milk River Milk River Ridge $2,000,000 $8,260 $22,206 $17,545 $6,759 $1,887 $2,056,657 Porcupine Hills Southern Foothills $5,230,290 $417,780 $0 $0 $0 $8,334 $5,656,404 Red Deer River Red Deer River $8,646,500 $298,611 $222,769 $439,091 $65,439 $0 $9,672,410 Sage Creek (AB) Pakowki Lake $515,000 $6,150 $10,535 $43,682 $1,258 $0 $576,626 Waterton Waterton $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,133 $6,133 Saskatchewan Aspen Parkland East Parklands (SK)* $725,076 $13,540 $45,929 $114,169 $39,122 $0 $937,836 West Parklands $926,071 $34,737 $66,968 $119,448 $34,618 $2,067 $1,183,908 Cypress Uplands (SK) Cypress Uplands (SK) $70,695 $11,043 $21,968 $27,332 $0 $17,172 $148,209 Frenchman River and Old Man Milk River Basin (SK)* $317,437 $10,307 $15,093 $23,459 $0 $5,883 $372,179 on His Back
Appendix 4A - Page 1 of 4 Expenditures from the Natural Areas Conservation Fund Purchase Price Conservation NCC Priority Mandatory Priority NCC Priority Site of Land / Associated Associated Staff Agreement Natural Area Closing Conservation Total ($) Interests in Costs Time Compliance Costs Action Costs Land Monitoring Costs Missouri Coteau Missouri Coteau $2,736,062 $56,891 $86,384 $262,476 $42,176 $33,166 $3,217,156 Moose Mountain Moose Mountain $86,829 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $86,829 Qu'Appelle Upper Qu'Appelle $2,573,482 $60,290 $73,813 $157,223 $7,871 $7,871 $2,880,549 Saskatoon Prairie Saskatoon Prairie $880,114 $21,060 $25,718 $37,715 $11,687 $2,385 $978,678 Manitoba Glacial Lake Souris East Parklands (MB)* $1,851,635 $54,980 $8,875 $66,381 $48,663 $0 $2,030,533 Oak Lake Sandhills and $564,082 $18,315 $47,335 $45,439 $41,353 $3,591 $720,115 Wetlands West Souris Mixed-Grass $23,750 $11,380 $21,311 $8,172 $0 $2,033 $66,646 Prairie Interlake Aspen Parkland Interlake $180,000 $0 $0 $0 $17,689 $0 $197,689 Lake Agassiz Mixed Forest Whitemouth River Watershed $480,000 $18,005 $12,384 $18,205 $18,902 $203 $547,700
Northern Tall Grass Tall Grass Prairie $607,450 $50,982 $67,702 $91,950 $137,563 $0 $955,646 Riding Mountain Aspen Parkland Riding Mountain $3,709,499 $337,066 $386,900 $386,724 $144,571 $75,473 $5,040,233
Ontario Carden Alvar Carden Alvar $447,584 $37,945 $9,819 $10,146 $36,394 $0 $541,888 Frontenac Arch Frontenac Arch $4,825,180 $157,372 $84,578 $48,946 $41,524 $0 $5,157,601 Georgian Bay Coast Eastern Georgian Bay Coast $737,676 $179,795 $13,264 $0 $0 $0 $930,735 Lake Erie Islands/Essex County Essex Forests and Wetlands $1,087,245 $7,369 $6,260 $703 $0 $0 $1,101,577 Western Lake Erie Islands $2,393,445 $89,208 $12,638 $15,243 $50,954 $0 $2,561,488 Lake Ontario Coast Eastern Lake Ontario Coast $325,725 $19,784 $4,819 $5,911 $0 $0 $356,238 Lake Superior Coast Lake Superior $5,368,620 $162,225 $51,404 $10,085 $18,450 $0 $5,610,784 Lower Maitland River Valley Lower Maitland River Valley $440,000 $9,151 $1,084 $765 $12,797 $0 $463,797
Manitoulin Island Manitoulin Island Archipelago $7,958,333 $643,059 $61,815 $57,143 $16,750 $0 $8,737,100
Minesing Wetlands Minesing Wetlands $1,343 $4,768 $3,322 $456 $0 $0 $9,889 Niagara Escarpment Northern Bruce Peninsula $2,057,288 $40,250 $33,761 $4,804 $2,826 $0 $2,138,930 Oak Ridges Moraine Happy Valley Forest $4,010,562 $47,099 $1,542 $1,703 $61,098 $0 $4,122,004 Rice Lake Plains $411,292 $11,610 $7,921 $13,451 $136,442 $0 $580,715
Appendix 4A - Page 2 of 4 Expenditures from the Natural Areas Conservation Fund Purchase Price Conservation NCC Priority Mandatory Priority NCC Priority Site of Land / Associated Associated Staff Agreement Natural Area Closing Conservation Total ($) Interests in Costs Time Compliance Costs Action Costs Land Monitoring Costs Rainy Lake - Lake of the Woods Rainy Lake to Lake of the $0 $19,399 $5,654 $4,112 $0 $0 $29,165 Woods Skunk's Misery Skunk's Misery $75,345 $0 $3,060 $0 $0 $0 $78,405 Southern Norfolk Sand Plain Southern Norfolk Sand Plain $6,212,062 $343,543 $33,128 $36,537 $54,134 $1,542 $6,680,946 Québec Adirondack Aquifer Covey Hill $0 $11,777 $13,725 $0 $0 $2,480 $27,981 Appalachians Northern Green Mountains $5,844,157 $399,814 $380,430 $237,863 $102,235 $21,815 $6,986,313 White Mountains $5,703,356 $288,891 $165,389 $38,797 $10,863 $18,105 $6,225,401 Gaspé Peninsula Corridor Forillon $212,500 $61,518 $160,149 $69,050 $21,268 $3,328 $527,813 Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence $692,003 $108,527 $243,042 $61,344 $56,799 $0 $1,161,714
Lake Champlain Greater Lake Champlain $190,250 $25,788 $25,493 $10,677 $6,003 $4,763 $262,974 Ecosystem Laurentian Corridors Southern Laurentians Corridor $3,534,255 $288,497 $104,803 $91,549 $79,259 $1,958 $4,100,321
Ottawa Valley (QC) Ottawa Valley (QC)* $2,263,509 $177,134 $160,437 $110,221 $47,751 $6,460 $2,765,513 Richelieu Valley Watershed Richelieu Watershed $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,501 $1,501 St. Lawrence River and Valley Freshwater Estuary $372,944 $30,759 $79,296 $41,910 $9,527 $0 $534,435 Montreal Greenbelt $136,442 $62,300 $43,193 $20,472 $8,450 $1,501 $272,358 St. Maurice Watershed $404,452 $38,720 $105,621 $33,868 $17,430 $2,871 $602,962 Upper St. Lawrence $2,502,650 $235,105 $111,314 $91,706 $32,234 $2,480 $2,975,489 Atlantic Acadian Peninsula Acadian Peninsula (NB) $226,382 $132,483 $203,344 $106,415 $9,921 $0 $678,545 Bay of Fundy Lower Bay of Fundy (NB) $530,342 $62,368 $52,236 $33,306 $5,460 $0 $683,712 Upper Bay of Fundy (NB) $789,833 $153,412 $170,649 $98,741 $10,445 $1,365 $1,224,445 Eastern Shore Forest Eastern Shore Forest and $1,183,217 $84,352 $142,184 $62,017 $12,945 $0 $1,484,715 Coast (NS) Fog Forest Fog Forest (NL) $80,292 $13,619 $20,135 $9,447 $1,820 $0 $125,314 Northumberland Strait Mainland New Brunswick $318,158 $47,357 $107,257 $57,610 $29,120 $0 $559,501 (NB) Northumberland Strait (NB) Northumberland Strait Mainland Nova Scotia Northumberland $458,159 $85,011 $116,059 $38,332 $28,620 $0 $726,181 (NS) Strait (NS) PEI Coastal and Forest PEI Coast and Forest (PE) $945,669 $70,805 $124,716 $45,121 $15,146 $0 $1,201,458
Appendix 4A - Page 3 of 4 Expenditures from the Natural Areas Conservation Fund Purchase Price Conservation NCC Priority Mandatory Priority NCC Priority Site of Land / Associated Associated Staff Agreement Natural Area Closing Conservation Total ($) Interests in Costs Time Compliance Costs Action Costs Land Monitoring Costs Scotian Shore Scotian South Shore (NS) $3,237,570 $609,458 $257,409 $203,668 $26,939 $0 $4,335,042 St. John River Valley Meduxnekeag Watershed $678,730 $29,675 $56,306 $22,678 $0 $0 $787,389 Western Newfoundland Southwest(NB) Newfoundland $743,200 $87,933 $49,165 $46,539 $35,567 $0 $962,404 NCC GRAND TOTAL (NL) $175,255,882 $7,819,397 $5,335,915 $6,663,801 $2,074,173 $270,870 $197,420,038 * Repesents a PNA that spans more than one Region. Note: The above expenditures include interest earned on the Fund, but excludes 5% Co-ordination.
Appendix 4A - Page 4 of 4 APPENDIX 4B NCC - Government of Canada Natural Areas Conservation Program DUC Consolidated Expenditures from the Natural Areas Conservation Fund by NAWMP Priority Area 2007 - 2015 Expenditures from the Natural Areas Conservation Fund Purchase Price of Mandatory Conservation Agreement NAWMP Priority Area Associated Associated Management Land or Interests Closing Compliance Monitoring Total ($) Costs Staff Time Activity Costs in Land Costs Costs British Columbia East Coast Vancouver Island $2,284,228 $452,119 $73,631 - - - $2,809,978 Inter Mountain West (IMW) - $504 $1,500 - - - $2,004 Okanagan $43,500 $6,968 $4,535 - - - $55,003 Peace (BC) - - $19,700 - - - $19,700 South West British Columbia $50,200 $8,731 $21,400 - - - $80,331 Alberta Beaver Hills $68,010 $12,559 $5,570 - $17 - $86,156 Buffalo Lake $770,010 $32,176 $18,600 - $631 - $821,417 Clear Lake - $5,804 $8,644 - $45 - $14,493 Cooking Lake $1,822,074 $42,232 $58,203 - $2,985 - $1,925,494 Cypress $338,734 $10,610 $45,988 - - - $395,331 Milk River Ridge $306,400 $7,086 $82,232 - - - $395,718 Parkland - $1,205 $168,758 - - - $169,963 Peace (AB) $263,010 $44,900 $35,445 - $1,388 - $344,743 Pine Lake $290,610 $17,366 $53,603 - $120 - $361,700 Prairie $15,678 $19,077 - - - $34,755 Sullivan Lake $185,010 $10,000 $19,550 - $136 - $214,696 Vermillion $970,505 $44,217 $84,406 - $7,087 - $1,106,215 Viking Lake $263,501 $14,206 $21,543 - - - $299,250 Saskatchewan Allan Hills $1,499,675 $93,587 $292,820 - $4,924 - $1,891,006 Conjurring Creek $197,589 $8,212 $8,481 - $1,785 - $216,068 Coteau Central $527,336 $62,440 $230,109 - $103 - $819,987 Coteau North - - $1,907 - - - $1,907 Coteau South $83,779 $7,057 $27,342 - $508 - $118,685
Appendix 4B - Page 1 of 2 Expenditures from the Natural Areas Conservation Fund Purchase Price of Mandatory Conservation Agreement NAWMP Priority Area Associated Associated Management Land or Interests Closing Compliance Monitoring Total ($) Costs Staff Time Activity Costs in Land Costs Costs Dana Hills $357,839 $23,526 $28,306 - $8,220 - $417,892 Lightning $474,627 $41,398 $78,040 - $2,164 - $596,230 Pheasant Hills $50,257 $9,768 $12,100 - - - $72,124 Prince Albert $7,406 $1,961 - - - - $9,367 Quill South $8,993 $1,915 $110 - - - $11,019 Saskatchewan North $168,393 $27,578 $31,343 - $340 - $227,655 Saskatchewan South $246,390 $13,398 $35,554 - - - $295,342 Thickwood $583,624 $39,503 $126,238 - $15,063 - $764,428 Touchwood Beaver $1,041,143 $62,835 $139,932 - $84,596 - $1,328,506 Tramping Lake East $189,454 - - - $15,374 - $204,828 Upper Assiniboine $579,022 $58,568 $139,846 - $2,820 - $780,256 Manitoba Brandon $54,000 $3,490 $8,509 $3,660 $152 - $69,810 Killarney $294,154 $20,708 $63,686 - $1,016 - $379,564 Minnedosa / Shoal $853,732 $85,986 $289,035 - $11,540 - $1,240,294 Virden (MB) $378,881 $24,375 $48,246 $2,110 - $453,613 Ontario Great Lakes St. Lawrence $2,179,762 $337,165 $267,580 - $2,614 - $2,787,121 Quebec St. Lawrence $3,879,195 $507,696 $554,240 $824 $11,673 - $4,953,628 Atlantic New Brunswick - Coastal $20,000 $9,970 $97,572 - - - $127,542 New Brunswick - Inland $372,931 $34,249 $31,400 - $615 - $439,194 Newfoundland - Inland $1,000 $16,475 $8,511 - - - $25,985 Nova Scotia - Coastal $65,669 $26,769 $33,839 - - - $126,277 Nova Scotia - Inland - $3,913 $20,829 - - - $24,742 Prince Edward Island - Inland $52,740 $10,571 $35,693 - $29 - $99,033 DUC GRAND TOTAL $21,823,382 $2,259,472 $3,353,652 $6,594 $175,947 $0 $27,619,047 Note: Expenditures above do not include 5% Co-ordination
Appendix 4B - Page 2 of 2 APPENDIX 4C NCC - Government of Canada Natural Areas Conservation Program Other Qualified Organizations (OQO) Consolidated Expenditures from the Natural Areas Conservation Fund 2007 - 2015
Expenditures from the Natural Areas Conservation Fund Purchase Price of Priority Conservation Agreement NCC Priority Site NCC Priority Natural Area Associated Associated Mandatory Total # of Land / Interests Conservation Compliance Monitoring Costs Staff Time Closing Costs ($) Projects in Land Action Costs Costs British Columba Salish Sea Salish Sea $3,072,245 $9,975 $47,708 $22,798 - - $3,152,726 4 South Okanagan - Similkameen South Okanagan - Similkameen $1,258,500 $5,250 $5,000 $10,581 - - $1,279,331 1 Alberta Milk River Milk River Ridge $416,885 $10,500 $36,593 $4,487 - - $468,465 1 Ontario Carden Alvar Carden Alvar $265,668 $15,750 $16,277 $28,476 - - $326,171 3 Frontenac Arch Frontenac Arch $185,338 $7,920 $34,753 $23,531 - - $251,542 3 Georgian Bay Coast Eastern Georgian Bay Coast $1,275,025 $8,750 $79,043 $9,606 - - $1,372,424 2 Lake Ontario Coast Eastern Lake Ontario Coast $275,026 - $43,132 $1,039 - - $319,197 1 Lake Superior Coast Lake Superior $480,907 - $39,765 $13,474 - - $534,146 3 Niagara Escarpement Northern Bruce Peninsula $32,000 $1,000 $5,200 $800 - - $39,000 1 Oak Ridges Moraine Happy Valley Forest $663,580 - $24,179 $15,755 - - $703,514 2 Southern Norfolk Sand Plain Southern Norfolk Sand Plain $415,433 $10,134 $21,340 $14,578 - - $461,485 2 Quebec Appalachians Northern Green Mountains $217,000 $10,556 $27,455 $17,392 - - $272,403 3 St. Lawrence River and Valley Montreal Greenbelt $1,703,358 $16,469 $176,791 $13,113 - - $1,909,731 6 Atlantic Bay of Fundy Lower Bay of Fundy (NB) - $5,250 $9,997 $9,253 - - $24,500 1 St. John River Valley Meduxnekeag Watershed $49,154 $428 $2,512 $4,294 - - $56,388 1 OQO GRAND TOTAL $10,310,119 $101,982 $569,745 $189,177 - - $11,171,023 34 Note: Expenditures above exclude 5% Co-ordination.
Appendix 4C - Page 1 of 1 APPENDIX 5 NCC - Government of Canada Natural Areas Conservation Program Natural Area Conservation Plans Completed and Biodiversity Targets Identified 2007 - 2015
NCC Biodiversity Targets Identified in the Natural Area Conservation Plan Approved NCC Natural NCC Priority Site Area Conservation Plan Target Ecosystems, Communities and Species Target Species (COSEWIC-Assessed (mm/dd/yyyy) Guilds status) British Columbia Central Coast Rainforest 05/02/2008 • Anadromous Fish • Mountain Goat Central Coast Rainforest • Apex Predators (Wolves, Bears) • Estuaries • Forest Matrix • Hydro-riparian systems • Nearshore Communities • Non-tidal Wetlands and Lakes
Cowichan Valley / Discovery 09/14/2007; 10/03/2008; • Anadromous Fish • Marbled Murrelet (Threatened) Pass / Salish Sea 05/07/2010 • Estuaries • Roosevelt Elk Cowichan Valley / Discovery • Forest Matrix • Vancouver Island Marmot (Endangered) Pass / Salish Sea • Freshwater Systems • Vancouver Lamprey (Threatened) • Garry Oak Woodlands • Herbaceous Balds and Bluffs • Hydro-riparian systems • Intertidal Habitats • Islets & Small Islands • Lake Shore Wetlands • Marine Forage Fish • Near-shore communities • Non-tidal wetlands and Lakes • Old Growth Douglas-Fir Forests • Old Growth Western Hemlock Forests • Raptor Nesting sites • Seabird nesting colonies and feeding habitat • Salmonids • Subtidal Habitats
Appendix 5 - Page 1 of 18 NCC Biodiversity Targets Identified in the Natural Area Conservation Plan Approved NCC Natural NCC Priority Site Area Conservation Plan Target Ecosystems, Communities and Species Target Species (COSEWIC-Assessed (mm/dd/yyyy) Guilds status) Haida Gwaii 10/03/2008 • Estuaries • American Black Bear (Not at Risk) Haida Gwaii • Hydro-riparian Systems • Near-shore Communities • Old-Growth Forest with Monumental Western Red Cedar & Sitka Spruce • Salmonids & Herring • Seabird Feeding Sites • Seabird Nesting Colonies Heritage Grasslands 02/08/2008 • Forest wetlands/shallow ponds 10/03/2013 • Grassland wetland/shallow ponds Heritage Grasslands • Large hydro-riparian Systems • Lower grassland (sagebrush steppe) • Middle and upper Grasslands • Moist Trembling Aspen /shrub • Older Douglas-fir forests • Ponderosa Pine woodland/savanna • Rugged Terrain • Small hydro-riparian systems
Kootenay Rockies 09/11/2009 • Carnivore/Ungulate Connectivity Kootenay Rockies • Dry Open Mature/Old Forest • Fens/Bogs/Swamps • Grasslands • Hot and Cold Springs • Large Hydro-riparian Systems • Moist Closed Mature/Old Forest • Small/Medium Hydro-riparian system • Upland Hardwood • Upland Marshes and Shallow Open Water
Appendix 5 - Page 2 of 18 NCC Biodiversity Targets Identified in the Natural Area Conservation Plan Approved NCC Natural NCC Priority Site Area Conservation Plan Target Ecosystems, Communities and Species Target Species (COSEWIC-Assessed (mm/dd/yyyy) Guilds status) South Okanagan Similkameen 02/08/2008 • Antelope Brush Dominated Community South Okanagan -Similkameen • Lakes, Rivers and Streams • Old Douglas-fir Forests and Western Larch Forests • Ponderosa Pine Forests • Riparian • Rugged Terrain • Sagebrush Dominated Community • Steep Slope Grasslands • Trembling Aspen Forests • Wetlands South Selkirks 12/07/2007 • Dry Interior Cedar-Hemlock Forests • Grizzly Bear - Western Population (Special 05/10/2013 • Fish Bearing Streams Concern) South Selkirks • Hydro-Riparian Wetland Complex • Northern Leopard Frog - Rocky Mountain • Old-growth Interior Cedar-Hemlock Forests Population (Endangered) • Valley-bottom Wildlife Corridor • Woodland Caribou - Southern Mountain Population (Endangered) Sub Total 9 Alberta Berry Creek Plain 10/03/2008 • Dry Mixedgrass Native Grassland Berry Creek Plain • Hydro-Riparian Zones • Prairie Pothole Wetlands Bow 10/02/2009 • Native Foothills Parkland System • Grizzly Bear - Western Population (Special Bow • Native Montane System Concern) • Riparian Zones Castle Crown 02/26/2010 • Native Montane • Grizzly Bear - Western Population (Special Castle Crown • Riparian zones Concern) 05/15/2009 • Montane System Crowsnest Pass • Riparian Zones • Wide Ranging Carnivores
Appendix 5 - Page 3 of 18 NCC Biodiversity Targets Identified in the Natural Area Conservation Plan Approved NCC Natural NCC Priority Site Area Conservation Plan Target Ecosystems, Communities and Species Target Species (COSEWIC-Assessed (mm/dd/yyyy) Guilds status) Cooking Lake Moraine 05/02/2008 • Dry Mixedwood Boreal Forest • Piping Plover (Endangered) Cooking Lake Moraine • Ecological Linkages • Hydro-Riparian Zones • Native Grassland/Shrubland • Prairie Pothole Wetlands
Coyote Lake 12/03/2010 • Freshwater Lakes Upper North Saskatchewan River • Hydro Riparian Zone System Basin • Mixedwood Boreal Forest System • Native Mixedgrass System • Wetlands Cypress Uplands (AB) 06/13/2008 • Hydro-Riparian Zones Cypress Uplands (AB) • Mixedgrass/Montane Transition Zone • Native Mixedgrass Grassland • Prairie Pothole Wetlands
Milk River 12/07/2007 • Foothills Fescue Grassland 06/14/2013 • Moist Mixed Grassland Milk River Ridge • Valleys of Rivers and Major Streams Ecosystem • Wetlands and Associated Riparian Ecosystem
Porcupine Hills 12/02/2011 • Montane Systems Southern Foothills • Riparian Zones • Rough Fescue Grasslands Red Deer River 02/08/2008 • Freshwater Lentic Waterbodies 10/04/2013 • Lotic Waterbodies, coulees and valleys Red Deer River • Native Parkland • Northern Fescue Grassland
Appendix 5 - Page 4 of 18 NCC Biodiversity Targets Identified in the Natural Area Conservation Plan Approved NCC Natural NCC Priority Site Area Conservation Plan Target Ecosystems, Communities and Species Target Species (COSEWIC-Assessed (mm/dd/yyyy) Guilds status) Sage Creek (AB) 03/31/2015 • Flowing Water Systems and Valleys Milk River Basin (AB)* • Grassland Obligate Birds • Native Grasslands • Native Silver Sage Brush Habitats • Ranching and Community Prosperity • Standing Water Systems 12/04/2009 • Badlands/Bedrock System • Greater Sage-Grouse (Endangered) Pakowki Lake • Choppy Sandhills System • Hydro-Riparian System • Native Dry Mixedgrass Prairie System • Prairie Pothole Wetland System Waterton 12/04/2009 • Foothills-Parkland Systems Waterton • Montane Systems • Native Grasslands • Riparian Areas • Wetland Complexes and Lakes • Wide-Ranging Carnivores
Sub Total 15 Saskatchewan Aspen Parkland 09/30/2011 • Aspen Bur Oak Woodlands East Parklands (SK) * • Aspen Prairie Parkland • Aspen Woodland • Hydro-riparian Corridors • Wetlands
02/11/2011 • Aspen Fescue Parkland West Parklands • Aspen Mixed Forest • Hydro-riparian Corridors • Wetlands
Appendix 5 - Page 5 of 18 NCC Biodiversity Targets Identified in the Natural Area Conservation Plan Approved NCC Natural NCC Priority Site Area Conservation Plan Target Ecosystems, Communities and Species Target Species (COSEWIC-Assessed (mm/dd/yyyy) Guilds status) Cypress Uplands (SK) 06/19/2009 • Fescue Mixed Grass Prairie Cypress Uplands (SK) • Hydro-Riparian Areas • Mixed Grass Prairie • Prairie Pothole Wetlands
Frenchman River & Old Man 02/20/2009 & 12/07/2007 • Flowing Water Systems and Valleys on His Back 03/31/2015 • Grassland Obligate Birds Milk River Basin (SK)* (formerly • Native Grassland known as Frenchman River and Old • Native Silver Sage Brush Habitats Man on his Back) • Ranching and Community Prosperity • Standing Water Systems
Missouri Coteau 09/14/2007 • Hydro-Riparian Complexes 10/04/2013 • Lakes and Shorelines Missouri Coteau • Native Dominant Mixed Grass Prairie • Wetland Complexes Moose Mountain 05/06/2011 • Aspen Forest Moose Mountain • Aspen Prairie Parkland • Hydro-riparian Corridors • Wetlands Qu'Appelle 02/08/2008 • Eolian Complex • Bigmouth Buffalo - Nelson River Populations Upper Qu'Appelle • Hydro-Riparian Complex (Special Concern) • Mixed Grass Prairie Saskatoon Prairie 06/13/2008 • Eolian Grassland Saskatoon Prairie • Hydro-Riparian Area • Moist Mixed Grassland • Plains Rough Fescue Prairie Sub Total 10
Appendix 5 - Page 6 of 18 NCC Biodiversity Targets Identified in the Natural Area Conservation Plan Approved NCC Natural NCC Priority Site Area Conservation Plan Target Ecosystems, Communities and Species Target Species (COSEWIC-Assessed (mm/dd/yyyy) Guilds status) Manitoba Glacial Lake Souris 09/30/2011 • Aspen Bur Oak Woodlands East Parklands (MB) • Aspen Prairie Parkland • Aspen Woodland • Hydro-riparian Corridors • Wetlands 05/07/2010 • Grassland Birds Oak Lake Sandhills and Wetlands • Large Mammals • Mixed-grass Prairie • Rivers, Streams, Springs, Lakes & Riparian Area • Sandhill Prairie & Blowouts • Sandhill Woodland • Wetlands & Associated Riparian Areas
Glacial Lake Souris (con't) 02/26/2010 • Grassland Birds • Buffalograss (Special Concern) Souris River Valley Grassland • Mixed-Grass Prairie • Souris River, Tributaries & Riparian Area • Wetlands & Associated Riparian Areas 12/04/2009 • Ephemeral & Temporary Wetlands West Souris Mixed-Grass Prairie • Grassland Birds • Mixed-grass Prairie • Permanent & Semi-permanent Wetlands and Associated Riparian Areas • Rivers, Streams & Riparian Areas Interlake Aspen Parkland 09/30/2011 • Beaches & Beach Ridge Forests Interlake • Coastal Wetlands • Karst Features • Large Mobile Mammals • Matrix Forest • Native Prairie • Non-coastal Wetlands • Rivers, Streams & Riparian Areas
Appendix 5 - Page 7 of 18 NCC Biodiversity Targets Identified in the Natural Area Conservation Plan Approved NCC Natural NCC Priority Site Area Conservation Plan Target Ecosystems, Communities and Species Target Species (COSEWIC-Assessed (mm/dd/yyyy) Guilds status) Lake Agassiz Mixed Woods 10/01/2010 • Agro-riparian Forest • Carmine Shiner (Threatened) Whitemouth River Watershed • Matrix Forest • Rivers, Streams & Lakes • Wetlands Northern Tall Grass 10/03/2008 • Beach Ridge Wetlands Tall Grass Prairie • Lake Plain Wetlands • Matrix Upland Forest • Mobile Mammals • Rivers and Riparian Systems • Tall-grass Prairie and Savanna Riding Mountain Aspen 02/08/2008 • Eastern Deciduous Forest Parkland 06/14/2013 • Fire-dependant Matrix Upland Forest Riding Mountain Aspen Parkland • Fire-dependant Native Prairie & Savanna • Grassland-obligate Birds • Lake & Associated Riparian Areas • Large Mammals • Rivers, Streams & Riparian Areas • Wetlands & Associated Riparian Areas Sub Total 9 Ontario Carden Alvar 12/07/2007 • Alvar Systems 06/18/2010 • Grassland Birds Carden Alvar • Headwater wetlands • Wide Ranging Mammals Frontenac Arch 12/07/2007 • Coastal Features 09/28/2012 • Forest Matrix Frontenac Arch • Wetland Complexes
Appendix 5 - Page 8 of 18 NCC Biodiversity Targets Identified in the Natural Area Conservation Plan Approved NCC Natural NCC Priority Site Area Conservation Plan Target Ecosystems, Communities and Species Target Species (COSEWIC-Assessed (mm/dd/yyyy) Guilds status) Georgian Bay Coast 12/07/2007 • Coastal Forests 06/17/2011 • Coastal Wetlands Eastern Georgian Bay Coast • Islands • Migratory Fish • Reptiles and Turtles • Rock Barrens • Sand and Cobble Beaches
Lake Erie Islands/Essex 09/11/2009 • Beaches & Shorelines County Essex Forests and Wetlands • Coastal Marshes • Inland Wetlands & Swamps • Prairie & Savannahs • Reptiles and Amphibians • Riparian River and Creek Systems • Upland Deciduous Forests
09/14/2007 • Alvar communities • Red Mulberry (Endangered) 02/11/2011 • Coastal Wetlands Western Lake Erie Islands • Colonial Nesting Waterbird Group • Forests • Large Snake Group • Migrant Bird Habitat • Sand Beaches Lake Ontario Coast 06/19/2009 • Alvars 03/31/2015 • Beaches and Sand Dunes Eastern Lake Ontario Coast • Forests • Grassland Birds • Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands and Embayments • Islands • Rivers, Streams, Creeks and Lakes
Appendix 5 - Page 9 of 18 NCC Biodiversity Targets Identified in the Natural Area Conservation Plan Approved NCC Natural NCC Priority Site Area Conservation Plan Target Ecosystems, Communities and Species Target Species (COSEWIC-Assessed (mm/dd/yyyy) Guilds status) Lake Superior Coast 09/12/2008 • Coastal Terrestrial 10/04/2013 • Coastal Wetlands Lake Superior • Coastal Woodland Caribou • Deep and Offshore Waters • Embayments and Inshore • Islands • Migratory Fishes • Nearshore Zone and Reefs
Lower Maitland River Valley 12/07/2007 • Cliff and Bedrock Associations • Queensnake (Endangered) 02/11/2011 • Seepage Areas/Fens • Wood Turtle (Threatened) Lower Maitland River Valley • Forests Manitoulin Island 12/07/2007 • Coastal Features 06/14/2013 • Coastal Wetlands Manitoulin Island Archipelago • Coldwater Streams • Forest Matrix • Great Lakes Alvars • Islands Minesing Wetlands 12/07/2007 • Deciduous Swamp Forests • Hine's Emerald (Endangered) 06/17/2011 • Hackberry and Bur Oak Woodlands Minesing Wetlands • Marshes • Mixed and Coniferous Swamp Forests • Open Fens • Rare Reptiles, Turtles and Amphibians • Rivers, Streams, and Creeks Napanee Plain 02/08/2008 • Alvar Systems 10/03/2013 • Kast Systems Napanee Plain • Wetland Systems
Appendix 5 - Page 10 of 18 NCC Biodiversity Targets Identified in the Natural Area Conservation Plan Approved NCC Natural NCC Priority Site Area Conservation Plan Target Ecosystems, Communities and Species Target Species (COSEWIC-Assessed (mm/dd/yyyy) Guilds status) Niagara Escarpment 02/08/2008 • Alvars • Massasauga - Great Lakes / St. Lawrence 02/11/2011 • Cliffs, Caves and Karst population (Threatened) Northern Bruce Peninsula • Great Lakes Shoreline Complexes • Inland Lakes and Wetlands • Islands • Wide Ranging Mammals
Oak Ridges Moraine 09/14/2007 • Kame Moraine Forest Complex 09/28/2012 • Wide-ranging Forest Mammals Happy Valley Forest 06/13/2008 • Headwater Streams • Karner Blue (Extirpated) 12/06/2013 • Kame Moraine Forest Rice Lake Plains • Tallgrass communities (Sand Barren, Prairie, Savanna, Woodland) Ottawa Valley (ON) 12/06/2013 • Alvars, Limestone and Karst Ecosystems Ottawa Valley (ON)* • Dunes and Sand Barrens • Forest Matrix • Grassland Birds • Rivers and Riparian Habitats • Wetland Complexes Rainy Lake - Lake of the 02/24/2012 • Aquatic Systems of Lake of the Woods, Rainy Lake Woods Rainy Lake to Lake of the Woods and Rainy River • Islands • Red and White Pine Forest Community • Sand Beaches • Shoreline Prairie, Savannah and Barrens • Shoreline Wetlands
Appendix 5 - Page 11 of 18 NCC Biodiversity Targets Identified in the Natural Area Conservation Plan Approved NCC Natural NCC Priority Site Area Conservation Plan Target Ecosystems, Communities and Species Target Species (COSEWIC-Assessed (mm/dd/yyyy) Guilds status) Skunk's Misery 12/07/2007 • Area Sensitive/Mature Forest Dependent Birds Skunk's Misery • Carolinian Forest/Swamp Mosaic • Rare Turtles • Ravine Systems • Snakes and Five-lined Skink • Tallgrass Prairie/Oak Woodland • Vulnerable Orchids and Other Plants
Southern Norfolk Sand Plain 10/03/2008 • Beaches, Bluffs and Dunes 04/01/2015 • Carolinian Forest Southern Norfolk Sand Plain • Coastal Wetland • Creeks and Riparian Zone • Inland Wetlands Sub Total 32 Quebec Adirondack Aquifier 10/02/2009 • Hillside Springs and Streams Covey Hill • Wetlands • Forest Blocks Appalachians 12/06/2007 • Large Forest Mosaics • American Peregrine Falcon (Special Concern) 05/10/2013 • Wetlands • Wood Turtle (Threatened) Northern Green Mountains • Lakes and Rivers • Mountain Streams • Wide-ranging Mammals • Bats • Flora Associated with Serpentine Rock
06/13/2014 • Wetlands Three Borders • Forest Mosaic • River Lakes and Riparian Habitats
Appendix 5 - Page 12 of 18 NCC Biodiversity Targets Identified in the Natural Area Conservation Plan Approved NCC Natural NCC Priority Site Area Conservation Plan Target Ecosystems, Communities and Species Target Species (COSEWIC-Assessed (mm/dd/yyyy) Guilds status) Appalachians (con't) 02/20/2009 • Forest Matrix • American Peregrine Falcon (Special Concern) White Mountains • Wide-ranging Mammals • Bicknell’s Thrush (Threatened) • Lakes and Rivers • Wetlands • Headwater Streams • Serpentine Flora Habitats
Gaspé Peninsula 02/26/2010 • Wide-ranging Mammals Forillon Corridor • Matrix Forest Blocks 02/20/2009 • Aquatic and Riparian Habitats 05/29/2015 • Beaches and Dunes Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence • Coastal Landes (formerly known as Gaspe Coastal • Coastal Marshes Habitats) • Forest Mosaics • Grassland Birds • Inland Wetlands • Pelagic • Seabird Colonies
Lake Champlain Greater 06/19/2009 • Aquatic and Shoreline Ecosystems Ecosystem Lake Champlain • Plants Susceptible to Harvest • Threatened Turtle Species • Exceptional Forest Ecosystems • Peatlands
Laurentian Corridors 05/02/2008 • Aquatic and Riparian Habitats 03/31/2015 • Forest Mosaics Southern Laurentians' Corridor • Wetlands (formerly known as Tremblant-Prévost Corridor)
Appendix 5 - Page 13 of 18 NCC Biodiversity Targets Identified in the Natural Area Conservation Plan Approved NCC Natural NCC Priority Site Area Conservation Plan Target Ecosystems, Communities and Species Target Species (COSEWIC-Assessed (mm/dd/yyyy) Guilds status) Ottawa Valley (QC) 03/20/2008 • Rivers, Riverbanks and Wetlands 12/06/2016 • Forest Matrix Ottawa Valley (QC)* • Dunes and Sandy Barrens • Alvars • Rocky Escarpments • Grassland Birds
06/18/2010 • Aquatic, Wetland and Shoreline Ecosystems Gatineau Valley • Forest Mosaics • Caves and Limestone Rock Outcrops • Dune and bog complexes • Reptiles and Amphibians at Risk • Fish at Risk • Plant Susceptible to Harvesting
Richelieu Valley Watershed 09/12/2008 • Rivers, Streams and Riparian Ecosystems • Copper Redhorse (Endangered) Richelieu Watershed • Wetlands • Green Dragon (Special Concern) • Relic Forests St. Lawrence River and Valley 12/05/2008 • Rocky Escarpments Upper St. Lawrence • Grassland and Edge Habitat Species • Aquatic and Riparian Habitats • Wetlands • Forest Mosaic • Open Sand Plains 02/20/2009 • Intertidal Zones • American Peregrine Falcon (Special Concern) 12/06/2013 • Swamps Freshwater Estuary • Shoreline and Island Forests
Appendix 5 - Page 14 of 18 NCC Biodiversity Targets Identified in the Natural Area Conservation Plan Approved NCC Natural NCC Priority Site Area Conservation Plan Target Ecosystems, Communities and Species Target Species (COSEWIC-Assessed (mm/dd/yyyy) Guilds status) St. Lawrence River and Valley 09/11/2009 • Forest Fragments (con't) Montreal Greenbelt • Wetlands • Aquatic and Riparian Ecosystems • Grassland Birds • Plants at Risk • Herpetofauna at Risk • Fish at Risk
02/26/2010 • Forest Ecosystems • American Peregrine Falcon (Special Concern) Monteregian Hills • Lakes and Streams • Plants Susceptible to Harvest • Wetlands 12/04/2009 • Forest Mosaic • American Peregrine Falcon (Special Concern) St. Maurice Watershed • Bogs • Wood Turtle (Threatened) • Islands and Shoreline Habitats • Lakes • Fish at Risk 06/15/2012 • Bogs and Fens • American Peregrine Falcon (Special Concern) Saltwater Estuary • Rocky Habitat Flora • Barrow's Goldeneye (Special Concern) • Salt Marshes • Shoreline and Island Forests Sub Total 22 Atlantic Acadian Peninsula 03/20/2008 • Beaches/Dunes 06/15/2012 • Coastal Bogs, Freshwater Wetlands Acadian Peninsula • Coastal Inlands • Forest Mosaic • Grassland Birds • Salt Marshes
Appendix 5 - Page 15 of 18 NCC Biodiversity Targets Identified in the Natural Area Conservation Plan Approved NCC Natural NCC Priority Site Area Conservation Plan Target Ecosystems, Communities and Species Target Species (COSEWIC-Assessed (mm/dd/yyyy) Guilds status) Bay of Fundy 06/19/2009 • Acadian Forest 03/06/2015 • Beaches, Dunes and Cliffs Lower Bay of Fundy (NB) • Coastal Islands • Freshwater Wetlands • Riparian and Aquatic Systems • Salt March • Tidal Flats and Rocky Shores
10/03/2008 • Acadian Forest Mosaic 10/04/2013 • Beaches, Rocky Shores & Cliffs Upper Bay of Fundy (NB) • Caves & Calcareous Areas • Freshwater Wetlands • Riparian and Aquatic Systems • Salt Marsh • Tidal Flats
Eastern Shore Forest 02/08/2008 • Beach/Dune • Piping Plover (Endangered) 02/22/2013 • Coastal Islands Eastern Shore Forest and Coast • Estuaries • Hydro - Riparian Ecosystems: Musquodoboit River Valley • Matrix Forming Forest
Fog Forest 05/07/2010 • Arboreal Lichens • Woodland Caribou - Newfoundland Population Fog Forest • Marine and Coastal Birds (Special Concern) • Representative Forests • Representative Heathlands • Riparian and Wetland Ecosystems • Sandy and Cobble Beaches
Appendix 5 - Page 16 of 18 NCC Biodiversity Targets Identified in the Natural Area Conservation Plan Approved NCC Natural NCC Priority Site Area Conservation Plan Target Ecosystems, Communities and Species Target Species (COSEWIC-Assessed (mm/dd/yyyy) Guilds status) Newfoundland Hyperoceanic 02/20/2009 • Blanket Bogs • Woodland Caribou - Newfoundland Population Barrens Eastern Hyper-oceanic Barrens • Rhacomitrium Barrens (Special Concern) • Sand and Cobble Beaches • Seabird Nesting Colonies • Shorebirds Northumberland Strait 05/15/2009 • Beach / Dunes • Piping Plover (Endangered) Mainland New Brunswick Northumberland • Bogs (Coastal & Inland) • Beach Pinweed (Special Concern) Strait • Coastal Islands • Matrix Forest • Salt Marshes 06/13/2008 • Acadian Forest Mosaic 02/02/2015 • Beaches and Dunes Nova Scotia Northumberland • Freshwater Wetlands Strait • Mainland Moose • Rivers, Streams and Riparian Areas • Salt Marshes • Tidal Flats PEI Coastal and Forest 10/02/2009 • Beach and Sand Dunes • Piping Plover (Endangered) PEI Coast and Forest • Colonial Nesting Birds • Forest • Migratory Waterfowl (Breeding/Staging) • Salt Marsh • Wetlands
Scotian Shore 09/11/2009 • Atlantic Coastal Plain Flora • Boreal Felt Lichen - Atlantic Population Scotian South Shore • Beach/Dune (Endangered) • Bog/Fen • Piping Plover (Endangered) • Coastal Island • Intertidal Mud Flats • Salt Marsh
Appendix 5 - Page 17 of 18 NCC Biodiversity Targets Identified in the Natural Area Conservation Plan Approved NCC Natural NCC Priority Site Area Conservation Plan Target Ecosystems, Communities and Species Target Species (COSEWIC-Assessed (mm/dd/yyyy) Guilds status) St. John RiverValley 09/11/2009 • Appalachian Hardwood Forest Meduxnekeag Watershed • Floodplain • Riparian Forest • Rivers & Streams Western Newfoundland 06/13/2008 • Boreal Forest Mosaic 05/29/2015 • Freshwater Wetlands Southwest Newfoundland • Riparian and Aquatic • Salt Marshes • Sandy Beaches and Dunes • Serpentine, Limestone and Alpine Barrens
Sub Total 18 Total Number of NACPs 112 * Represents cross-regional NACP (an NACP that spans two or more Regions). Cross-regional NACPs are only counted as a single NACP in the Total Number of NACPs. Note: As of 31 May 2015, NCC has completed 112 Natural Area Conservation Plans (80 first generation plans and 32 second generation plans) for Priority Natural Areas .
Appendix 5 - Page 18 of 18 APPENDIX 6A NCC - Government of Canada Natural Areas Conservation Program List of NCC Priority Sites / Priority Natural Areas and DUC NAWMP Priority Areas (2007 - 2015) Region NCC Priority Site NCC Priority Natural Area DUC NAWMP Priority Area British Columbia Central Coast Rainforest Central Coast Rainforest Cariboo/Chilcotin Cowichan Valley Salish Sea* Columbia Wetlands Discovery Pass Salish Sea* Creston Valley Haida Gwaii Haida Gwaii East Coast Vancouver Island Heritage Grasslands Heritage Grasslands Fraser Delta/Lower Fraser Kootenay Rockies Kootenay Rockies HaidaValley Gwaii Salish Sea Salish Sea* Inter Mountain West (IMW) South Cariboo's Fifties Okanagan South Okanagan-Similkameen South Okanagan Similkameen Peace (BC) South Selkirks South Selkirks South West British Columbia Tatlayoko Tatlayoko-Chilcotin** Alberta Berry Creek Plain Berry Creek Plain Arrowood Bow Bow Beaver Hills Castle Crown Castle Crown Bellshill Crowsnest Pass Big Hay/Bittern Cooking Lake Moraine Cooking Lake Moraine Buffalo Lake Coyote Lake Upper North Saskatchewan River Basin Calgary East Cypress Uplands (AB) Cypress Uplands (AB) Calgary West Kleskun Hills Clear Lake Milk River Milk River Basin (AB)*** Cooking Lake Milk River Ridge Cypress Porcupine Hills Southern Foothills Derwent Red Deer River Red Deer River EID Sage Creek (AB) Pakowki Lake Eastern Plains Waterton Waterton Jenner Plains Kenilworth Milk River Ridge Owlseye Pakowki Parkland Peace (AB) Pine Lake Prairie Sullivan Lake Vermillion Viking Lake Wintering Hills Saskatchewan Aspen Parkland East Parklands (SK)*** Allan Hills West Parklands Boundary Cypress Uplands (SK) Cypress Uplands (SK) Cactus Lake Frenchman River & Old Man on His Back Milk River Basin (SK) (formerly known as Frenchman Conjurring Creek River and Old Man on His Back) *** Missouri Coteau Missouri Coteau Coteau Central Moose Mountain Moose Mountain Coteau North Qu'Apelle Upper Qu'Apelle Coteau South Sage Creek (SK) Dana Hills Saskatoon Prairie Saskatoon Prairie Fox Valley Hillmond Lenore Ponass Lightning Pheasant Hills Prince Albert
Appendix 6A - Page 1 of 3 Region NCC Priority Site NCC Priority Natural Area DUC NAWMP Priority Area Saskatchwan (con't) Quill South Regina East Saskatchewan North Saskatchewan South Thickwood Touchwood Beaver Tramping Lake East Upper Assiniboine Virden (SK) Manitoba Glacial Lake Souris Assiniboine Delta** Alexander Griswol East Parklands (MB)*** Brandon Oak Lake Sandhills and Wetlands Killarney Souris River Valley Grassland Minnedosa / Shoal West Souris Mixed-Grass Prairie Virden (MB) Interlake Aspen Parkland Interlake Lower Qu'Apelle Lake Agassiz Mixed Woods Whitemouth River Watershed Northern Tall Grass Tall Grass Prairie Riding Mountain Aspen Parkland Riding Mountain Ontario Carden Alvar Carden Alvar Great Lakes St. Lawrence Frontenac Arch Frontenac Arch Georgian Bay Coast Eastern Georgian Bay Coast Gilmour Forest Gordon Cosens Forest Hearst Forest Lake Erie Islands / Essex County Essex Forests and Wetlands Western Lake Erie Islands Lake Ontario Coast Eastern Lake Ontario Coast Lake Superior Coast Lake Superior Lower Maitland River Valley Lower Maitland River Valley Manitoulin Island Manitoulin Islands Archipelago Minesing Wetlands Minesing Wetlands Mississippi Wetlands Napanee Plain Napanee Plain Niagara Escarpment Northern Bruce Peninsula Niagara Peninsula Oak Ridges Moraine Happy Valley Forest Rice Lakes Plain Ottawa Valley (ON) Ottawa Valley (ON)*** Rainy Lake - Lake of the Woods Rainy Lake to Lake of the Woods Skunk's Misery Skunk's Misery Southern Norfolk Sand Plain Southern Norfolk Sand Plain Vidal Forest Wilson Forest Quebec Adirondack Aquifer Covey Hill St. Lawrence Appalachians Nothern Green Mountains Three Borders White Mountains Gaspé Peninsula Forillon Corridor Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (formerly known as Gaspé Coastal Habitats) Lac Megantic Lake Champlain Greater Ecosystem Lake Champlain Laurentian Corridors Southern Laurentians' Corridors (formerly known as Tremblant-Prévost Corridor)
Appendix 6A - Page 2 of 3 Region NCC Priority Site NCC Priority Natural Area DUC NAWMP Priority Area Quebec (Con't) Ottawa Valley (QC) Gatineau Valley Ottawa Valley (QC)*** Richelieu Valley Watershed Richelieu Watershed St. Lawrence River and Valley Freshwater Estuary Monteregian Hills Montreal Greenbelt Saltwater Estuary St. Lawrence Islands** St. Maurice Watershed Upper St. Lawrence Atlantic Acadian Peninsula (NB) Acadian Peninsula (NB) New Brunswick - Coastal Bay of Fundy (NB) Lower Bay of Fundy (NB) New Brunswick - Inland Upper Bay of Fundy (NB) Newfoundland - Coastal Cape Breton (NS) South Central Cape Breton Island (NS)** Newfoundland - Inland Central Newfoundland Forests (NL) Nova Scotia - Coastal Easterm Shore Forest (NS) Eastern Shore Forest and Coast (NS) Nova Scotia - Inland Fog Forest (NL) Fog Forest (NL) Prince Edward Island - Coastal Miramichi (NB) Miramichi Watershed (NB)** Prince Edward Island - Inland Newfoundland Hyperoceanic Barrens (NL) Eastern Hyper-Oceanic Barrens (NL) Northumberland Strait Mainland (NB and NS) New Brunswick Northumberland Strait (NB) Nova Scotia Northumberland Strait (NS) PEI Coastal and Forest (PE) PEI Coast and Forest (PE) Restigouche (NB) Scotian Shore (NS) Scotian South Shore (NS) St. John River Valley (NB) Meduxnekeag Watershed (NB) Western Newfoundland (NL) Southwestern Newfoundland (NL) TOTAL 83 85 74 * Salish Sea appears three times in the list of PNAs; however, is only counted once in the Total. **Represents a PNA for which a Natural Area Conservation Plan (NACP) is currently under development. ***Represents a single PNA that straddles two or more Regions. Although appearing twice in the above table, these PNAs have only been counted once in the Total.
Appendix 6A - Page 3 of 3 Nature Conservancy of Canada Active Priority Sites and Priority Natural Areas (!1 2007 - 2015
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2 Inter Mountain West (IMW) 14 Pine Lake 26 Pheasant Hills 38 Virden (MB)
3 Okanagan 15 Prairie 27 Prince Albert 39 Great Lakes St. Lawrence
4 Peace (BC) 16 Sullivan Lake 28 Quill South 40 St. Lawrence
5 South West British Columbia 17 Vermillion 29 Saskatchewan North 41 New Brunswick - Coastal
6 Beaver Hills 18 Viking Lake 30 Saskatchewan South 42 New Brunswick - Inland
7 Buffalo Lake 19 Allan Hills 31 Thickwood 43 Newfoundland - Inland
8 Clear Lake 20 Conjurring Creek 32 Touchwood Beaver 44 Nova Scotia - Coastal
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Appendix 6(D) - Page 1 of 1 APPENDIX 7A (i) NCC - Government of Canada Natural Areas Conservation Program NCC Land Securement Activity Results 2007 - 2015 Hectares Secured NCC Priority # of NCC Priority Site Fee Simple Conservation Agreement Development Rights Natural Area Total Ha. Transactions Purchase Donation Purchase Donation Purchase Donation British Columbia Central Coast Rainforest Central Coast Rainforest 285 - - - - - 285 4 Cowichan Valley /Dicovery Pass Salish Sea 34 8 - 75 - - 117 4 / Salish Sea Haida Gwaii Haida Gwaii 58 - - - - - 58 1 Heritage Grasslands Heritage Grasslands 1,374 111 - 2,479 - - 3,964 6 Kootenay Rockies Kootenay Rockies 374 28 - - 157,833 - 158,235 4 South Cariboo's Fifties - - - - 190 - - - - 190 1 South Okanagan-Similkameen South Okanagan Similkameen 1,570 - - - - - 1,570 4 South Selkirks South Selkirks 22,339 33,056 85 - - - 55,480 5 Tatlayoko Tatlayoko-Chicoltin* 65 - - - - - 65 1 Total for British Columbia 26,099 33,393 85 2,554 157,833 - 219,964 30 Alberta Bow Bow - - 535 4,505 - - 5,040 5 Castle Crown Castle Crown - - 236 300 - - 536 1 Crowsnest Pass 169 157 199 255 - - 780 8 Cooking Lake Moraine Cooking Lake Moraine 560 199 264 28 - - 1,051 11 - - - 129 - - - - 129 1 Coyote Lake Upper North Saskatchewan River 258 129 42 17 - - 446 5 Basin ------134 - - 134 1 Cypress Uplands (AB) Cypress Uplands (AB) - - 317 - - - 317 1 Milk River Milk River Ridge 1,678 - 64 - - - 1,742 3 Porcupine Hills Southern Foothills - - 5,436 11,887 - - 17,323 4 Red Deer River Red Deer River 1,511 145 - - - - 1,656 19 - - - 63 - 127 - - - 190 3 Sage Creek (AB) Pakowki Lake 510 - - - - - 510 1 - - - 260 129 - - - - 389 2 Waterton Waterton 171 274 390 308 - - 1,143 9 Total for Alberta 5,309 1,033 7,610 17,434 - - 31,386 74 Saskatchewan Aspen Parkland East Parklands (SK)** 1,128 - - - - - 1,128 8 West Parklands 1,216 - - 142 - - 1,358 8
Appendix 7A (i) - Page 1 of 3 Hectares Secured NCC Priority # of NCC Priority Site Fee Simple Conservation Agreement Development Rights Natural Area Total Ha. Transactions Purchase Donation Purchase Donation Purchase Donation Saskatchewan (con't) Cypress Uplands (SK) Cypress Uplands (SK) - - 1,246 - - - 1,246 3 Frenchman River and Old Man on His Milk River Basin (SK)** 324 - 1,162 - - - 1,486 5 MissouriBack Coteau Missouri Coteau 3,859 64 3,535 - - - 7,458 26 - - - - - 129 - - - 129 2 Moose Mountain Moose Mountain 130 - - - - - 130 1 Qu'Appelle Upper Qu'Appelle 1,396 13 397 72 - - 1,878 14 Saskatoon Prairie Saskatoon Prairie 420 - 23 70 - - 513 4 Total for Saskatchewan 8,473 77 6,492 284 - - 15,326 71 Manitoba Glacial Lake Souris East Parklands (MB)** 1,868 - - - - - 1,868 2 Oak Lake Sandhills and Wetlands 527 65 488 - - - 1,080 9 West Souris Mixed-Grass Prairie - - 125 - - - 125 2 Interlake Aspen Parkland Interlake 259 - - - - - 259 1 Lake Agassiz Mixed Forest Whitemouth River Watershed 677 - - 219 - - 896 4 Northern Tall Grass Tall Grass Prairie 2,062 - - - - - 2,062 26 Riding Mountain Aspen Parkland Riding Mountain 3,369 190 3,710 63 - - 7,332 75 Total for Manitoba 8,762 255 4,323 282 - - 13,622 119 Ontario Carden Alvar Carden Alvar 579 198 - - - - 777 3 Frontenac Arch Frontenac Arch 1,529 129 - - - - 1,658 13 Georgian Bay Coast Eastern Georgian Bay Coast 172 4 - - - - 176 2 Lake Erie Islands/Essex County Essex Forests and Wetlands 160 - - - - - 160 3 Western Lake Erie Islands 223 40 - - - - 263 10 Lake Ontario Coast Eastern Lake Ontario Coast 91 - 91 1 Lake Superior Coast Lake Superior 2,159 - - - - - 2,159 4 Lower Maitland River Valley Lower Maitland River Valley 148 - - - - - 148 2 Manitoulin Island Manitoulin Island Archipelago 9,582 145 - - - - 9,727 6 - - - 16 - - - - - 16 1 Minesing Wetlands Minesing Wetlands 87 29 - - - - 116 4 Ottawa Valley (ON) Ottawa Valley (ON)** 91 - - - - - 91 1 Napanee Plain Napanee Plain 24 20 - - - - 44 2 Niagara Escarpment Northern Bruce Peninsula 1,779 47 - - - - 1,826 6 Niagara Peninsula - - - 38 - - - - - 38 1 Oak Ridges Moraine Happy Valley Forest 167 8 - - - - 175 7 Rice Lake Plains 338 31 - - - - 369 4
Appendix 7A (i) - Page 2 of 3 Hectares Secured NCC Priority # of NCC Priority Site Fee Simple Conservation Agreement Development Rights Natural Area Total Ha. Transactions Purchase Donation Purchase Donation Purchase Donation Ontario (con't) Rainy Lake - Lake of the Woods Rainy Lake to Lake of the Woods 34 - - - - - 34 1 Skunk's Misery Skunk's Misery 28 - - - - - 28 1 Southern Norfolk Sand Plain Southern Norfolk Sand Plain 1,078 - 874 218 - - 2,170 23 Total for Ontario 18,323 651 874 218 - - 20,066 95 Quebec Adirondack Aquifer Covey Hill - - - 29 - - 29 1 Appalachians Northern Green Mountains 1,943 110 786 164 - 365 3,368 33 White Mountains 1,165 1,627 331 5,700 - - 8,823 4 Gaspé Peninsula Corridor Forillon 93 - - - - - 93 10 Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence 129 2 311 - - 442 15 Lake Champlain Greater Ecosystem Lake Champlain 54 - - - - - 54 3 Laurentian Corridors Southern Laurentians Corridor 4,614 95 2 - - 4,711 9 Ottawa Valley (QC) Ottawa Valley (QC) 1,912 268 - - - - 2,180 23 Richelieu Valley Watershed Richelieu Watershed - - 5 - - 5 1 St. Lawrence River and Valley Freshwater Estuary 125 - - - - - 125 7 Monteregian Hills 7 - - - - - 7 1 Montreal Greenbelt 10 1 81 541 - - 633 3 St. Maurice Watershed 157 257 - - - - 414 5 Upper St. Lawrence 1,006 217 - 8 - - 1,231 13 Total for Quebec 11,215 2,577 1,516 6,442 - 365 22,115 128 Atlantic Acadian Peninsula (NB) Acadian Peninsula (NB) 246 86 - - - - 332 23 Bay of Fundy (NB) Lower Bay of Fundy (NB) 346 139 - - - - 485 7 Upper Bay of Fundy (NB) 427 399 - 28 - - 854 18 Eastern Shore Forest (NS) Eastern Shore Forest and Coast (NS) 585 237 - - - - 822 10
Fog Forest (NL) Fog Forest (NL) 5 - - - - - 5 2 Northumberland Strait Mainland (NB New Brunswick Northumberland 131 269 - - - - 400 9 and NS) Strait (NB) Nova Scotia Northumberland Strait 313 49 - - - - 362 10 (NS) PEI Coastal and Forest (PE) PEI Coast and Forest (PE) 319 32 - - - - 351 15 Scotian Shore (NS) Scotian South Shore (NS) 3,784 1,184 - - - - 4,968 21 St. John River Valley (NB) Meduxnekeag Watershed (NB) 111 - - - - - 111 9 Western Newfoundland (NL) Southwest Newfoundland (NL) 1,763 253 - - - - 2,016 12
Appendix 7A (i) - Page 3 of 3 Hectares Secured NCC Priority # of NCC Priority Site Fee Simple Conservation Agreement Development Rights Natural Area Total Ha. Transactions Purchase Donation Purchase Donation Purchase Donation Total for Atlantic 8,030 2,648 - 28 - - 10,706 136 Grand Total 86,211 40,634 20,900 27,242 157,833 365 333,185 653 * Represents a PNA that does not have a Natural Area Conservation Plan, but a plan is expected to be developed and approved in the next fiscal period. ** Represents cross-regional PNA (PNA that spands two or more Regions).
Appendix 7A (i) - Page 4 of 3 APPENDIX 7A (ii) NCC - Government of Canada Natural Areas Conservation Program NCC Transferred Land Results 2007 - 2015
Hectares Transferred NCC Priority NCC Priority Site Fee Simple Conservation Development Total Transferee Natural Area Agreement Rights Ha. Purchase Donation Purchase Donation Purchase Donation British Columbia South Okanagan - Similkameen South Okanagan - Similkameen 308 - - - - - 308 Province of British Columbia Total for British Columbia 308 - - - - - 308 Quebec Appalachians Northern Green Mountains 63 - - - - - 63 Province of Quebec Gaspé Peninsula Forillon Corridor 3 - - - - - 3 Province of Quebec Lake Champlain Greater Ecosystem Lake Champlain 53 - - - - - 53 Province of Quebec Laurentian Corridor Southern Laurentians' Corridor - 92 - - - - 92 Province of Quebec Ottawa Valley (QC) Ottawa Valley (QC) 913 22 - - - - 935 Province of Quebec St. Lawrence River and Valley St. Maurice Watershed 25 - - - - - 25 Province of Quebec Total for Quebec 1,057 114 0 0 0 0 1,171 Atlantic Eastern Shore Forest (NS) Eastern Shore Forest and Coast 283 187 - - - - 470 Province of Nova Scotia (NS) PEI Coastal and Forest (PE) PEI Coast and Forest (PE) 68 - - - - - 68 Province of Prince Edward Island Scotian Shore (NS) Scotian South Shore (NS) 734 286 - - - - 1,020 Province of Nova Scotia Total for Atlantic 1,085 473 - - - - 1,557 GRAND TOTAL 2,449 587 - - - - 3,036
Appendix 7A(ii) - Page 1 of 1 APPENDIX 7B (i) NCC - Government of Canada Natural Areas Conservation Program DUC Land Securement Activity Results 2007 - 2015 Hectares Secured DUC NAWMP Priority # of Fee Simple Conservation Agreement Development Rights Total Area Transactions Purchase Donation Purchase Donation Purchase Donation Ha. British Columbia East Coast Vancouver Island 252 7 144 - - - 404 3 Inter Mountain West (IMW) - 16 - - - - 16 1 Okanagan 2 2 - - - - 3 2 Peace (BC) 259 - - - - - 259 1 South West British Columbia 113 3 - - - - 116 4 Total for British Columbia 626 28 144 - - - 798 11 Alberta Beaver Hills 162 - 62 - - - 224 3 Buffalo Lake 244 53 - - - - 297 4 Clear Lake 54 - - - - - 54 1 Cooking Lake 495 - - - - - 495 5 Cypress - - 825 - - - 825 2 Milk River Ridge - - 1,212 - - - 1,212 2 Parkland 64 134 - 21 - - 219 3 Peace (AB) 505 273 16 15 - - 808 6 Pine Lake 188 - 250 15 - - 453 5 Prairie - - - 4,532 - - 4,532 2 Sullivan Lake 115 - - - - - 115 2 Vermillion 358 - 256 - - - 614 5 Viking Lake 449 - 115 - - - 564 7 Total for Alberta 2,634 460 2,735 4,583 - - 10,412 47 Saskatchewan Allan Hills 1,779 - 4,778 - - - 6,558 67 Conjurring Creek 387 - 71 - - - 458 8 Coteau Central 57 130 3,660 - - - 3,847 23 Coteau North - - 183 - - - 183 1 Coteau South 515 - 2,225 - - - 2,740 17 Dana Hills 387 - 952 - - - 1,339 19 Lightning 746 - 1,808 - - - 2,554 20 Pheasant Hills - - 334 - - - 334 4 Prince Albert - - 36 - - - 36 1 Quill South - - 53 - - - 53 1 Saskatchewan North 251 - 357 406 - - 1,013 14 Saskatchewan South 32 - 369 38 - - 439 8 Thickwood 1,439 - 547 8 - - 1,993 24 Touchwood Beaver 3,315 - 3,338 45 - - 6,698 47 Tramping Lake East 407 - - - - - 407 1 Upper Assiniboine 1,481 - 1,408 - - - 2,889 35 Total for Saskatchewan 10,796 130 20,119 496 - - 31,540 290 Manitoba Brandon 97 - - - - - 97 2 Killarney 517 - 353 - - - 870 12 Minnedosa/Shoal - - 2,483 - - - 2,483 50 Virden (MB) 840 - 2,748 - - - 3,589 10 Total for Manitoba 1,455 - 5,584 - - - 7,039 74 Ontario Great Lakes St. Lawrence 2,021 - - 12 - - 2,033 30 Total for Ontario 2,021 - - 12 - - 2,033 30
Appendix 7B (i) - Page 1 of 2 Hectares Secured DUC NAWMP Priority # of Fee Simple Conservation Agreement Development Rights Total Area Transactions Purchase Donation Purchase Donation Purchase Donation Ha. Quebec St. Lawrence 3,388 73 - - - - 3,461 23 Total for Quebec 3,388 73 - - - - 3,461 23 Atlantic New Brunswick - Coastal 12 4 - - - - 16 3 New Brunswick - Inland 618 108 - - - - 727 11 Newfoundland - Inland - 270 - - - - 270 1 Nova Scotia - Coastal 327 - - - - - 327 4 Nova Scotia - Inland - 8 - - - - 8 2 Prince Edward Island - Inland 101 23 - - - - 124 7 Total for Atlantic 1,058 414 - - - - 1,472 28 Grand Total 21,977 1,105 28,583 5,090 - - 56,755 503
Appendix 7B (i) - Page 2 of 2 APPENDIX 7B (ii) NCC - Government of Canada Natural Areas Conservation Program DUC Transferred Lands Results 2007 - 2015
Hectares Transferred NAWMP Priority Fee Simple Conservation Agreement Development Rights Total Transferee Area Purchase Donation Purchase Donation Purchase Donation Ha. Quebec St. Lawrence 2,305 307 - - - - 2,612 Province of Quebec Total for Quebec 2,305 307 - - - - 2,612 Atlantic Nova Scotia - Coastal 265 - - - - - 265 Province of Nova Scotia Total for Atlantic 265 - - - - - 265 Grand Total 2,570 307 - - - - 2,877
Appendix 7B (ii) - Page 1 of 1 APPENDIX 7C NCC - Government of Canada Natural Areas Conservation Program Other Qualified Organizations (OQO) - Land Securement Activity Results 2007 - 2015 Hectares Secured # of NCC Priority Site NCC Priority Natural Area Fee Simple Conservation Agreement Development Rights Total Transactions Purchase Donation Purchase Donation Purchase Donation Ha. British Columbia Salish Sea Salish Sea 197 32 40 - - - 270 4 South Okanagan - Similkameen South Okanagan - Similkameen 611 204 - - - - 814 1 Total for British Columbia 808 235 40 - - - 1,084 5 Alberta Milk River Milk River Ridge 389 - - - - - 389 1 Total for Alberta 389 - - - - - 389 1 Ontario Carden Alvar Carden Alvar 237 8 - - - - 245 3 Frontenac Arch Frontenac Arch 164 - - - - - 164 3 Georgian Bay Coast Eastern Georgian Bay Coast 24 16 - - - - 41 2 Lake Ontario Coast Eastern Lake Ontario Coast 187 - - - - - 187 1 Lake Superior Coast Lake Superior 541 3 - - - - 545 3 Niagara Escarpment Northern Bruce Peninsula 18 - - - - - 18 1 Oak Ridges Moraine Happy Valley Forest 26 - - - - - 26 2 Southern Norfolk Sand Plain Southern Norfolk Sand Plain 44 8 - - - - 52 2 Total for Ontario 1,242 36 - - - - 1,278 17 Quebec Appalachians Northern Green Mountains 42 - 87 - - - 129 3 St. Lawrence River and Valley Montreal Greenbelt 352 1 - - - - 353 6 Total for Quebec 395 1 87 - - - 482 9 Atlantic Bay of Fundy Lower Bay of Fundy (NB) - 38 - - - - 38 1 St. John River Valley Meduxnekeag Watershed (NB) 13 - - - - - 13 1 Total for Atlantic 13 38 - - - - 51 2 Grand Total 2,847 310 127 - - - 3,284 34
Appendix 7C - Page 1 of 1 APPENDIX 8A NCC - Government of Canada Natural Areas Conservation Program COSEWIC - Assessed Species at Risk Observed in NCC Habitats Secured under the Program 2007- 2015
Species by Type Number of properties on which species is found by Province COSEWIC Total Scientific Name Common Name Status BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL AMPHIBIANS Ambystoma jeffersonianum Jefferson Salamander Endangered 3 3 Ambystoma mavortium pop. 1 Western Tiger Salamander - Southern Mountain Endangered 1 1 Population Ambystoma mavortium pop. 2 Western Tiger Salamander - Prairie / Boreal Population Special Concern 1 1
Anaxyrus boreas Western Toad Special Concern 4 2 6 Anaxyrus cognatus Great Plains Toad Special Concern 1 1 Ascaphus montanus Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog Threatened 1 1 Desmognathus ochrophaeus pop. 2 Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander - Great Lakes Threatened 1 1 / St. Lawrence population Gyrinophilus porphyriticus pop. 2 Spring Salamander - Adirondack / Appalachian Threatened 22 22 Population Lithobates pipiens pop. 1 Northern Leopard Frog - Rocky Mountain Population Endangered 1 1
Lithobates pipiens pop. 2 Northern Leopard Frog - Western Boreal/Prairie Special Concern 2 12 41 55 Populations Pseudacris triseriata pop. 1 Western Chorus Frog - Great Lakes - St. Lawrence - Threatened 5 1 6 Canadian Shield Population Rana aurora Northern Red-legged Frog Special Concern 1 1 Spea intermontana Great Basin Spadefoot Threatened 2 2 Subtotal - Number of Properties on which COSEWIC - Assessed Amphibians were Observed 10 4 12 43 8 24 0 0 0 0 101 Subtotal - Number of COSEWIC - Assessed Amphibian Species Observed 6 2 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 13 BIRDS Accipiter gentilis laingi Queen Charlotte Goshawk Threatened 1 1 Aechmophorus occidentalis Western Grebe Special Concern 1 3 1 5 Ammodramus bairdii Baird's Sparrow Special Concern 4 17 21 Ammodramus savannarum pratensis Grasshopper Sparrow pratensis subspecies Special Concern 3 3 Anthus spragueii Sprague's Pipit Threatened 9 39 6 54 Antrostomus vociferus Eastern Whip-poor-will Threatened 1 14 1 16 Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl Special Concern 1 1 1 1 1 3 8
Appendix 8A - 1 of 8 Species by Type Number of properties on which species is found by Province COSEWIC Total Scientific Name Common Name Status BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL Athene cunicularia Burrowing Owl Endangered 1 1 3 5 Bucephala islandica pop. 1 Barrow's Goldeneye - Eastern Population Special Concern 3 3 Buteo regalis Ferruginous Hawk Threatened 4 5 1 10 Calcarius ornatus Chestnut-collared Longspur Threatened 3 15 3 21 Calidris canutus rufa Red Knot - rufa subspecies Endangered 1 1 2 Cardellina canadensis Canada Warbler Threatened 1 5 3 5 5 19 Catharus bicknelli Bicknell's Thrush Threatened 1 1 Chaetura pelagica Chimney Swift Threatened 4 1 3 8 Charadrius melodus melodus Piping Plover Endangered 6 4 3 13 Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk Threatened 6 6 3 3 9 3 30 Contopus cooperi Olive-sided Flycatcher Threatened 4 1 2 2 2 2 7 1 21 Contopus virens Eastern Wood-Pewee Special Concern 20 34 5 2 61 Coturnicops noveboracensis Yellow Rail Special Concern 1 2 2 6 11 Dolichonyx oryzivorus Bobolink Threatened 1 13 15 8 7 1 45 Empidonax virescens Acadian Flycatcher Endangered 3 3 Euphagus carolinus Rusty Blackbird Special Concern 2 1 1 1 2 7 Falco peregrinus anatum American Peregrine Falcon Special Concern 2 2 3 1 8 Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow Threatened 4 5 19 30 15 2 1 76 Histrionicus histrionicus pop. 1 Harlequin Duck - Eastern Population Special Concern 3 1 4 Hylocichla mustelina Wood Thrush Threatened 26 4 1 31 Icteria virens virens Yellow-breasted Chat Endangered 8 8 Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern Threatened 1 1 2 Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides Prairie Loggerhead Shrike Threatened 1 4 2 7 Lanius ludovicianus migrans Migrant Loggerhead Shrike Endangered 1 1 Megascops kennicottii macfarlanei Interior Western Screech-Owl Threatened 1 1 Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker Threatened 6 4 10 Melanerpes lewis Lewis's Woodpecker Threatened 4 4 Numenius americanus Long-billed Curlew Special Concern 2 3 5 Oreoscoptes montanus Sage Thrasher Endangered 1 1 Parkesia motacilla Louisiana Waterthrush Special Concern 4 4 Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked Phalarope Special Concern 1 1 Podiceps auritus pop. 2 Horned Grebe - Western Population Special Concern 1 4 5 Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary Warbler Endangered 3 3 Rallus elegans King Rail Endangered 1 1 Rhynchophanes mccownii McCown's Longspur Special Concern 1 1 2
Appendix 8A - 2 of 8 Species by Type Number of properties on which species is found by Province COSEWIC Total Scientific Name Common Name Status BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL Riparia riparia Bank Swallow Threatened 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 12 Setophaga cerulea Cerulean Warbler Endangered 7 7 Sturnella magna Eastern Meadowlark Threatened 7 7 Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler Threatened 4 5 9 Subtotal - Number of Properties on which COSEWIC - Assessed Birds were Observed 27 47 132 105 167 49 14 26 6 4 577 Subtotal - Number of COSEWIC - Assessed Bird Species Observed 11 19 16 17 25 17 6 9 3 3 46 FISH Acipenser fulvescens pop. 3 Lake Sturgeon - Great Lakes - Upper St. Lawrence Threatened 1 1 Populations Ammocrypta pellucida pop. 1 Eastern Sand Darter - Ontario Populations Threatened 1 1 Anguilla rostrata American Eel Threatened 1 1 2 1 5 Clinostomus elongatus Redside Dace Endangered 1 1 Coregonus kiyi kiyi Upper Great Lakes Kiyi Special Concern 1 1 Coregonus reighardi Shortnose Cisco Endangered 1 1 Coregonus zenithicus Shortjaw Cisco Threatened 1 1 Erimyzon sucetta Lake Chubsucker Endangered 2 2 Esox americanus vermiculatus Grass Pickerel Special Concern 2 2 Exoglossum maxillingua Cutlip Minnow Special Concern 1 1 Hybognathus argyritis Western Silvery Minnow Endangered 2 2 Ichthyomyzon fossor pop. 1 Northern Brook Lamprey - Great Lakes - Upper St. Special Concern 1 1 Lawrence Populations Ichthyomyzon unicuspis pop. 1 Silver Lamprey - Great Lakes - Upper St. Lawrence Special Concern 1 1 populations Lepisosteus oculatus Spotted Gar Threatened 2 2 Lepomis gulosus Warmouth Endangered 2 2 Macrhybopsis storeriana Silver Chub Special Concern 1 1 Minytrema melanops Spotted Sucker Special Concern 1 1 Morone saxatilis pop. 1 Striped Bass - Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Special Concern 2 2 Population Moxostoma carinatum River Redhorse Special Concern 1 1 Moxostoma duquesnei Black Redhorse Threatened 1 1 Myoxocephalus thompsonii pop. 2 Deepwater Sculpin - Great Lakes - Western St. Special Concern 1 1 Lawrence Populations Notropis anogenus Pugnose Shiner Threatened 2 2 Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner Special Concern 1 1
Appendix 8A - 3 of 8 Species by Type Number of properties on which species is found by Province COSEWIC Total Scientific Name Common Name Status BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL Notropis photogenis Silver Shiner Threatened 1 1 Noturus stigmosus Northern Madtom Endangered 1 1 Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi - British Westslope Cutthroat Trout - British Columbia Special Concern 1 1 Columbia Population Population Opsopoeodus emiliae Pugnose Minnow Threatened 1 1 Percina copelandi Channel Darter Threatened 1 1 2 Subtotal - Number of Properties on which COSEWIC - Assessed Fish were Observed 1 2 0 0 30 4 0 2 0 1 40 Subtotal - Number of COSEWIC - Assessed Fish Species Observed 1 1 0 0 25 3 0 1 0 1 28 INVERTEBRATE Allogona profunda Broad-banded Forestsnail Endangered 1 1 Anarta edwardsii Edwards' Beach Moth Endangered 1 1 Bombus occidentalis occidentalis Western bumble Bee occidentalis subspecies Threatened 1 1 Copablepharon fuscum Sand-verbena Moth Endangered 1 1 Danaus plexippus Monarch Special Concern 1 4 27 29 2 1 64 Erynnis persius persius Persius Duskywing Endangered 1 1 Hesperia dacotae Dakota Skipper Endangered 1 1 Ligumia nasuta Eastern Pondmussel Endangered 1 1 Magnipelta mycophaga Magnum Mantleslug Special Concern 1 1 Oarisma powesheik Poweshiek Skipperling Threatened 3 3 Ptychobranchus fasciolaris Kidneyshell Endangered 1 1 Satyrium semiluna Half-moon Hairstreak Endangered 2 2 Subtotal - Number of Properties on which COSEWIC - Assessed Invertebrates were Observed 5 1 5 31 33 2 0 1 0 0 78 Subtotal - Number of COSEWIC - Assessed Invertebrates Species Observed 4 1 2 3 5 1 0 1 0 0 12 MAMMALS Antrozous pallidus Pallid Bat Threatened 1 1 Canis lupus lycaon Eastern Wolf Threatened 1 1 Euderma maculatum Spotted Bat Special Concern 1 1 Eumetopias jubatus Steller Sea Lion Special Concern 1 1 Gulo gulo Wolverine Special Concern 1 1 Martes americana pop. 1 American Marten - Newfoundland Population Threatened 1 1 Microtus pinetorum Woodland Vole Special Concern 1 1 Myotis lucifugus Little Brown Myotis Endangered 1 1 2 Myotis septentrionalis Northern Myotis Endangered 1 1 Perimyotis subflavus Tricolored Bat Endangered 1 1
Appendix 8A - 4 of 8 Species by Type Number of properties on which species is found by Province COSEWIC Total Scientific Name Common Name Status BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL Rangifer tarandus caribou pop. 1 Woodland Caribou - Southern Mountain Population Endangered 1 1
Rangifer tarandus caribou pop. 13 Woodland Caribou - Newfoundland Population Special Concern 1 1 Sylvilagus nuttallii nuttallii Nuttall's Cottontail Special Concern 1 1 Taxidea taxus jacksoni American Badger Endangered 3 3 Taxidea taxus jeffersonii - Eastern American Badger jeffersonii subspecies - Eastern Endangered 4 4 Population Population Taxidea taxus jeffersonii - Western American Badger jeffersonii subspecies - Western Endangered 2 2 Population Population Taxidea taxus taxus American Badger Special Concern 7 28 5 40 Urocyon cinereoargenteus Gray Fox Threatened 5 5 Ursus arctos pop. 3 Grizzly Bear - Western Population Special Concern 8 7 15 Vulpes velox Swift Fox Threatened 3 1 4 Subtotal - Number of Properties on which COSEWIC - Assessed Mammals were Observed 21 17 29 5 13 0 0 0 0 2 87 Subtotal - Number of COSEWIC - Assessed Mammal Species Observed 10 3 2 1 7 0 0 0 0 2 20 PLANTS - NON VASCULAR - LICHENS Degelia plumbea Blue Felt Lichen Special Concern 2 2 Erioderma mollissimum Vole Ears Lichen Endangered 1 1 Leptogium rivulare Flooded Jellyskin Lichen Threatened 1 1 Subtotal - Number of Properties on which COSEWIC - Assessed Lichens were Observed 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 Subtotal - Number of COSEWIC - Assessed Lichen Species Observed 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 PLANTS - NON VASCULAR - MOSS Bryoandersonia illecebra Bryoandersonia Moss Endangered 1 1 Subtotal - Number of Properties on which COSEWIC - Assessed Moss were Observed 1 1 Subtotal - Number of COSEWIC - Assessed Moss Species Observed 1 1 PLANTS - VASCULAR Ammannia robusta Grand Redstem Endangered 1 1 Arisaema dracontium Green Dragon Special Concern 3 1 4 Aristida basiramea Forked Three-awn Grass Endangered 1 1 Arnoglossum plantagineum Groove-stem Indian-plantain Special Concern 1 1 Calochortus lyallii Lyall's Mariposa Lily Special Concern 1 1 Camassia scilloides Wild Hyacinth Threatened 2 2 Camissonia contorta Dwarf Contorted Suncup Endangered 1 1 Castanea dentata American Chestnut Endangered 11 11 Cicuta maculata var. victorinii Victorin's Water-hemlock Special Concern 4 4
Appendix 8A - 5 of 8 Species by Type Number of properties on which species is found by Province COSEWIC Total Scientific Name Common Name Status BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL Cirsium hillii Hill's Thistle Threatened 4 4 Cirsium pitcheri Dune Thistle Special Concern 3 3 Coreopsis rosea Rose Coreopsis Endangered 2 2 Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood Endangered 19 19 Dalea villosa Silky Prairie-clover Special Concern 1 1 Fraxinus quadrangulata Blue Ash Threatened 7 7 Gentianopsis victorinii Victorin's Gentian Threatened 2 2 Gymnocladus dioicus Kentucky Coffeetree Threatened 2 2 Hibiscus moscheutos Swamp Rosemallow Special Concern 2 2 Hydrastis canadensis Goldenseal Threatened 1 1 Iris lacustris Dwarf Lake Iris Special Concern 3 3 Isotria verticillata Large Whorled Pogonia Endangered 1 1 Juglans cinerea Butternut Endangered 26 30 4 60 Justicia americana Common Water-willow Threatened 2 2 Lathyrus littoralis Gray Beach Peavine Threatened 1 1 Lechea maritima var. subcylindrica Beach Pinweed Special Concern 1 2 3 Liparis liliifolia Large Twayblade Threatened 1 1 Oligoneuron houghtonii Houghton's Goldenrod Special Concern 1 1 Oligoneuron riddellii Riddell's Goldenrod Special Concern 16 16 Orthocarpus barbatus Grand Coulee Owl's-clover Endangered 1 1 Oxytropis lagopus var. conjugans Rabbit-foot Crazyweed Threatened 2 2 Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng Endangered 10 7 17 Phegopteris hexagonoptera Broad Beechfern Special Concern 3 3 Pinus flexilis Limber Pine Endangered 1 9 10 Platanthera praeclara Western Prairie White-fringed Orchid Endangered 10 10 Ptelea trifoliata Common Hoptree Threatened 8 8 Rosa setigera Prairie Rose Special Concern 8 8 Sabatia kennedyana Plymouth Rose-gentian Endangered 2 2 Scirpus longii Long's Bulrush Special Concern 2 2 Symphyotrichum laurentianum Gulf of St. Lawrence Aster Threatened 1 1 Symphyotrichum prenanthoides Crooked-stem Aster Special Concern 2 2 Tetraneuris herbacea Lakeside Daisy Threatened 3 3 Woodsia obtusa Blunt-lobe Cliff Fern Threatened 1 1 Subtotal - Number of Properties on which COSEWIC - Assessed Vascular Plants were Observed 5 11 0 27 125 45 6 6 2 0 227 Subtotal - Number of COSEWIC - Assessed Vascular Plant Species Observed 5 2 0 3 25 6 3 3 1 0 42
Appendix 8A - 6 of 8 Species by Type Number of properties on which species is found by Province COSEWIC Total Scientific Name Common Name Status BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL REPTILES OR TURTLES Apalone spinifera Spiny Softshell Threatened 1 2 3 Chelydra serpentina Snapping Turtle Special Concern 1 19 2 2 24 Chrysemys picta pop. 1 Western Painted Turtle - Pacific Coast Population Endangered 1 1 Chrysemys picta pop. 2 Western Painted Turtle - Intermountain - Rocky Special Concern 2 2 Clemmys guttata SpottedMountain Turtle Population Endangered 1 1 Coluber constrictor foxii Blue Racer Endangered 4 4 Coluber constrictor mormon Western Yellowbelly Racer Special Concern 3 3 Crotalus oreganus Western Rattlesnake Threatened 2 2 Crotalus viridis Prairie Rattlesnake Special Concern 2 2 Emydoidea blandingii pop. 2 Blanding's Turtle - Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Threatened 13 11 24 Population Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle Threatened 1 6 7 Graptemys geographica Common Map Turtle Special Concern 2 9 11 Heterodon platirhinos Eastern Hog-nosed Snake Threatened 7 7 Hypsiglena chlorophaea Desert Nightsnake Endangered 1 1 Lampropeltis triangulum Milksnake Special Concern 11 3 14 Nerodia sipedon insularum Lake Erie Watersnake Endangered 4 4 Pantherophis gloydi pop. 1 Eastern Foxsnake - Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Endangered 1 1 Population Pantherophis gloydi pop. 2 Eastern Foxsnake - Carolinian Population Endangered 13 13 Pantherophis spiloides pop. 1 Eastern Ratsnake - Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Threatened 9 9 Population Pantherophis spiloides pop. 2 Eastern Ratsnake - Carolinian Population Endangered 2 2 Phrynosoma hernandesi Short-horned Lizard Endangered 1 1 Pituophis catenifer deserticola Great Basin Gophersnake Threatened 3 3 Plestiodon fasciatus pop. 2 Five-lined Skink - Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Special Concern 3 3 Population Plestiodon skiltonianus Western Skink Special Concern 2 2 Regina septemvittata Queen Snake Endangered 1 1 Sistrurus catenatus - Great Lakes / St. Massasauga - Great Lakes - St. Lawrence population Threatened 7 7 Lawrence population Sternotherus odoratus Common Musk Turtle Special Concern 2 2 Thamnophis sauritus pop. 2 Eastern Ribbonsnake - Great Lakes Population Special Concern 12 2 14 Thamnophis sauritus pop. 3 Eastern Ribbonsnake - Atlantic Population Threatened 1 1
Appendix 8A - 7 of 8 Species by Type Number of properties on which species is found by Province COSEWIC Total Scientific Name Common Name Status BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL Subtotal - Number of Properties on which COSEWIC - Assessed Reptiles or Turtles were Observed 14 3 0 1 113 35 0 3 0 0 169 Subtotal - Number of COSEWIC - Assessed Reptile or Turtle Species Observed 7 2 0 1 19 7 0 2 0 0 29 Total - Number of Properties on which COSEWIC - Assessed Species at Risk were Observed 83 85 178 212 491 159 20 41 8 7 1,284 Total - Number of COSEWIC - Assessed Species at Risk Observed 44 30 21 28 110 37 9 18 4 6 194
Appendix 8A - 8 of 8 APPENDIX 8B NCC - Government of Canada Natural Areas Conservation Program Globally Rare Species (G1 - G3 Species)1 in NCC Habitats Secured Under the Program 2007- 2015 Species by Type Number of properties on which species is found by Province Total Common Name Scientific Name G Rank1* BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL AMPHIBIANS Desmognathus ochrophaeus pop. 2 Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander - G5T2 1 1 Great Lakes / St. Lawrence population Subtotal - Number of Properties on which G1-G3 Amphibian Observations 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Subtotal - Number of G1-G3 Amphibian Species Observed 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 BIRDS Accipiter gentilis laingi Queen Charlotte Goshawk G5T2 1 1 Bucephala islandica pop. 1 Barrow's Goldeneye - Eastern Population G5T3 4 4
Calidris canutus rufa Red Knot - rufa subspecies G4T2 1 1 2 Charadrius melodus melodus Piping Plover G3TNR 6 4 3 13 Cyanocitta stelleri carlottae Pacific Steller's Jay G5T3 1 1 Lanius ludovicianus migrans Migrant Loggerhead Shrike G4T3Q 1 1 Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse G4T3 2 2 Subtotal - Number of Properties on which G1-G3 Birds were Observed 4 0 0 0 1 4 7 4 4 0 24 Subtotal - Number of G1-G3 Bird Species Observed 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 7 FISH Acipenser fulvescens pop. 3 Lake Sturgeon - Great Lakes - Upper St. G3G4TNR 1 1 Lawrence Populations Clinostomus elongatus Redside Dace G3G4 1 1 Coregonus clupeaformis pop. 1 Lake Simcoe Whitefish G5T1Q 1 1 Coregonus kiyi kiyi Upper Great Lakes Kiyi G3TNR 1 1 Coregonus kiyi orientalis Lake Ontario Kiyi G3TX 1 1 Coregonus nigripinnis Blackfin Cisco G1Q 1 1 Coregonus nipigon Nipigon Cisco G3G5 1 1 Coregonus zenithicus Shortjaw Cisco G3 1 1 Ichthyomyzon fossor pop. 1 Northern Brook Lamprey - Great Lakes - G4T3T4 1 1 Upper St. Lawrence Populations Notropis anogenus Pugnose Shiner G3 2 2 Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner G3 1 1 Noturus stigmosus Northern Madtom G3 1 1
1 Species Ranked G1 (extremely rare) - G3 ( rare to uncommon) by NatureServe are considered globally rare. Appendix 8B - Page 1 of 5 Species by Type Number of properties on which species is found by Province Total Common Name Scientific Name G Rank1* BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi - British Columbia Westslope Cutthroat Trout - British G4T3 1 1 Population Columbia Population Subtotal - Number of Properties on which G1-G3 Fish were Observed 1 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 14 Subtotal - Number of G1-G3 Fish Species Observed 1 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 13 INSECTS Bombus occidentalis occidentalis Western bumble Bee - occidentalis (G2G3 for 1 1 subspecies species) Catinella aprica Diurnal Ambersnail G2 1 1 Cicindela lepida Ghost Tiger Beetle G3G4 2 2 Copablepharon fuscum Sand-verbena Moth G1G2 1 1 Erynnis persius persius Persius Duskywing G5T1T3 1 1 Euphydryas gillettii Gillette's Checkerspot G3 1 1 Hesperia dacotae Dakota Skipper G2 1 1 Lycaena dospassosi Salt Marsh Copper G2G3 1 1 2 Magnipelta mycophaga Magnum Mantleslug G3 1 1 Oarisma poweshiek Poweshiek Skipperling G1 3 3 Subtotal - Number of Properties on which G1-G3 Insects were Observed 3 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 14 Subtotal - Number of G1-G3 Insect Species Observed 3 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 10 MAMMALS Alces americanus - Mainland Nova Scotia Moose - Mainland Nova Scotia Population (G5 for 4 4 Population species) Eumetopias jubatus Steller Sea Lion G3 1 1 Martes americana pop. 1 American Marten - Newfoundland G5T1 1 1 Population Myotis lucifugus Little Brown Myotis G3 1 1 2 Myotis septentrionalis Northern Myotis G1G3 1 1 Perimyotis subflavus Tricolored Bat G3 1 1 Rangifer tarandus caribou pop. 1 Woodland Caribou - Southern Mountain G5T2Q 1 1 Population Vulpes velox Swift Fox G3 3 1 4 Subtotal - Number of Properties on which G1-G3 Mammals were Observed 3 3 1 0 3 0 0 4 0 1 15 Subtotal - Number of G1-G3 Mammal Species Observed 3 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 8 PLANTS - NON VASCULAR - LICHENS Leptogium corticola A lichen G3G5 3 3
1 Species Ranked G1 (extremely rare) - G3 ( rare to uncommon) by NatureServe are considered globally rare. Appendix 8B - Page 2 of 5 Species by Type Number of properties on which species is found by Province Total Common Name Scientific Name G Rank1* BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL Leptogium rivulare Flooded Jellyskin Lichen G3G5 1 1 Pseudevernia cladonia Light-and-dark Lichen G2G4 1 2 3 Rhizoplaca peltata A lichen G3G4 1 1 Sticta limbata Powdered Moon Lichen G3G4 1 1 Subtotal - Number of Properties on which G1-G3 Lichens were Observed 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0 0 9 Subtotal - Number of G1-G3 Lichen Species Observed 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 5 PLANTS - NON VASCULAR - MOSS Bazzania pearsonii A moss G3G5 1 1 Pogonatum dentatum Haircap G3G5 1 1 Sphagnum macrophyllum Largeleaf Peatmoss G3G5 1 1 Tortula cainii A moss G1 1 1 Zygodon conoideus A moss G3G5 1 1 Subtotal - Number of Properties on which G1-G3 Moss were Observed 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 5 Subtotal - Number of G1-G3 Moss Species Observed 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 5 PLANTS - VASCULAR Adiantum viridimontanum Green Mountain Maidenhair G3 2 2 Amelanchier fernaldii Fernald's Serviceberry G2G4Q 2 2 Arnica louiseana Lake Louise Arnica G3 1 1 Bartonia paniculata ssp. iodandra Twining Screwstem G5T3T5 1 1 Bidens eatonii Eaton's Beggarticks G3 2 2 Botrychium campestre Prairie Dunewort G3G4 1 1 Botrychium rugulosum Rugulose Grapefern G3 1 1 Calamovilfa longifolia var. magna Sand Reedgrass G5T3T5 1 1 Calochortus lyallii Lyall's Mariposa Lily G3G4 1 1 Camassia quamash ssp. quamash Common Camassia G5T3T5 3 3 Carex scirpoidea ssp. convoluta Bulrush Sedge G5T3 1 1 Chaerophyllum procumbens var. shortii Wild Chervil G5T3T4Q 1 1 Cicuta maculata var. victorinii Victorin's Water-hemlock G5T3 4 4 Cirsium hillii Hill's Thistle G3 4 4 Cirsium pitcheri Dune Thistle G3 3 3 Coreopsis rosea Rose Coreopsis G3 2 2 Cypripedium arietinum Ram's-head Lady's-slipper G3 3 10 13 Cystopteris laurentiana Laurentian Bladderfern G3 1 1 Elymus lanceolatus ssp. psammophilus Sand-dune Wild Rye G5T3 2 2 Eriocaulon parkeri Parker's Pipewort G3 2 2
1 Species Ranked G1 (extremely rare) - G3 ( rare to uncommon) by NatureServe are considered globally rare. Appendix 8B - Page 3 of 5 Species by Type Number of properties on which species is found by Province Total Common Name Scientific Name G Rank1* BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL Festuca washingtonica Washington Fescue G2G3 1 1 Gentianopsis victorinii Victorin's Gentian G2Q 2 2 Gratiola neglecta var. glaberrima (blank) G5T2Q 1 1 Halimolobos whitedii Whited's Rockcress G3? 2 2 Hydrastis canadensis Goldenseal G3G4 1 1 Iris lacustris Dwarf Lake Iris G3 4 4 Isoetes acadiensis Acadian Quillwort G3Q 1 1 Lechea maritima var. subcylindrica Beach Pinweed G5T2 1 2 3 Listera auriculata Auricled Twayblade G3G4 1 1 Lomatium simplex var. simplex Umbrella Desert-parsley G5T3T5 2 2 Lycopus laurentianus St. Lawrence Water-horehound G3Q 2 2 Oligoneuron houghtonii Houghton's Goldenrod G3 1 1 Orobanche corymbosa ssp. mutabilis Flat-top Broomrape G4T3? 3 3 Orthocarpus barbatus Grand Coulee Owl's-clover G2G3 1 1 Oxytropis lagopus var. conjugans Rabbit-foot Crazyweed G4G5T3 2 2 Packera contermina Northwestern Groundsel G3G4 1 1 Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng G3G4 10 7 17 Papaver pygmaeum Alpine Glacier Poppy G3 1 1 Parnassia palustris var. montanensis Marsh Grass-of-Parnassus G5T3T5 1 1 Pellaea gastonyi Gastony's Cliffbrake G2G3 1 1 Phacelia lyallii Lyall's Phacelia G3 1 1 Platanthera praeclara Western Prairie White-fringed Orchid G3 10 10 Poa languida Drooping Bluegrass G3G4Q 1 1 Polygonum douglasii ssp. engelmannii Engelmann's Knotweed G5T3T5 1 1 Prenanthes sagittata Arrow-leaf Rattlesnake-root G3G4 1 1 Prunus pumila var. besseyi Bessey's Plum G5T3T5 1 1 Puccinellia laurentiana Tracadigash Mountain Alkali Grass G3?Q 2 2 Sabatia kennedyana Plymouth Rose-gentian G3 2 2 Schizaea pusilla Curly-grass Fern G3G4 2 2 Scirpus longii Long's Bulrush G2G3 2 2 Sidalcea hendersonii Henderson's Checker-mallow G3 1 1 Sisyrinchium septentrionale Northern Blue-eyed-grass G3G4 1 1 Stellaria longipes ssp. arenicola Lake Athabasca Starwort G5T3 4 4 Symphyotrichum laurentianum Gulf of St. Lawrence Aster G2 1 1 Tetraneuris herbacea Lakeside Daisy G3 3 3
1 Species Ranked G1 (extremely rare) - G3 ( rare to uncommon) by NatureServe are considered globally rare. Appendix 8B - Page 4 of 5 Species by Type Number of properties on which species is found by Province Total Common Name Scientific Name G Rank1* BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL Triglochin gaspensis Gaspe Peninsula Arrow-grass G3G4 3 3 Valerianella umbilicata Navel-shape Cornsalad G3G5 4 4 Zizania aquatica var. brevis Eastern Wild Rice G5T3 2 2 Subtotal - Number of Properties on which G1-G3 Vascular Plants were Observed 17 13 0 11 41 35 7 10 2 2 138 Subtotal - Number of G1-G3 Vascular Plant Species Observed 13 7 0 2 16 11 4 6 1 1 58 REPTILES OR TURTLES Chrysemys picta pop. 1 Western Painted Turtle - Pacific Coast G5T2 1 1 Population Chrysemys picta pop. 2 Western Painted Turtle - Intermountain - G5T2T3 2 2 Rocky Mountain Population Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle G3 1 6 7 Nerodia sipedon insularum Lake Erie Watersnake G5T2 4 4 Pantherophis gloydi pop. 1 Eastern Foxsnake - Great Lakes - St. G3TNR 1 1 Lawrence Population Pantherophis gloydi pop. 2 Eastern Foxsnake - Carolinian Population G3TNR 13 13
Pantherophis spiloides pop. 1 Eastern Ratsnake - Great Lakes - St. G5T3 9 9 Lawrence Population Pantherophis spiloides pop. 2 Eastern Ratsnake - Carolinian Population G5T1 2 2 Plestiodon fasciatus pop. 2 Five-lined Skink - Great Lakes - St. G5T3 3 3 Lawrence Population Sistrurus catenatus - Great Lakes / St. Massasauga - Great Lakes / St. Lawrence G3G4TNR 7 7 Lawrence population population Subtotal - Number of Properties on which G1-G3 Reptiles or Turtles were Observed 0 0 0 40 6 0 0 0 0 49 Subtotal - Number of G1-G3 Reptile or Turtle Species Observed 2 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 10 Total - Number of Properties on which G1-G3 Species were Observed 29 16 2 15 104 47 17 27 6 3 269 Total - Number of G1-G3 Species Observed 26 8 2 4 45 15 9 14 3 2 117 *Advanced G Rank codes (T, NR, etc.) are defined on NatureServe's website: http://www.natureserve.org/conservation-tools/conservation-status-assessment.
1 Species Ranked G1 (extremely rare) - G3 ( rare to uncommon) by NatureServe are considered globally rare. Appendix 8B - Page 5 of 5 APPENDIX 8C NCC - Government of Canada Natural Areas Conservation Program Provincially Rare Species (S1 - S3 Species)1 in NCC Habitats Secured Under the program 2007 - 2015
# Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. AMPHIBIANS Ambystoma jeffersonianum Jefferson Salamander # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S2 Ambystoma mavortium pop. 1 Western Tiger Salamander - Southern # Prop. 1 1 Mountain Population SRank1 (S2 for species)
Anaxyrus boreas Western Toad # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S3S4 Anaxyrus cognatus Great Plains Toad # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Ascaphus montanus Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Desmognathus fuscus pop. 2 Northern Dusky Salamander - Quebec / # Prop. 25 25 New Brunswick population SRank1 (S3 for species) Desmognathus ochrophaeus pop. 2 Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander - # Prop. 1 1 Great Lakes / St. Lawrence population SRank1 SNR (S1 for species) Gyrinophilus porphyriticus pop. 2 Spring Salamander - Adirondack / # Prop. 22 22 Appalachian Population SRank1 SNR (S3 for species) Hemidactylium scutatum Four-Toed Salamander # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2 Lithobates palustris Pickerel Frog # Prop. 11 11 SRank1 S3S4 Lithobates pipiens pop. 1 Northern Leopard Frog - Rocky # Prop. 1 1 Mountain Population SRank1 SNR (S1 for species) Lithobates pipiens pop. 2 Northern Leopard Frog - Western # Prop. 2 12 14 Boreal/Prairie Populations SRank1 SNR (S2S3 for SNR (S3 for species) species) Pseudacris triseriata pop. 1 Western Chorus Frog - Great Lakes - St. # Prop. 1 1 Lawrence - Canadian Shield Population SRank1 SNR (S2 for species) Pseudacris triseriata pop. 2 Western Chorus Frog - Carolinian # Prop. 1 1 Population SRank1 S3 Rana aurora Northern Red-legged Frog # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Rana luteiventris Columbia Spotted Frog # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3 Spea bombifrons Plains Spadefoot # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Spea intermontana Great Basin Spadefoot # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 1 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. SubtotalAMPHIBIANS - Number of Properties on which S1-S3 Amphibians were Observed 10 6 12 1 4 62 0 0 0 0 95 Subtotal - Number of S1-S3 Amphibian Species Observed 6 3 1 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 18 BIRDS Accipiter cooperii Cooper's Hawk # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S4B,S2M,S2N Accipiter gentilis atricapillus Northern Goshawk # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S4B,S4M,S3N Accipiter gentilis laingi Queen Charlotte Goshawk # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2B Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S4B,S4M,S2N Aechmophorus occidentalis Western Grebe # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Ammodramus bairdii Baird's Sparrow # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S3 Ammodramus leconteii Le Conte's Sparrow # Prop. 25 25 SRank1 S3S4B Ammodramus nelsoni Nelson's Sparrow # Prop. 9 1 10 SRank1 S3 S3B Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow # Prop. 2 5 10 17 SRank1 S1S2B S3S4 S2B Anas acuta Northern Pintail # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3B Anas americana American Wigeon # Prop. 9 5 2 16 SRank1 S5B,S5M,S2N S3B S3B Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2B Anas crecca Green-winged Teal # Prop. 12 12 SRank1 S5B,S5M,S2N Anas strepera Gadwall # Prop. 18 18 SRank1 S5B,S5M,S2N Anthus rubescens American Pipit # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3B Anthus spragueii Sprague's Pipit # Prop. 39 6 45 SRank1 S3B S2B Antrostomus vociferus Eastern Whip-poor-will # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S3B S3S4B Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle # Prop. 2 1 1 1 5 SRank1 S3 S3B,S4M,S3N S2B S2S3 Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron # Prop. 2 15 17 1 35 SRank1 S3B S3 S3B S2?B Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl # Prop. 1 1 1 1 1 3 8 SRank1 S3B,S2N S3 S3B,S2N S2S3B S2N,S4B S3S4B Athene cunicularia Burrowing Owl # Prop. 1 1 3 5 SRank1 S1B S2 S2B
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 2 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. AythyaAMPHIBIANS affinis Lesser Scaup # Prop. 7 7 SRank1 S5B,S5M,S3N Aythya americana Redhead # Prop. 7 7 SRank1 S5B,S5M,S2N Aythya valisineria Canvasback # Prop. 8 8 SRank1 S5B,S5M,S2N Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper # Prop. 2 5 7 SRank1 S3 S3S4B Branta canadensis Canada Goose # Prop. 11 11 SRank1 S5B,S5M,S2N Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1S2B Bucephala albeola Bufflehead # Prop. 2 1 3 SRank1 S5B,S3M,S1N S3N Bucephala clangula Common Goldeneye # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S5B,S3M,S3N Bucephala islandica pop. 1 Barrow's Goldeneye - Eastern # Prop. 4 4 Population SRank1 S3 Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk # Prop. 32 32 SRank1 S5B,S5M,S1N Buteo lagopus Rough-legged Hawk # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S2S3N S3S4B Buteo platypterus Broad-winged Hawk # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S3B S4B,S3M Buteo regalis Ferruginous Hawk # Prop. 4 1 5 SRank1 S3 S1S2B Buteo swainsoni Swainson's Hawk # Prop. 2 3 5 SRank1 S2B S3B Calcarius ornatus Chestnut-collared Longspur # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S1S2B Calidris alba Sanderling # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S4M,S1N Calidris canutus rufa Red Knot - rufa subspecies # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S3M S2N Calidris maritima Purple Sandpiper # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3M,S3N Calidris minutilla Least Sandpiper # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S1B,S5M S3B,S5N Cardellina canadensis Canada Warbler # Prop. 5 5 10 SRank1 S3S4 S3B Carpodacus cassinii Cassin's Finch # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture # Prop. 2 7 9 SRank1 S2S3 S2S3B,S2M,S2N Catharus bicknelli Bicknell's Thrush # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3B
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 3 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. CatherpesAMPHIBIANS mexicanus Canyon Wren # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Chaetura pelagica Chimney Swift # Prop. 1 3 4 SRank1 S3B S2S3B Charadrius melodus melodus Piping Plover # Prop. 6 4 3 13 SRank1 SNRB (S2B SNRB (S1B SNRB (S1B for species) for species) for species) Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated Plover # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1B,S5M Chlidonias niger Black Tern # Prop. 10 4 14 SRank1 S3 S3B Chondestes grammacus Lark Sparrow # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2B Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk # Prop. 3 3 6 SRank1 S3B S3B Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier # Prop. 27 1 28 SRank1 S5B,S4M,S2N S3?B Cistothorus platensis Sedge Wren # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2 Coccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed Cuckoo # Prop. 13 13 SRank1 S3S4B Contopus cooperi Olive-sided Flycatcher # Prop. 4 2 2 7 1 16 SRank1 S3S4B S3S4B S3B S3B S3S4B Contopus sordidulus Western Wood-Pewee # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3B Coturnicops noveboracensis Yellow Rail # Prop. 1 2 2 6 11 SRank1 S2 S3B,S2M S3S4B S2S3B Cyanocitta stelleri carlottae Pacific Steller's Jay # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Cygnus buccinator Trumpeter Swan # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1S2B Dendroica castanea Bay-breasted Warbler # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3B Dolichonyx oryzivorus Bobolink # Prop. 1 7 1 9 SRank1 S2S3 S3 S3B Empidonax flaviventris Yellow-bellied Flycatcher # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Empidonax traillii Willow Flycatcher # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S3 S2S3B Empidonax virescens Acadian Flycatcher # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S2S3B Eremophila alpestris Horned Lark # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3B Euphagus carolinus Rusty Blackbird # Prop. 1 1 2 4 SRank1 S3S4B S3B S3B Falco mexicanus Prairie Falcon # Prop. 3 3 6 SRank1 S3 S3B,S3M,S3N
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 4 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. FalcoAMPHIBIANS peregrinus Peregrine Falcon # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3S4B Falco peregrinus anatum American Peregrine Falcon # Prop. 2 2 3 1 8 SRank1 S2?B S3B S3 S2M Falco sparverius American Kestrel # Prop. 2 2 4 SRank1 S5B,S5M,S1N S3S4B Grus canadensis Sandhill Crane # Prop. 7 7 SRank1 S2B,S4M Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle # Prop. 11 12 4 27 SRank1 S2N,S4B S3S4 S3B Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow # Prop. 4 1 5 SRank1 S3S4B S3B Histrionicus histrionicus pop. 1 Harlequin Duck - Eastern Population # Prop. 4 1 5 SRank1 S3 S2N Hydroprogne caspia Caspian Tern # Prop. 1 3 4 SRank1 S2B,S2M S3B Hylocichla mustelina Wood Thrush # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3B Icteria virens virens Yellow-breasted Chat # Prop. 8 8 SRank1 SNR (S2B for species) Icterus galbula Baltimore Oriole # Prop. 24 24 SRank1 S3S4B Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3B Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides Prairie Loggerhead Shrike # Prop. 1 4 2 7 SRank1 (S3 for species) S3B S2B
Lanius ludovicianus migrans Migrant Loggerhead Shrike # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2B Larus delawarensis Ring-billed Gull # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1B,S5N Limosa haemastica Hudsonian Godwit # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4M Loxia curvirostra Red Crossbill # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Megascops kennicottii macfarlanei Interior Western Screech-Owl # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2 Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker # Prop. 6 6 SRank1 S2B Melanerpes lewis Lewis's Woodpecker # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S2B Melanitta americana Black Scoter # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3M,S2S3N Melanitta fusca White-winged Scoter # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S4M,S3S4N
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 5 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. MelospizaAMPHIBIANS melodia Song Sparrow # Prop. 6 6 SRank1 S3B Mergus serrator Red-breasted Merganser # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S3S4B,S4S5M, S4 Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested Flycatcher # Prop. 6 6 SRank1 S2 Numenius americanus Long-billed Curlew # Prop. 2 3 5 SRank1 S3B S3 Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3N Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-Heron # Prop. 2 2 1 5 SRank1 S3S4B S3B,S3N S2B Oreoscoptes montanus Sage Thrasher # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1B Parkesia motacilla Louisiana Waterthrush # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S3B Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American White Pelican # Prop. 2 8 2 12 SRank1 S2 S3B S3S4B Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested Cormorant # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked Phalarope # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S4B,S3M Pinicola enucleator Pine Grosbeak # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2B,S4N Plegadis chihi White-faced Ibis # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1B Podiceps auritus pop. 2 Horned Grebe - Western Population # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 SNR (S3 for species) Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1S2B Progne subis Purple Martin # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4B Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary Warbler # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S1B Rallus elegans King Rail # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2B Rhynchophanes mccownii McCown's Longspur # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4B Riparia riparia Bank Swallow # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3B Setophaga cerulea Cerulean Warbler # Prop. 7 7 SRank1 S3B Sialia currucoides Mountain Bluebird # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3S4B
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 6 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. SphyrapicusAMPHIBIANS nuchalis Red-naped Sapsucker # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Spizella breweri breweri Brewer's Sparrow, breweri subspecies # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2B Stelgidopteryx serripennis Northern Rough-winged Swallow # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4B Sterna forsteri Forster's Tern # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2B Sterna hirundo Common Tern # Prop. 9 2 5 16 SRank1 S3B S3B S2B Strix nebulosa Great Gray Owl # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Toxostoma rufum Brown Thrasher # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3S4B Tringa flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3N Tringa melanoleuca Greater Yellowlegs # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2B,S5M Tringa semipalmata Willet # Prop. 4 1 5 SRank1 S2S3B S1B Troglodytes troglodytes Winter Wren # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4B Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2S3 Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S3B Vireo griseus White-eyed Vireo # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S2B Subtotal - Number of Properties on which S1-S3 Birds were Observed 38 73 238 135 55 65 45 32 13 20 714 Subtotal - Number of S1-S3 Birds Species Observed 20 25 32 32 16 18 16 14 7 13 125 FISH Acipenser fulvescens pop. 3 Lake Sturgeon - Great Lakes - Upper St. # Prop. 1 1 Lawrence Populations SRank1 S2 Alosa sapidissima American Shad # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Ammocrypta pellucida pop. 1 Eastern Sand Darter - Ontario # Prop. 1 1 Populations SRank1 SNR (S2 for species) Anguilla rostrata American Eel # Prop. 1 2 3 SRank1 S1? S3 Clinostomus elongatus Redside Dace # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Coregonus kiyi kiyi Upper Great Lakes Kiyi # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Coregonus zenithicus Shortjaw Cisco # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 7 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. ErimyzonAMPHIBIANS sucetta Lake Chubsucker # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2 Esox americanus vermiculatus Grass Pickerel # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Exoglossum maxillingua Cutlip Minnow # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1S2 Hiodon alosoides Goldeye # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Hybognathus argyritis Western Silvery Minnow # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S1 Hybognathus regius Eastern Silvery Minnow # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Ichthyomyzon fossor pop. 1 Northern Brook Lamprey - Great Lakes - # Prop. 1 1 Upper St. Lawrence Populations SRank1 SNR (S3 for species) Ichthyomyzon unicuspis pop. 1 Silver Lamprey - Great Lakes - Upper St. # Prop. 1 1 Lawrence populations SRank1 SNR (S3 for species) Lepisosteus oculatus Spotted Gar # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S1 Lepomis gulosus Warmouth # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S1 Lepomis megalotis Longear Sunfish # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Macrhybopsis storeriana Silver Chub # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Minytrema melanops Spotted Sucker # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Moxostoma carinatum River Redhorse # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Moxostoma duquesnei Black Redhorse # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Moxostoma valenciennesi Greater Redhorse # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Notropis anogenus Pugnose Shiner # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2 Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Notropis buchanani Ghost Shiner # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Notropis photogenis Silver Shiner # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Noturus miurus Brindled Madtom # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Noturus stigmosus Northern Madtom # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 8 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. OncorhynchusAMPHIBIANS clarkii lewisi - British Westslope Cutthroat Trout - British # Prop. 1 1 Columbia Population Columbia Population SRank1 S3 Opsopoeodus emiliae Pugnose Minnow # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Percina copelandi Channel Darter # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S2 S2S3 Percina shumardi River Darter # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Salmo salar Atlantic Salmon # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Salvelinus confluentus - Pacific Bull Trout - Pacific populations # Prop. 2 2 populations SRank1 (S3S4 for species) Subtotal - Number of Properties on which S1-S3 Fish were Observed 3 2 0 0 37 3 0 0 0 0 45 Subtotal - Number of S1-S3 Fish Species Observed 2 1 0 0 32 2 0 0 0 0 35 INVERTEBRATE Allogona profunda Broad-banded Forestsnail # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Amblyscirtes vialis Common Roadside-Skipper # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Anarta edwardsii Edwards' Beach Moth # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Anguispira kochi Banded Tigersnail # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2S3 Arigomphus furcifer Lilypad Clubtail # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Asterocampa celtis Hackberry Emperor # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Asterocampa clyton Tawny Emperor # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2S3 Callophrys spinetorum Thicket Hairstreak # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1S2 Catinella aprica Diurnal Ambersnail # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Celastrina neglecta Summer Azure # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Cicindela lepida Ghost Tiger Beetle # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2 Copablepharon fuscum Sand-verbena Moth # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Cyclonaias tuberculata Purple Wartyback # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Danaus plexippus Monarch # Prop. 1 4 29 1 35 SRank1 S3 S3B S2N,S4B S2B Epiaeschna heros Swamp Darner # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 9 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. EuphydryasAMPHIBIANS gillettii Gillette's Checkerspot # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Fusconaia flava Wabash Pigtoe # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Hemphillia camelus Pale Jumping-slug # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Hesperia dacotae Dakota Skipper # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Inflectarius inflectus Shagreen # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1S2 Leucorrhinia intacta Dot-tailed Whiteface # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Libellula pulchella Twelve-spotted Skimmer # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Ligumia nasuta Eastern Pondmussel # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Lycaena dospassosi Salt Marsh Copper # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S2S3 S3 Lycaena helloides Purplish Copper # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Lycaena hyllus Bronze Copper # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S3 S3 Magnipelta mycophaga Magnum Mantleslug # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Nannothemis bella Elfin Skimmer # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Nicrophorus pustulatus A Carrion Beetle # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Novisuccinea ovalis Oval Ambersnail # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Oarisma poweshiek Poweshiek Skipperling # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S2 Papilio cresphontes Giant Swallowtail # Prop. 8 8 SRank1 S3 Ptychobranchus fasciolaris Kidneyshell # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Satyrium semiluna Half-moon Hairstreak # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S1 Sphodros niger A Purse-web Spider # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Webbhelix multilineata Striped Whitelip # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2S3 Subtotal - Number of Properties on which S1-S3 Invertebrate were Observed 10 3 5 4 60 1 2 3 0 0 88 Subtotal - Number of S1-S3 Invertebrate Species Observed 8 3 2 2 20 1 2 3 0 0 36 MAMMALS
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 10 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. AlcesAMPHIBIANS americanus - Mainland Nova Moose - Mainland Nova Scotia # Prop. 4 4 Scotia Population Population SRank1 (S1 for species) Antilocapra americana Pronghorn # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3 Antrozous pallidus Pallid Bat # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Euderma maculatum Spotted Bat # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Eumetopias jubatus Steller Sea Lion # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3B,S3N Gulo gulo Wolverine # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Lasiurus cinereus Hoary Bat # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Marmota flaviventris Yellow-bellied Marmot # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S2S3 Martes americana pop. 1 American Marten - Newfoundland # Prop. 1 1 Population SRank1 S1 Martes pennanti Fisher # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Microtus ochrogaster Prairie Vole # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Microtus pinetorum Woodland Vole # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3? Mustela frenata Long-tailed Weasel # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Myotis septentrionalis Northern Myotis # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3? Myotis thysanodes Fringed Myotis # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S2S3 Neotamias ruficaudus ruficaudus Rocky Mountain Red-tailed Chipmunk # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Odocoileus hemionus Mule Deer # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Ovis canadensis Bighorn Sheep # Prop. 4 1 5 SRank1 S3 S3 Perimyotis subflavus Tricolored Bat # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3? Perognathus parvus Great Basin Pocket Mouse # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Puma concolor Cougar # Prop. 2 1 3 SRank1 S2S3 S1 Rangifer tarandus caribou pop. 1 Woodland Caribou - Southern Mountain # Prop. 1 1 Population SRank1 S1 Reithrodontomys megalotis Western Harvest Mouse # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 11 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. SorexAMPHIBIANS merriami Merriam's Shrew # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Sylvilagus floridanus Eastern Cottontail # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Sylvilagus nuttallii nuttallii Nuttall's Cottontail # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 SNR (S3 for species) Taxidea taxus jacksoni American Badger # Prop. 28 3 31 SRank1 SNR (S3S4 for SNR (S2 for species) species) Taxidea taxus jeffersonii - Eastern American Badger jeffersonii subspecies - # Prop. 4 4 Population Eastern Population SRank1 (S1 for species)
Taxidea taxus jeffersonii - Western American Badger jeffersonii subspecies - # Prop. 2 2 Population Western Population SRank1 (S1 for species)
Urocyon cinereoargenteus Gray Fox # Prop. 5 5 SRank1 S1 Ursus arctos pop. 3 Grizzly Bear - Western Population # Prop. 8 7 15 SRank1 (S3 for species) (S3 for species)
Vulpes velox Swift Fox # Prop. 3 1 4 SRank1 S1 S1 Subtotal - Number of Properties on which S1-S3 Mammals were Observed 32 19 34 2 11 1 0 4 0 1 104 Subtotal - Number of S1-S3 Mammal Species Observed 16 7 5 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 32 PLANT - NON-VASCULAR - LICHENS Collema polycarpon A lichen # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Degelia plumbea Blue Felt Lichen # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2 Erioderma mollissimum Vole Ears Lichen # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1S2 Leptogium corticola A lichen # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S2 Leptogium rivulare Flooded Jellyskin Lichen # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Lichinella nigritella Black Rock Licorice Lichen # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Parmeliella parvula A lichen # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1? Physcia dimidiata A lichen # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2? Physcia dubia A lichen # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Pseudevernia cladonia Light-and-dark Lichen # Prop. 1 2 3 SRank1 S3 S2S3 Rhizoplaca peltata A lichen # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 12 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. StictaAMPHIBIANS limbata Powdered Moon Lichen # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1S2 Subtotal - Number of Properties on which S1-S3 Lichens were Observed 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 10 0 0 17 Subtotal - Number of S1-S3 Lichen Species Observed 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0 0 12 PLANT - NON-VASCULAR - MOSS Bryoandersonia illecebra Bryoandersonia Moss # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Dicranum majus Dicranum Moss # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Pogonatum dentatum Haircap # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Ricciocarpos natans Purple-fringed Riccia # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Sphagnum centrale Sphagnum # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Sphagnum macrophyllum Largeleaf Peatmoss # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Thelia hirtella Common Thelia # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2? Tortula cainii A moss # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Zygodon conoideus A moss # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2? Subtotal - Number of Properties on which S1-S3 Moss Species were Observed 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 9 Subtotal - Number of S1-S3 Moss Species Observed 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 9 PLANTS - VACSULAR Abronia latifolia Yellow Sand-verbena # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Acer negundo Box-elder # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S2? Acer nigrum Black Maple # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Achnatherum richardsonii Canada Mountain-ricegrass # Prop. 1 4 5 SRank1 S3 S1S2 Acorus americanus Sweetflag # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Adiantum aleuticum Aleutian Maidenhair Fern # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Adiantum pedatum Northern Maidenhair Fern # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Adiantum viridimontanum Green Mountain Maidenhair # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Adlumia fungosa Climbing Fumitory # Prop. 5 5 SRank1 S2 Agalinis tenuifolia Slender False Foxglove # Prop. 12 12 SRank1 S2S3
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 13 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. AgastacheAMPHIBIANS urticifolia Nettle-leaf Giant-hyssop # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Agrimonia gryposepala Tall Hairy Groovebur # Prop. 5 1 6 SRank1 S1S2 S3S4 Agrimonia striata Woodland Agrimony # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Agrostis perennans Perennial Bentgrass # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S3S4 S2 Agrostis scabra Rough Bentgrass # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S5 Allium amplectens Paper Onion # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Allium canadense var. canadense Meadow Garlic # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2 Allium cernuum Nodding Onion # Prop. 1 5 6 SRank1 S1S2 S2 Allium geyeri Geyer's Onion # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2 Allium textile White Wild Onion # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3? Allium tricoccum Small White Leek # Prop. 22 22 SRank1 S3 Almutaster pauciflorus Alkali Marsh Aster # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2S3 Alopecurus alpinus Mountain Foxtail # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S2? Amelanchier fernaldii Fernald's Serviceberry # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S1 Amelanchier laevis Allegheny Serviceberry # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3? Ammannia robusta Grand Redstem # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Ammophila breviligulata American Beachgrass # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S3 Anagallis minima Chaffweed # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Andropogon hallii Sand Bluestem # Prop. 5 5 SRank1 S2S3 Angelica arguta Lyall's Angelica # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3S4 Angelica atropurpurea Great Angelica # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3S4 Angelica dawsonii Dawson's Angelica # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S3 Angelica lucida Seacoast Angelica # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 14 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. AntennariaAMPHIBIANS anaphaloides Handsome Pussytoes # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Aplectrum hyemale Puttyroot # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2 Apocynum cannabinum Clasping-leaf Dogbane # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Arabis holboellii var. retrofracta Holboell's Rockcress # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2S3 Aralia racemosa American Spikenard # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Arisaema dracontium Green Dragon # Prop. 3 1 4 SRank1 S3 S2 Arisaema triphyllum ssp. stewardsonii Swamp Jack-in-the-Pulpit # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3? Aristida basiramea Forked Three-awn Grass # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Arnica louiseana Lake Louise Arnica # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1S3 Arnoglossum plantagineum Groove-stem Indian-plantain # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Asarum canadense Canada Wild Ginger # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3S4 Asclepias incarnata Swamp Milkweed # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Asclepias lanuginosa Woolly Milkweed # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Asclepias purpurascens Purple Milkweed # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Asclepias viridiflora Green Milkweed # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3 Asplenium rhizophyllum Walking-fern Spleenwort # Prop. 7 7 SRank1 S3 Asplenium trichomanes Maidenhair Spleenwort # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Astragalus bodinii Bodin's Milkvetch # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Astragalus miser Timber Milkvetch # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Astragalus neglectus Cooper's Milkvetch # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Astragalus spatulatus Tufted Milkvetch # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Astragalus vexilliflexus Bent-flower Milkvetch # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S2S3 S2 Athyrium americanum American Alpine Ladyfern # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2 Atriplex acadiensis Maritime Saltbush # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1S3
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 15 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. AureolariaAMPHIBIANS flava Smooth Yellow False Foxglove # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2? Bartonia virginica Yellow Screwstem # Prop. 7 2 9 SRank1 S1 S3 Besseya wyomingensis Wyoming Coral-drops # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Betula alleghaniensis Yellow Birch # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3 Betula minor Dwarf White Birch # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1? Betula neoalaskana Alaska Paper Birch # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2? Betula pumila Swamp Birch # Prop. 5 5 SRank1 S3 Bidens discoidea Swamp Beggarticks # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Bidens eatonii Eaton's Beggarticks # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Blephilia ciliata Downy Woodmint # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Blysmus rufus Red Bulrush # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2 Botrychium campestre Prairie Dunewort # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Botrychium lunaria Common Moonwort # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Botrychium rugulosum Rugulose Grapefern # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Botrychium simplex Least Grapefern # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Bouteloua curtipendula Sideoats Grama # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Brickellia grandiflora Tassel Flower # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Brickellia oblongifolia var. oblongifolia Narrowleaf Brickell-bush # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Bromus ciliatus Fringed Brome # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S5 Bromus kalmii Wild Chess # Prop. 3 10 13 SRank1 S3? S2S3 Bromus latiglumis Broad-glumed Brome # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Bromus porteri Porter's Chess # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S3? Bupleurum americanum American Thorowax # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Calamagrostis canadensis var. Bluejoint # Prop. 1 1 canadensis SRank1 S3S5 Calamagrostis pickeringii Pickering's Reed Bentgrass # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S5
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 16 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. CalamovilfaAMPHIBIANS longifolia var. magna Sand Reedgrass # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Calochortus apiculatus Baker's Mariposa Lily # Prop. 6 6 SRank1 S3 Calochortus lyallii Lyall's Mariposa Lily # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Calopogon tuberosus Tuberous Grass-pink # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Caltha natans Floating Marsh-marigold # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Calystegia sepium ssp. americana American Bindweed # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Camassia quamash Common Camassia # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S2 Camassia scilloides Wild Hyacinth # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2 Camissonia contorta Dwarf Contorted Suncup # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Campsis radicans Trumpet-creeper # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2? Cardamine maxima Large Toothwort # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Cardamine parviflora Small-flower Bittercress # Prop. 1 2 3 SRank1 S1 S3 Carex amplifolia Bigleaf Sedge # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3S4 Carex argyrantha Hay Sedge # Prop. 1 2 3 SRank1 S2? S2 Carex atlantica ssp. capillacea Prickly Bog Sedge # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S1 S2 Carex backii Back's Sedge # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Carex baileyi Bailey's Sedge # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Carex careyana Carey's Sedge # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2 Carex chordorrhiza Creeping Sedge # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S3 S1 Carex conoidea Field Sedge # Prop. 10 10 SRank1 S1 Carex crawei Crawe's Sedge # Prop. 2 4 1 7 SRank1 S2 S3S4 S3 Carex cristatella Crested Sedge # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Carex cumulata Clustered Sedge # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S1 Carex davisii Davis' Sedge # Prop. 7 7 SRank1 S2 Carex filifolia Threadleaf Sedge # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3S4
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 17 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. CarexAMPHIBIANS flava Yellow Sedge # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3S5 Carex foenea Bronze Sedge # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S1 Carex folliculata Long Sedge # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S5 Carex frankii Frank's Sedge # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2 Carex geyeri Geyer's Sedge # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Carex hirtifolia Pubescent Sedge # Prop. 2 1 3 SRank1 S3 S2 Carex hookeriana Hooker's Sedge # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Carex hormathodes Marsh Straw Sedge # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S3 Carex hystericina Porcupine Sedge # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3? Carex interior Inland Sedge # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Carex lacustris Lake-bank Sedge # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Carex leavenworthii Leavenworth's Sedge # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Carex livida var. radicaulis Livid Sedge # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Carex longii Greenish-white Sedge # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S1? Carex meadii Mead's Sedge # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2 Carex muehlenbergii Muhlenberg's Sedge # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Carex oligocarpa Eastern Few-fruit Sedge # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S3 Carex pachystachya Thick-head Sedge # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Carex parryana var. parryana Parry's Sedge # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Carex paysonis Payson's Sedge # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S2S3 S1S2 Carex pedunculata Longstalk Sedge # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Carex plantaginea Plantainleaf Sedge # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S3S4 S2S3 Carex prairea Prairie Sedge # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Carex projecta Necklace Sedge # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Carex pseudocyperus Cyperus-like Sedge # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 18 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. CarexAMPHIBIANS rariflora var. rariflora Loose-flowered Sedge # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Carex raynoldsii Raynolds' Sedge # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Carex recta Salt-marsh Sedge # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Carex retroflexa Reflexed Sedge # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Carex retrorsa Retrorse Sedge # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Carex richardsonii Richardson's Sedge # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Carex rosea Rosy Sedge # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Carex saximontana Rocky Mountain Sedge # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Carex scirpoidea ssp. convoluta Bulrush Sedge # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Carex silicea Sea-beach Sedge # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S2 Carex stipata Awl-fruit Sedge # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Carex swanii Swan's Sedge # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S2 Carex sychnocephala Many-headed Sedge # Prop. 1 1 1 3 SRank1 S3 S3 S1 Carex tenera Slender Sedge # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Carex tetanica Rigid Sedge # Prop. 8 8 SRank1 S2 Carex tonsa Shaved Sedge # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Carex torreyi Torrey's Sedge # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Carex trichocarpa Hairy-fruit Sedge # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Carex utriculata Beaked Sedge # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Carex virescens Ribbed Sedge # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Carex wiegandii Wiegand's Sedge # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Carex x subimpressa Hybrid # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana American Hornbeam # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Carya cordiformis Bitternut Hickory # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Carya glabra Sweet Pignut Hickory # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 19 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. CaryaAMPHIBIANS laciniosa Big Shellbark Hickory # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3 Castanea dentata American Chestnut # Prop. 11 11 SRank1 S2 Castilleja cusickii Cusick's Indian-paintbrush # Prop. 5 5 SRank1 S3 Castilleja lutescens Stiff Yellow Indian-paintbrush # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3? Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea # Prop. 5 5 SRank1 S2 Ceanothus herbaceus Prairie Redroot # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S2 Celastrus scandens Climbing Bittersweet # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Celtis occidentalis Common Hackberry # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Cerastium arvense ssp. velutinum Field Chickweed # Prop. 5 5 SRank1 S2 Ceratophyllum echinatum Prickly Hornwort # Prop. 1 2 1 1 5 SRank1 S3? S3 S1S2 S2? Chaerophyllum procumbens Spreading Chervil # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S2 Chaerophyllum procumbens var. shortii Wild Chervil # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Chamaesyce polygonifolia Seaside Spurge # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S3 S2 Chamaesyce serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia Thyme-leaf Broomspurge # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Chelone glabra White Turtlehead # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Chenopodium gigantospermum Giant-seed Goosefoot # Prop. 1 3 4 SRank1 S3 S3S4 Chenopodium pratericola Desert Goosefoot # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Chenopodium rubrum Coast-blite Goosefoot # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Chenopodium standleyanum Standley's Goosefoot # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Cicuta maculata var. victorinii Victorin's Water-hemlock # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S3 Cirsium discolor Field Thistle # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3 Cirsium drummondii Drummond's Thistle # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Cirsium hillii Hill's Thistle # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S3 Cirsium pitcheri Dune Thistle # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S2
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 20 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. ClarkiaAMPHIBIANS amoena ssp. caurina Farewell-to-spring # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Claytonia megarhiza var. megarhiza Alpine Springbeauty # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Clematis occidentalis var. occidentalis Purple Clematis # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3 Cleome serrulata Bee Spider-flower # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Comandra umbellata Umbellate Bastard Toad-flax # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3 Comarum palustre Marsh Cinquefoil # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S5 Conopholis americana American Cancer-root # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Corallorhiza maculata Spotted Coralroot # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Corallorhiza odontorhiza Autumn Coralroot # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Corallorhiza striata Striped Coralroot # Prop. 3 7 1 11 SRank1 S3 S3S4 S2 Corallorhiza trifida Early Coralroot # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S3 S2 Coreopsis rosea Rose Coreopsis # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S1 Cornus alternifolia Alternate-leaf Dogwood # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S3 Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood # Prop. 19 19 SRank1 S2? Cornus racemosa Gray Dogwood # Prop. 9 9 SRank1 S3 Cornus rugosa Roundleaf Dogwood # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Corydalis aurea ssp. aurea Golden Corydalis # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S2 Corydalis flavula Yellow Corydalis # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S2 Corylus cornuta Beaked Hazelnut # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3S4 Crataegus chrysocarpa Fireberry Hawthorn # Prop. 3 1 4 SRank1 S3 S1? Crataegus dilatata Broadleaf Hawthorn # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2 Crataegus dissona Northern Hawthorn # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3 Crepis intermedia Small-flower Hawk's-beard # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S2 Cryptantha ambigua Obscure Cat's-eye # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Cryptantha celosioides Cocks-comb Cat's-eye # Prop. 1 9 10 SRank1 S1 S1
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 21 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. CymopterusAMPHIBIANS acaulis Plains Wavewing # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Cynoglossum virginianum Wild Comfrey # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Cynoglossum virginianum var. boreale Northern Wild Comfrey # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Cyperus lupulinus ssp. macilentus Great Plains Flatsedge # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Cyperus schweinitzii Schweinitz's Flatsedge # Prop. 4 1 5 SRank1 S2 S3 Cyperus strigosus Straw-colored Flatsedge # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3S4 Cypripedium arietinum Ram's-head Lady's-slipper # Prop. 3 9 12 SRank1 S3 S3 Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens Large Yellow Lady's-slipper # Prop. 1 1 1 3 SRank1 S2 S3S4 S2 Cypripedium reginae Showy Lady's-slipper # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Cystopteris laurentiana Laurentian Bladderfern # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Dalea villosa Silky Prairie-clover # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Danthonia californica California Oatgrass # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Danthonia intermedia Vasey's Oatgrass # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S2? Decodon verticillatus Hairy Swamp Loosestrife # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Delphinium bicolor Flat-head Larkspur # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S2S3 S2S3 Dennstaedtia punctilobula Eastern Hay-scented Fern # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Deparia acrostichoides Silver False Spleenwort # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Desmodium canescens Hoary Tick-trefoil # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Desmodium rotundifolium Prostrate Tick-trefoil # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Dichanthelium clandestinum Deer-tongue Witchgrass # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S2 S3 Dichanthelium dichotomum Cypress Witchgrass # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Dichanthelium linearifolium Slim-leaf Witchgrass # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Dichanthelium spretum Eaton's Witchgrass # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3S4 Dichanthelium wilcoxianum Wilcox's Panicgrass # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Diplazium pycnocarpon Glade Fern # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 22 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. DistichlisAMPHIBIANS spicata Seashore Saltgrass # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S3S4 S2S3 Dodecatheon conjugens Bonneville Shootingstar # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Dodecatheon pulchellum Few-flower Shootingstar # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Downingia laeta Great Basin Downingia # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Draba cana Hoary Draba # Prop. 1 2 3 SRank1 S3 S3 Draba densifolia Denseleaf Whitlow-grass # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Draba nemorosa Wood Whitlow-grass # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Dryopteris clintoniana Clinton's Woodfern # Prop. 8 8 SRank1 S3 Dryopteris goldiana Goldie's Woodfern # Prop. 5 1 6 SRank1 S3 S3 Dryopteris x triploidea Triploid Wood Fern # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3S4 Eleocharis macrostachya Creeping Spikerush # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1S3 Eleocharis ovata Ovate Spikerush # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Eleocharis parvula Small Spikerush # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Elodea bifoliata Twoleaf Waterweed # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Elymus albicans Montana Wild Rye # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Elymus lanceolatus ssp. psammophilus Sand-dune Wild Rye # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Elymus macgregorii MacGregor's Wildrye # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1S3 Elymus riparius River Wild Rye # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Empetrum eamesii Rock Crowberry # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2? Epigaea repens Trailing Arbutus # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S3 S3 Epilobium halleanum Glandular Willowherb # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Epilobium leptocarpum Slender-fruited Willowherb # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Epilobium leptophyllum Linear-leaf Willowherb # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Epilobium palustre Marsh Willowherb # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Epilobium pygmaeum Smooth Spike-primrose # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 23 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. EquisetumAMPHIBIANS laevigatum Smooth Scouring-rush # Prop. 12 12 SRank1 S3S4 Equisetum palustre Marsh Horsetail # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Equisetum scirpoides Dwarf Scouring-rush # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Equisetum variegatum Variegated Horsetail # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Erigeron annuus White-top Fleabane # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Erigeron compositus Dwarf Mountain Fleabane # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3? Erigeron poliospermus var. poliospermus Hairy-seed Fleabane # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Eriocaulon parkeri Parker's Pipewort # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Eriogonum androsaceum Rock-jasmine Buckwheat # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1S3 Eriophorum chamissonis Russet Cotton-grass # Prop. 3 2 5 SRank1 S3 S3S4 Eriophorum gracile Slender Cotton-grass # Prop. 1 2 3 SRank1 S1 S2 Escobaria vivipara Spinystar # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S2 Eucephalus engelmannii Engelmann's Aster # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Euonymus atropurpureus Wahoo # Prop. 10 10 SRank1 S3 Eupatorium dubium Joe-pye Thoroughwort # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2 Euthamia caroliniana Slender Fragrant Goldenrod # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Festuca hallii Rough Fescue # Prop. 6 5 11 SRank1 S3 S3 Festuca washingtonica Washington Fescue # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Fimbristylis autumnalis Slender Fimbry # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Floerkea proserpinacoides False Mermaidweed # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Fraxinus nigra Black Ash # Prop. 6 2 1 1 10 SRank1 S3 S3 S2 S3 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Fraxinus profunda Pumpkin Ash # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2? Fraxinus quadrangulata Blue Ash # Prop. 7 7 SRank1 S3 Fritillaria pudica Yellow Mission-bells # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 24 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. GalearisAMPHIBIANS spectabilis Showy Orchis # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Galium asprellum Rough Bedstraw # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Galium circaezans Wild Licorice # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Galium labradoricum Bog Bedstraw # Prop. 2 1 3 SRank1 S2S3 S2 Galium pilosum Hairy Bedstraw # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S3 Gaultheria procumbens Eastern Teaberry # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3S4 Gaura biennis Biennial Gaura # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Gentiana calycosa Explorer's Gentian # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Gentianopsis crinita Fringed Gentian # Prop. 6 6 SRank1 S2 Gentianopsis victorinii Victorin's Gentian # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2 Geocaulon lividum Northern Comandra # Prop. 7 7 SRank1 S3 Geranium maculatum Wild Crane's-bill # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Gleditsia triacanthos Honey-locust # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2 Glyceria elata Tall Mannagrass # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Glyceria pulchella Mackenzie Valley Mannagrass # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Gnaphalium palustre Western Marsh Cudweed # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Goodyera pubescens Downy Rattlesnake-plantain # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S2 Goodyera repens Dwarf Rattlesnake-plantain # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Gratiola aurea Golden Hedge-hyssop # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S2 Gratiola neglecta Clammy Hedge-hyssop # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Gratiola neglecta var. glaberrima (blank) # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Gymnocladus dioicus Kentucky Coffeetree # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2 Hackelia deflexa var. americana Northern Stickseed # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Hackelia virginiana Virginia Stickseed # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Halimolobos whitedii Whited's Rockcress # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2S3
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 25 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. HedeomaAMPHIBIANS pulegioides American False Pennyroyal # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2 Helianthemum canadense Canada Frostweed # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Helianthus divaricatus Woodland Sunflower # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Heuchera americana American Alumroot # Prop. 9 9 SRank1 S2 Heuchera cylindrica Poker Alumroot # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Heuchera parvifolia Littleleaf Alumroot # Prop. 1 2 3 SRank1 S3 S1 Hibiscus moscheutos Swamp Rosemallow # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Hieracium canadense Canada Hawkweed # Prop. 5 5 SRank1 S2? Hieracium cynoglossoides Hound's-tongue Hawkweed # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Hierochloe odorata ssp. odorata Holy Grass # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1S3 Hordeum jubatum Foxtail Barley # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1S2 Hudsonia ericoides Golden-heather # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Hudsonia tomentosa Sand-heather # Prop. 2 3 5 SRank1 S3 S3 Huperzia appalachiana Appalachian Fir-clubmoss # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3? Hydrastis canadensis Goldenseal # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Hydrocotyle americana American Water-pennywort # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Hydrophyllum appendiculatum Appendage Waterleaf # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Hydrophyllum capitatum Dwarf Waterleaf # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Hymenopappus filifolius Fineleaf Woollywhite # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Hypericum ascyron Great St. John's-wort # Prop. 1 2 3 SRank1 S3? S2 Hypericum ellipticum Pale St. John's-wort # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Hypericum kalmianum Kalm's St. John's-wort # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Hypericum punctatum Common St. John's-wort # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Impatiens pallida Pale Jewelweed # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Iris brevicaulis Lamance Iris # Prop. 5 5 SRank1 S1
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 26 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. IrisAMPHIBIANS lacustris Dwarf Lake Iris # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3 Isoetes acadiensis Acadian Quillwort # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Isoetes howellii Howell's Quillwort # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Isoetes tuckermanii Tuckerman's Quillwort # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Isotria verticillata Large Whorled Pogonia # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Jaumea carnosa Fleshy Jaumea # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Juglans cinerea Butternut # Prop. 26 30 4 60 SRank1 S3? S3 S3 Juncus acuminatus Sharp-fruit Rush # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Juncus gerardii Black-grass Rush # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S2S3 Juncus longistylis Long-styled Rush # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Juncus marginatus Grassleaf Rush # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Juniperus communis Ground Juniper # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana Eastern Red-cedar # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Justicia americana Common Water-willow # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S1 Krigia biflora Two-flower Dwarf-dandelion # Prop. 11 11 SRank1 S2 Lactuca biennis Tall Blue Lettuce # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S2 S2 Lactuca canadensis Canada Lettuce # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3? Lactuca floridana Woodland Lettuce # Prop. 8 8 SRank1 S2 Lactuca hirsuta Hairy Lettuce # Prop. 5 5 SRank1 S1 Larix occidentalis Western Larch # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2 Lathyrus littoralis Gray Beach Peavine # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Lathyrus ochroleucus Pale Vetchling # Prop. 8 8 SRank1 S3 Lathyrus venosus Smooth Veiny Peavine # Prop. 8 8 SRank1 S3 Lechea intermedia Narrowleaf Pinweed # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3S4 Lechea maritima var. subcylindrica Beach Pinweed # Prop. 1 2 3 SRank1 S2 S1
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 27 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. LeersiaAMPHIBIANS oryzoides Rice Cutgrass # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3? Lesquerella alpina Alpine Bladderpod # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Lesquerella arctica Arctic Bladderpod # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Leucophysalis grandiflora Large-flowered Ground-cherry # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2? Leucospora multifida Narrowleaf Paleseed # Prop. 5 5 SRank1 S2 Liatris cylindracea Slender Blazingstar # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S3 Lilium canadense ssp. canadense Yellow Canada Lily # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3S4 Lilium philadelphicum Wood Lily # Prop. 12 1 13 SRank1 S3S4 S3S4 Limonium carolinianum Sea-lavender # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S2 Linanthus septentrionalis Northern Desert-gold # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Lindernia dubia var. inundata False Pimpernel # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Linum medium Stiff Yellow Flax # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Liparis liliifolia Large Twayblade # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Liparis loeselii Loesel's Twayblade # Prop. 4 1 5 SRank1 S3S4 S2 Listera auriculata Auricled Twayblade # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Listera australis Southern Twayblade # Prop. 1 3 4 SRank1 S2 S1 Listera convallarioides Broadleaf Twayblade # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Listera cordata Heartleaf Twayblade # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Lithospermum caroliniense Golden Puccoon # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Lithospermum incisum Narrowleaf Puccoon # Prop. 6 6 SRank1 S3 Lithospermum ruderale Western Gromwell # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Lobelia kalmii Kalm's Lobelia # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3S4 Lomatium macrocarpum Large-fruit Desert-parsley # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Lomatium sandbergii Sandberg's Desert-parsley # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Lomatium simplex var. simplex Umbrella Desert-parsley # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 28 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. LomatiumAMPHIBIANS triternatum Ternate Desert-parsley # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Lomatogonium rotatum Marsh Felwort # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Lupinus perennis Sundial Lupine # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Lycopodiella appressa Southern Bog Clubmoss # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S3S4 Lycopodium hickeyi Hickey's Clubmoss # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2? Lycopodium obscurum Tree Clubmoss # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3S4 Lycopus americanus American Bugleweed # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Lycopus asper Rough Bugleweed # Prop. 3 1 4 SRank1 S3 S2 Lycopus laurentianus St. Lawrence Water-horehound # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Lycopus rubellus Taperleaf Bugleweed # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3 Lycopus uniflorus Northern Bugleweed # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Lysimachia quadriflora Four-flower Yellow Loosestrife # Prop. 15 15 SRank1 S2 Lysimachia quadrifolia Whorled Yellow Loosestrife # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S2 Lysimachia thyrsiflora Water Loosestrife # Prop. 5 1 6 SRank1 S3 S3S4 Lythrum alatum Winged-loosestrife # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Machaeranthera grindelioides Western Aster # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Madia glomerata Mountain Tarweed # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Mahonia repens Creeping Oregon-grape # Prop. 7 7 SRank1 S3 Maianthemum racemosum Solomon's-plume # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1S2 Maianthemum stellatum Starflower Solomon's-plume # Prop. 5 5 SRank1 S3 Malaxis monophyllos White Adder's-mouth Orchid # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2? Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich Fern # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3S4 Melica bulbosa Western Melicgrass # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Melica spectabilis Showy Melicgrass # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Mertensia lanceolata Prairie Bluebells # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 29 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. MicroserisAMPHIBIANS nutans Nodding Silverpuffs # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Mimulus glabratus Roundleaf Monkeyflower # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Mimulus moschatus Muskflower # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2? Minuartia austromontana Columbian Stitchwort # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Minuartia elegans Elegant Stitchwort # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Minuartia groenlandica Mountain Sandwort # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Minuartia michauxii Michaux's Stitchwort # Prop. 6 6 SRank1 S2 Minuartia nuttallii ssp. nuttallii Nuttall's Sandwort # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Mirabilis albida Pale Umbrella-wort # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Mitchella repens Partridge-berry # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2 Mitella trifida Pacific Bishop's-cap # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Moehringia macrophylla Largeleaf Sandwort # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia Mint-leaf Bergamot # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S2S3 Moneses uniflora One-flower Wintergreen # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Montia linearis Linearleaf Miner's-lettuce # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S1 Morella pensylvanica Northern Bayberry # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Muhlenbergia glomerata Marsh Muhly # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Myosotis macrosperma Large-seed Forget-me-not # Prop. 6 6 SRank1 S1 Myriophyllum farwellii Farwell's Water-milfoil # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1S2 Myriophyllum verticillatum Whorled Water-milfoil # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S3 S3 Najas flexilis Slender Naiad # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Najas gracillima Thread-like Naiad # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Nassella viridula Green Needlegrass # Prop. 9 9 SRank1 S3 Navarretia leucocephala ssp. minima Least Navarretia # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Nelumbo lutea American Lotus # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 30 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. NothocalaisAMPHIBIANS cuspidata Prairie False Dandelion # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2 Nymphaea leibergii Dwarf Water-lily # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Nymphaea odorata American Water-lily # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Nyssa sylvatica Blackgum # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S3 Oenothera caespitosa Tufted Evening-primrose # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3 Oenothera flava Long-tubed Evening-primrose # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S2S3 Oenothera perennis Small Sundrops # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S1S2 Oligoneuron album Prairie Goldenrod # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3 Oligoneuron houghtonii Houghton's Goldenrod # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Oligoneuron riddellii Riddell's Goldenrod # Prop. 16 16 SRank1 S2 Onosmodium molle Soft-hairy False Gromwell # Prop. 1 3 4 SRank1 S2S3 S3S4 Ophioglossum pusillum Northern Adder's-tongue # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Orobanche corymbosa ssp. mutabilis Flat-top Broomrape # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3 Orthocarpus barbatus Grand Coulee Owl's-clover # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Osmorhiza depauperata Blunt-fruit Sweet-cicely # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Osmorhiza longistylis Smooth Sweet-cicely # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2 Osmorhiza occidentalis Western Sweet-cicely # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Osmorhiza purpurea Purple Sweet-cicely # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Osmunda claytoniana Interrupted Fern # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Ostrya virginiana Eastern Hop-hornbeam # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Oxytropis borealis Boreal Locoweed # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Oxytropis campestris Northern Yellow Point-vetch # Prop. 3 1 4 SRank1 S1 S1? Oxytropis deflexa Pendant-pod Point-vetch # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3? Oxytropis deflexa var. sericea Blue Pendant-pod Oxytrope # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3? Oxytropis lagopus var. conjugans Rabbit-foot Crazyweed # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S1
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 31 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. OxytropisAMPHIBIANS lambertii Stemless Point-vetch # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3S4 Oxytropis sericea White Point-vetch # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Packera contermina Northwestern Groundsel # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Packera obovata Roundleaf Groundsel # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Packera pauciflora Few-flower Ragwort # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Packera plattensis Prairie Ragwort # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Packera tridenticulata Three-tooth Groundsel # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng # Prop. 10 7 17 SRank1 S2 S2 Panax trifolius Dwarf Ginseng # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Panicum philadelphicum Philadelphia Witchgrass # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S2 Panicum rigidulum var. pubescens Redtop Panicgrass # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Papaver pygmaeum Alpine Glacier Poppy # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Parietaria pensylvanica Pennsylvania Pellitory # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Paronychia sessiliflora Low Nailwort # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Paspalum setaceum Slender Paspalum # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Pellaea gastonyi Gastony's Cliffbrake # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Penstemon albertinus Alberta Beardtongue # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Penstemon ellipticus Eggleaf Beardtongue # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Penstemon eriantherus Crested-tongue Beardtongue # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S3S4 S3 Penstemon fruticosus Shrubby Beardtongue # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Penstemon gracilis Slender Beardtongue # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Penstemon hirsutus Hairy Beardtongue # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3 Penstemon lyallii Lyall's Beardtongue # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3 Penstemon nitidus Wax-leaf Beardtongue # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Penstemon procerus Small-flower Beardtongue # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1?
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 32 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. PerideridiaAMPHIBIANS gairdneri Gairdner's Yampah # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3 Phacelia hastata Silverleaf Scorpionweed # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Phacelia lyallii Lyall's Phacelia # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Phacelia purshii Miami-mist # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Phegopteris hexagonoptera Broad Beechfern # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3 Phlox alyssifolia Alyssum-leaf Phlox # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Phlox hoodii Hood's Phlox # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3 Phryma leptostachya American Lopseed # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S3 S2 Physaria didymocarpa var. didymocarpa Common Twinpod # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Pilea pumila Canada Clearweed # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Pinus flexilis Limber Pine # Prop. 1 9 10 SRank1 S3 S2 Pinus resinosa Red Pine # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Pinus rigida Pitch Pine # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2? Plantago canescens Hairy Plantain # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Plantago elongata Slender Plantain # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Plantago eriopoda Saline Plantain # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Plantago patagonica Woolly Plantain # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2S4 Platanthera albida Vanilla-scent Bog Orchid # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Platanthera blephariglottis White-fringe Orchis # Prop. 2 4 6 SRank1 S3 S3 Platanthera dilatata Leafy White Orchis # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S2 Platanthera flava Southern Rein Orchid # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S2 Platanthera flava var. herbiola Pale-green Orchid # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S3 S2S3 Platanthera grandiflora Large Purple-fringe Orchis # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S3? Platanthera hookeri Hooker's Orchis # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Platanthera obtusata Small Northern Bog Orchid # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1S2
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 33 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. AMPHIBIANS Platanthera orbiculata Lesser Roundleaf Orchid # Prop. 2 1 3 SRank1 S3 S3S4 Platanthera orbiculata var. macrophylla Large Roundleaf Orchid # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2 Platanthera praeclara Western Prairie White-fringed Orchid # Prop. 10 10 SRank1 S1 Poa confinis Dune Bluegrass # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Poa glauca White Bluegrass # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S5 Poa juncifolia Alkali Bluegrass # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Poa languida Drooping Bluegrass # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Poa wheeleri Wheeler's Bluegrass # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Pogonia ophioglossoides Rose Pogonia # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Polemonium pulcherrimum Showy Jacob's-ladder # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Polygala alba White Milkwort # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Polygala sanguinea Field Milkwort # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Polygala senega Seneca Snakeroot # Prop. 2 6 1 9 SRank1 S3S4 S2S3 S2 Polygonatum biflorum Common Solomon's-seal # Prop. 2 1 3 SRank1 S2 S3? Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum Giant Solomon's-seal # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3? Polygonella articulata Eastern Jointweed # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Polygonum arifolium Halberd-leaf Tearthumb # Prop. 3 1 2 6 SRank1 S3 S3 S2 Polygonum bistortoides American Bistort # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Polygonum douglasii ssp. austiniae Austin's Knotweed # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Polygonum douglasii ssp. engelmannii Engelmann's Knotweed # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Polygonum hydropiperoides Mild Water-pepper # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S3 Polygonum paronychia Beach Knotweed # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Polygonum ramosissimum Bushy Knotweed # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Polygonum robustius Stout Smartweed # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Polygonum scandens Climbing False Buckwheat # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S3 S1
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 34 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. PolypodiumAMPHIBIANS appalachianum Appalachian Rockcap Fern # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Polystichum braunii Braun's Holly Fern # Prop. 9 9 SRank1 S3 Populus angustifolia Narrowleaf Cottonwood # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Populus balsamifera Balsam Poplar # Prop. 2 1 3 SRank1 S2S3 S2S3 Potamogeton confervoides Algae-like Pondweed # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Potamogeton foliosus Leafy Pondweed # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S2 Potamogeton obtusifolius Bluntleaf Pondweed # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Potamogeton strictifolius Straightleaf Pondweed # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Potamogeton vaseyi Vasey's Pondweed # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2 Potentilla arguta Tall Cinquefoil # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3S4 Potentilla canadensis Canada Cinquefoil # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S2? S3? Potentilla norvegica Norwegian Cinquefoil # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3S5 Potentilla ovina var. ovina Sheep Cinquefoil # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Potentilla rivalis Brook Cinquefoil # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Potentilla simplex Common Cinquefoil # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Prenanthes sagittata Arrow-leaf Rattlesnake-root # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Proserpinaca palustris Marsh Mermaidweed # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S2 Prunella vulgaris ssp. lanceolata Self-heal # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Prunus pumila var. pumila Sand Cherry # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Prunus pumila var. susquehanae Susquehana Cherry # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Prunus virginiana Choke Cherry # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3S5 Pseudoroegneria spicata Bluebunch Wheatgrass # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Ptelea trifoliata Common Hoptree # Prop. 8 8 SRank1 S3 Pterospora andromedea Giant Pinedrops # Prop. 1 5 6 SRank1 S2 S2 Puccinellia distans Spreading Alkali Grass # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 35 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. PuccinelliaAMPHIBIANS laurentiana Tracadigash Mountain Alkali Grass # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2 Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountainmint # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S2S3 Pyrola americana American Wintergreen # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Pyrola elliptica Shinleaf # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Pyrola minor Lesser Wintergreen # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Pyrrocoma uniflora Plantain Goldenweed # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Quercus alba White Oak # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3 Quercus bicolor Swamp White Oak # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Ranunculus flabellaris Yellow Water-crowfoot # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S2 Ranunculus hispidus var. hispidus Bristly Buttercup # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Ranunculus pensylvanicus Bristly Crowfoot # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S3 S1 Ratibida pinnata Gray-head Prairie Coneflower # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S3 Rhamnus alnifolia Alderleaf Buckthorn # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3 Rhexia virginica Virginia Meadowbeauty # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Rhus aromatica Fragrant Sumac # Prop. 7 7 SRank1 S2 Rhus copallinum var. latifolia Winged Sumac # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Ribes americanum Wild Black Currant # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Ribes lacustre Bristly Black Currant # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Rosa palustris Swamp Rose # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Rosa setigera Prairie Rose # Prop. 8 8 SRank1 S3 Rosa virginiana Virginia Rose # Prop. 8 8 SRank1 S3S5 Rubus arcticus Nagoonberry # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Rubus chamaemorus Cloudberry # Prop. 9 9 SRank1 S3 Rubus flagellaris Northern Dewberry # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S2S3
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 36 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. RubusAMPHIBIANS occidentalis Black Raspberry # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S3 Rumex maritimus Sea-side Dock # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Rupertia physodes California Scurf-pea # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Sabatia kennedyana Plymouth Rose-gentian # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S1 Sagina nodosa Knotted Pearlwort # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1S2 Salix candida Hoary Willow # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Salix myricoides Blueleaf Willow # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Salix pedicellaris Bog Willow # Prop. 1 2 3 SRank1 S3 S2 Salix petiolaris Meadow Willow # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Salix prolixa Mackenzie's Willow # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Sanguisorba canadensis Canada Burnet # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S2 Saururus cernuus Lizard's-tail # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Saxifraga nivalis Snow Saxifrage # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2? Scheuchzeria palustris Pod Grass # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Schizaea pusilla Curly-grass Fern # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Schoenoplectus acutus Hardstem Bulrush # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S3 Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Softstem Bulrush # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S2 Scirpus cyperinus Cottongrass Bulrush # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S3 S2S3 Scirpus longii Long's Bulrush # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2S3 Scirpus pedicellatus Stalked Bulrush # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Scirpus pendulus Pendulous Bulrush # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3 Scutellaria lateriflora Mad-dog Skullcap # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Scutellaria parvula var. missouriensis Shale Barren Skullcap # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Selaginella densa Dense Spikemoss # Prop. 6 6 SRank1 S3
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 37 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. SelaginellaAMPHIBIANS eclipes Hidden Spikemoss # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Senecio hydrophiloides Sweet Marsh Ragwort # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S1 S3 Senecio megacephalus Nuttall's Ragwort # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Shinnersoseris rostrata Annual Skeleton-weed # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S2 Sidalcea hendersonii Henderson's Checker-mallow # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Silene antirrhina Sleepy Catchfly # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Sisyrinchium atlanticum Eastern Blue-eyed-grass # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3S4 Sisyrinchium mucronatum Michaux's Blue-eyed-grass # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S1? Sisyrinchium septentrionale Northern Blue-eyed-grass # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Smilax ecirrhata Upright Greenbrier # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S3? Smilax herbacea Smooth Herbaceous Greenbrier # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Smilax rotundifolia pop. 2 Round-leaved Greenbrier - Atlantic # Prop. 2 2 population SRank1 (S3 for species) Solanum triflorum Cutleaf Nightshade # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Solidago latissimifolia Elliott's Goldenrod # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Solidago mollis Ground Goldenrod # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Solidago sempervirens Seaside Goldenrod # Prop. 8 8 SRank1 S2S3 Solidago simplex Sticky Goldenrod # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Solidago uliginosa Bog Goldenrod # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Sorbus scopulina Greene's Mountain-ash # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Sorghastrum nutans Yellow Indiangrass # Prop. 8 8 SRank1 S3 Sparganium natans Small Bur-reed # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S3 S3 Spartina alterniflora Saltwater Cordgrass # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S2 Spartina patens Saltmeadow Cordgrass # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S1S2 Spartina pectinata Fresh Water Cordgrass # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Sphenopholis intermedia Slender Wedgescale # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 38 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. SphenopholisAMPHIBIANS obtusata Prairie Wedgegrass # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S1 S2 Spiraea alba Narrowleaf White Meadowsweet # Prop. 3 1 4 SRank1 S3 S3S5 Spiraea alba var. latifolia Northern White Meadowsweet # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S5 Spiraea betulifolia White Meadowsweet # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Spiranthes cernua White Nodding Ladies'-tresses # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S2 Spiranthes magnicamporum Great Plains Ladies'-tresses # Prop. 8 1 9 SRank1 S1S2 S3? Spiranthes ochroleuca Yellow Nodding Ladies'-tresses # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2S3 Sporobolus airoides Alkali Sacaton # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Sporobolus cryptandrus Sand Dropseed # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2S3 Sporobolus heterolepis Northern Dropseed # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S3 Staphylea trifolia American Bladdernut # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Stellaria humifusa Creeping Sandwort # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Stellaria longipes Long-stalked Stitchwort # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Stellaria longipes ssp. arenicola Lake Athabasca Starwort # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S1 Stellaria obtusa Rocky Mountain Stitchwort # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Streptopus x oreopolus Twisted Stalk Hybrid # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1? Suaeda calceoliformis American Sea-blite # Prop. 3 1 1 5 SRank1 S3S4 S2S3 S1? Symphyotrichum boreale Boreal Aster # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Symphyotrichum campestre Western Meadow Aster # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Symphyotrichum eatonii Eaton's Aster # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Symphyotrichum laurentianum Gulf of St. Lawrence Aster # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Symphyotrichum prenanthoides Crooked-stem Aster # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2 Symplocarpus foetidus Skunk-cabbage # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S3S4 Taraxacum officinale Common Dandelion # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Taxus canadensis Canadian Yew # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2S3
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 39 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. TetraneurisAMPHIBIANS herbacea Lakeside Daisy # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3 Teucrium canadense American Germander # Prop. 2 1 3 SRank1 S3S4 S1S2 Thalictrum dasycarpum Purple Meadowrue # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Thalictrum dioicum Early Meadowrue # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3S4 Thalictrum revolutum Waxyleaf Meadowrue # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S2 Thalictrum thalictroides Windflower # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Thaspium trifoliatum Purple Meadow-parsnip # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S2 Thelypodium laciniatum var. laciniatum Cutleaf Thelypody # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Thelypteris simulata Bog Fern # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S1 Townsendia exscapa Silky Townsend-daisy # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Townsendia hookeri Hooker's Townsend-daisy # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2 Townsendia parryi Parry's Townsend-daisy # Prop. 1 1 2 SRank1 S1 S3 Toxicodendron radicans Eastern Poison-ivy # Prop. 1 2 3 SRank1 S3 S2? Toxicodendron vernix Poison-sumac # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S2 Triadenum fraseri Marsh St. John's-wort # Prop. 1 2 3 SRank1 S3? S1 Trichostema brachiatum False Pennyroyal # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Trifolium cyathiferum Bowl Clover # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Triglochin concinna Slender Arrow-grass # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Triglochin gaspensis Gaspe Peninsula Arrow-grass # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3 Trillium erectum Ill-scent Trillium # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Triosteum aurantiacum Coffee Tinker's-weed # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Triosteum perfoliatum Perfoliate Tinker's-weed # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Tripleurospermum maritima False Chamomile # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3 Ulmus thomasii Rock Elm # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S2 Utricularia geminiscapa Hidden-fruit Bladderwort # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 40 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. UtriculariaAMPHIBIANS gibba Humped Bladderwort # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Utricularia subulata Zigzag Bladderwort # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Uvularia perfoliata Perfoliate Bellwort # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Vaccinium caespitosum Dwarf Huckleberry # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Vaccinium corymbosum Highbush Blueberry # Prop. 1 6 7 SRank1 S3 S3 Valerianella umbilicata Navel-shape Cornsalad # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S1 Vernonia missurica Missouri Ironweed # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3? Veronica catenata Sessile Water-speedwell # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2S3 Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's-root # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S1 Viburnum acerifolium Mapleleaf Viburnum # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Viburnum opulus Guelder-rose Viburnum # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Vicia americana American Purple Vetch # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S2S3 Viola bicolor Field Pansy # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S1 Viola blanda Smooth White Violet # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Viola labradorica Labrador Violet # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Viola palmata Palmate-leaf Violet # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2S3 Viola renifolia Kidneyleaf White Violet # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Viola rotundifolia Roundleaf Violet # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S3 Viola triloba var. dilatata Cleft Violet # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Vitis labrusca Northern Fox Grape # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Vitis riparia Riverbank Grape # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3S4 Wolffia borealis Dotted Watermeal # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S2S3 Wolffia columbiana Columbian Watermeal # Prop. 6 6 SRank1 S3 Woodsia alpina Northern Woodsia # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Woodsia glabella Smooth Woodsia # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 41 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. WoodsiaAMPHIBIANS obtusa Blunt-lobe Cliff Fern # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S1 Woodwardia areolata Netted Chainfern # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S2S3 Woodwardia virginica Virginia Chainfern # Prop. 7 2 9 SRank1 S3 S2 Xyris montana Northern Yellow-eyed-grass # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Zannichellia palustris Horned Pondweed # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Zanthoxylum americanum Northern Prickly-ash # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3S4 Zizania aquatica var. aquatica Indian Wild Rice # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Zizania aquatica var. brevis Eastern Wild Rice # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Subtotal - Number of Properties on which S1-S3 Vascular Plants were Observed 78 233 71 274 355 425 102 102 45 118 1803 Subtotal - Number of S1-S3 Vascular Plant Species Observed 72 136 34 76 132 152 51 60 37 59 716 REPTILES AND TURTLES Apalone spinifera Spiny Softshell # Prop. 1 2 3 SRank1 S3 S1 Chelydra serpentina Snapping Turtle # Prop. 1 19 20 SRank1 S3 S3 Chrysemys picta pop. 1 Western Painted Turtle - Pacific Coast # Prop. 1 1 Population SRank1 S2 Chrysemys picta pop. 2 Western Painted Turtle - Intermountain - # Prop. 2 2 Rocky Mountain Population SRank1 S2S3
Clemmys guttata Spotted Turtle # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S3 Coluber constrictor foxii Blue Racer # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S1 Coluber constrictor mormon Western Yellowbelly Racer # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3 Crotalus oreganus Western Rattlesnake # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3 Crotalus viridis Prairie Rattlesnake # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Diadophis punctatus Ring-necked Snake # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3S4 Emydoidea blandingii pop. 2 Blanding's Turtle - Great Lakes / St. # Prop. 13 11 24 Lawrence Population SRank1 SNR (S3 for SNR (S1 for species) species) Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle # Prop. 1 6 7 SRank1 S2 S2 Graptemys geographica Common Map Turtle # Prop. 2 9 11 SRank1 S3 S2 Heterodon platirhinos Eastern Hog-nosed Snake # Prop. 7 7 SRank1 S3
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 42 of 43 # Prop. Total Scientific Name Common Name BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL SRank1 # prop. HypsiglenaAMPHIBIANS chlorophaea Desert Nightsnake # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S1 Lampropeltis triangulum Milksnake # Prop. 11 3 14 SRank1 S3 S3 Nerodia sipedon insularum Lake Erie Watersnake # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S2 Nerodia sipedon sipedon Northern Watersnake # Prop. 8 8 SRank1 (S3 for species) Opheodrys vernalis Smooth Greensnake # Prop. 6 7 13 SRank1 S3S4 S3S4 Pantherophis gloydi pop. 1 Eastern Foxsnake - Great Lakes - St. # Prop. 1 1 Lawrence Population SRank1 S3 Pantherophis gloydi pop. 2 Eastern Foxsnake - Carolinian # Prop. 13 13 Population SRank1 S2 Pantherophis spiloides pop. 1 Eastern Ratsnake - Great Lakes - St. # Prop. 9 9 Lawrence Population SRank1 S3 Pantherophis spiloides pop. 2 Eastern Ratsnake - Carolinian # Prop. 2 2 Population SRank1 S1 Phrynosoma hernandesi Short-horned Lizard # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Pituophis catenifer Gophersnake # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Pituophis catenifer deserticola Great Basin Gophersnake # Prop. 4 4 SRank1 S2S3 Plestiodon fasciatus Five-lined Skink # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3 Plestiodon fasciatus pop. 2 Five-lined Skink - Great Lakes - St. # Prop. 3 3 Lawrence Population SRank1 S3 Plestiodon skiltonianus Western Skink # Prop. 3 3 SRank1 S3 Regina septemvittata Queen Snake # Prop. 1 1 SRank1 S2 Sistrurus catenatus - Great Lakes / St. Massasauga - Great Lakes / St. # Prop. 7 7 Lawrence population Lawrence population SRank1 (S3 for species)
Sternotherus odoratus Common Musk Turtle # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3 Storeria occipitomaculata Red-bellied Snake # Prop. 2 2 SRank1 S3S4 Thamnophis sauritus pop. 2 Eastern Ribbonsnake - Great Lakes # Prop. 12 2 14 Population SRank1 SNR (S3 for (S1 for species) species) Thamnophis sauritus pop. 3 Eastern Ribbonsnake - Atlantic # Prop. 1 1 Population SRank1 SNR (S2S3 for species) Subtotal - Number of Properties on which S1-S3 Reptiles or Turtles were Observed 18 5 0 9 116 51 0 1 0 0 200 Subtotal - Number of S1-S3 Reptile or Turtle Species Observed 7 3 0 3 20 9 0 1 0 0 35 Total - Number of Properties on which S1-S3 Species were Observed 194 342 360 425 641 608 153 155 58 139 3075 Total - Number of S1-S3 Species 136 179 74 115 230 189 73 88 44 73 1018 Note: Advanced S Rank codes (SNR, N, M, etc.) are defined on NatureServe's website: www.natureserve.org/conservation-tools/conservation-status-assessment.
1 Species ranked S1 (extremely rare) - S3 (rare to uncommon) by provincial Conservation Data Centres are considered provincially rare. Appendix 8C - Page 43 of 43 APPENDIX 9 NCC - Government of Canada Natural Areas Conservation Program Consolidated Program Expenditures (Natural Areas Conservation Fund and Matching Contributions) 2007 - 2015
Program Expenditures (Natural Areas Conservation Fund and Matching Contributions)*
Land Securement Expenses Land and Conservation Agreements Purchased $344,889,253 Land and Conservation Agreements Donated** $188,774,796 Direct Land Acquisition Expenses $18,512,716 - includes appraisals, surveys, legal fees, transfer taxes, GST etc. Land Securement Support Expenses $16,581,607 - includes staff salaries, consultants, travel, etc. Total Land Securement $568,758,373
Stewardship Planning Expenses Land Administration Expenses $339,626 - includes property taxes, insurance, etc. Stewardship Planning Expenses $23,954,759 - includes short-term mandatory closing expenses (development of management plans, reports, documentation, and fencing/signage expenses) Total Stewardship Planning Expenses $24,294,383 Stewardship Implementation Expenses Priority Conservation Action Expenses $2,074,172 - includes the cost of implementing urgent and/or necessary conservation actions Management Activity Expenses $175,947 - includes the cost of implementing management activities (DUC only) Conservation Agreement Compliance Monitoring Expenses $270,870 - includes the cost of implementing conservation agreement compliance monitoring Total Stewardship Implementation Expenses $2,520,989
Science and Planning Expenses Total Science Support Expenses $396,720 Total Science and Planning Expenses $396,720
Total Securement, Stewardship and Science Expenses $595,970,467
Total Operating Expenses *** $74,489,100
Stewardship Endowment Contributions $47,386,571
Less: Stewardship Other Federal Endowment Gov't sources Contributions except Federal Grant $18,835,136
GRAND TOTAL PROGRAM EXPENSES $699,011,001 Grand Total Matching Funds $450,990,456 Grand Total Natural Areas Conservation Fund $248,020,545 RATIO OF MATCHING FUNDS TO NACP FUND 1.82:1 *Program expenses include interest earned on the Fund ($3,020,545). **42% of matching funds are from donated land and easements. ***Total Operating Expenses represent expenses associated with NCC's overall management of the Program. Of this total, $11,810,437 (5%) in operating expenses were paid directly by the Fund and the remainder funded from non-federal sources.
Appendix 9 - Page 1 of 2 MATCHING FUNDS DETAILED BY FUNDING AGREEMENT Matching Funds requirement as per the April 2007 Funding Agreement (Ratio 1:1) Total Matching Funds $404,128,067 Total Natural Areas Conservation Fund $227,983,207 Ratio of Matching Funds to NACP Funds 1.77:1 Matching Funds requirement as per the Dec 2013 Amendment to the Funding Agreement (Ratio 2:1) Total Matching Funds $46,862,388 Total Natural Areas Conservation Fund $20,037,338 Ratio of Matching Funds to NACP Funds 2.34:1
Appendix 9 - Page 2 of 2 APPENDIX 10A NCC - Government of Canada Natural Areas Conservation Program NCC Stewardship Implementation Activities 2007 - 2015
Hectares Impacted Total Hectares NCC Priority Natural Area Priority Conservation Conservation Agreement Actions Compliance Monitoring Impacted British Columbia Central Coast Rainforest - - - Salish Sea 41 - 41 Haida Gwaii - - - Heritage Grasslands 952 2,481 3,433 Kootenay Rockies 332 - 332 South Okanagan Similkameen 1,263 308 1,570 South Selkirks 55,203 - 55,203 Tatlayoko-Chilcotin - - - Total for British Columbia 57,791 2,789 60,580 Alberta Berry Creek Plain - - - Bow - 5,022 5,022 Castle Crown - 536 536 Cooking Lake Moraine 724 291 1,016 Crowsnest Pass 322 453 776 Cypress Uplands (AB) - 635 635 Milk River Basin - - - Milk River Ridge 725 64 789 Pakowki Lake 509 - 509 Red Deer River 1,694 - 1,694 Southern Foothills - 6,318 6,318 Upper North Saskatchewan River Basin - 59 59 Waterton - 699 699 Total for Alberta 3,975 14,078 18,053 Saskatchewan Cypress Uplands (SK) - 990 990 East Parklands (SK)** 878 - 878 Milk River Basin (SK) - 830 830 Missouri Coteau 3,172 3,247 6,419 Moose Mountain - - - Saskatoon Prairie 226 30 256 Upper Qu'Appelle 890 290 1,180 West Parklands 1,162 142 1,303 Total for Saskatchewan 6,328 5,528 11,856
Appendix 10A - 1 of 3 Hectares Impacted Total Hectares NCC Priority Natural Area Priority Conservation Conservation Agreement Actions Compliance Monitoring Impacted Manitoba Assiniboine Delta - - - East Parklands (MB)** 1,868 - 1,868 Interlake 259 - 259 Oak Lake Sandhills and Wetlands 463 488 951 Riding Mountain Natural Area 2,413 3,755 6,168 Souris River Valley Grassland - - - Tall Grass Prairie 3,825 - 3,825 West Souris Mixed-Grass Prairie - 125 125 Whitemouth River Watershed 547 219 767 Total for Manitoba 9,375 4,589 13,964 Ontario Carden Alvar 1,101 - 1,101 Eastern Georgian Bay Coast - - - Eastern Lake Ontario Coast - - - Essex Forests and Wetlands - - - Frontenac Arch 1,243 - 1,243 Happy Valley Forest 202 - 202 Lake Superior 2,074 - 2,074 Lower Maitland River Valley 130 - 130 Manitoulin Island Archipelago 9,523 - 9,523 Minesing Wetlands - - - Napanee Plain - - - Northern Bruce Peninsula 112 - 112 Ottawa Valley (ON)** - - - Rice Lake Plains 379 - 379 Southern Norfolk Sand Plain 1,129 1,092 2,221 Western Lake Erie Islands 357 - 357 Total for Ontario 16,250 1,092 17,342 Québec Corridor Forillon 128 3 131 Covey Hill - 28 28 Freshwater Estuary 63 63 Gaspe Coastal Habitats 555 555 Gatineau Valley - - - Lake Champlain 222 53 275 Monteregian Hills - - - Montreal Greenbelt 10 622 632 Northern Green Mountains 7,452 805 8,257 Ottawa Valley (QC)** 2,037 871 2,908 Restigouche Valley - - - Richelieu Watershed - 5 5
Appendix 10A - 2 of 3 Hectares Impacted Total Hectares NCC Priority Natural Area Priority Conservation Conservation Agreement Actions Compliance Monitoring Impacted Saltwater Estuary - - - Southern Laurentian Corridor 674 2 676 St. Lawrence Islands - - - St. Maurice Watershed 1,803 25 1,827 Upper St. Lawrence 1,225 8 1,233 White Mountains 3,072 5,653 8,725 Total for Québec 17,240 8,075 25,314 Atlantic Acadian Peninsula (NB) 621 - 621 Eastern Hyper-Oceanic Barrens (NL) - - - Eastern Shore Forest and Coast (NS) 335 - 335 Fog Forest (NL) 4 - 4 Lower Bay of Fundy (NB) 1,640 - 1,640 Meduxnekeag Watershed (NB) - - - New Brunswick Northumberland Strait (NB) 411 - 411 Nova Scotia Northumberland Strait (NS) 387 - 387 PEI Coast and Forest (PE) 239 - 239 Scotian South Shore (NS) 3,418 - 3,418 Southwest Newfoundland (NL) 1,817 - 1,817 Upper Bay of Fundy (NB) 518 28 546 Total for Atlantic 9,391 28 9,419 GRAND TOTAL 120,351 36,177 156,528 ** represents is a single PNA that straddles two Regions.
Appendix 10A - 3 of 3 APPENDIX 10B NCC - Government of Canada Natural Areas Conservation Program DUC Stewardship Implementation Activities 2007 - 2015
Hectares Impacted Total DUC NAWMP Priority Area Conservation Agreement Hectares Management Activities Compliance Monitoring Impacted British Columbia Cariboo/Chilcotin - - - Columbia Wetlands - - - Creston Valley - - - East Coast Vancouver Island - - - Fraser Delta/Lower Fraser Valley - - - Haida Gwaii - - - Inter Mountain West (IMW) - - - Okanagan - - - Peace (BC) - - - South West British Columbia - - - Total for British Columbia 0 0 0 Alberta Arrowood - - - Beaver Hills 32 - 32 Bellshill - - - Big Hay/Bittern - - - Buffalo Lake 371 - 371 Calgary East - - - Calgary West - - - Clear Lake 60 - 60 Cooking Lake 510 - 510 Cypress - - - Derwent - - - EID - - - Eastern Plains - - - Jenner Plains - - - Kenilworth - - - Milk River Ridge - - - Owlseye - - - Pakowki - - - Parkland - - - Peace (AB) 525 - 525 Pine Lake 60 - 60 Prairie - - - Sullivan Lake 50 - 50 Vermillion 497 - 497 Viking Lake - - -
Appendix 10(B)- 1 of 3 Hectares Impacted Total DUC NAWMP Priority Area Conservation Agreement Hectares Management Activities Compliance Monitoring Impacted Wintering Hills - - - Total for Alberta 2,106 0 2,106 Saskatchewan Allan Hills 1,154 - 1,154 Boundary - - - Cactus Lake - - - Conjurring Creek 193 - 193 Coteau Central 57 - 57 Coteau North - - - Coteau South 387 - 387 Dana Hills 387 - 387 Fox Valley - - - Hillmond - - - Lenore Ponass - - - Lightning 325 - 325 Pheasant Hills - - - Prince Albert - - - Quill South - - - Regina East - - - Saskatchewan North 186 - 186 Saskatchewan South - - - Thickwood 738 - 738 Touchwood Beaver 3,070 - 3,070 Tramping Lake East 407 - 407 Upper Assiniboine 1,092 - 1,092 Virden (SK) - - - Total for Saskatchewan 7,996 0 7,996 Manitoba Alexander Griswol - - - Brandon 97 - 97 Killarney 449 - 449 Minnedosa/Shoal 408 - 408 Virden (MB) - - - Total for Manitoba 955 0 955 Ontario Great Lakes St. Lawrence 385 - 385 Total for Ontario 385 0 385 Québec St. Lawrence 947 - 947 Total for Québec 947 0 947 Atlantic New Brunswick - Coastal - - -
Appendix 10(B)- 2 of 3 Hectares Impacted Total DUC NAWMP Priority Area Conservation Agreement Hectares Management Activities Compliance Monitoring Impacted New Brunswick - Inland 128 - 128 Newfoundland - Coastal - - - Newfoundland - Inland - - - Nova Scotia - Coastal - - - Nova Scotia - Inland - - - Prince Edward Island - Coastal - - - Prince Edward Island - Inland 22 - 22 Total for Atlantic 150 0 150 GRAND TOTAL 12,539 0 12,539
Appendix 10(B)- 3 of 3 APPENDIX 11 NCC Government of Canada Natural Areas Conservation Program NCC Property / Program Media Hits 2007-2015 Property Property Reference Date Media Hits Apr 2007 - Jun 2008 Happy Valley Forest, ON 7-Mar-07 109 Pelee Island, ON 25-Nov-07 22 Skaha Bluffs, BC 19-Jan-08 14 Qu’Appelle Valley, SK 29-Feb-08 7 Pembina Valley, MB 4-Apr-08 1 Prevost Cliffs, QC 1-May-08 5 Clarendon, QC 17-Apr-08 12 Carden Alvar, ON 10-Jun-08 1 Frontenac Arch, ON 23-Jun-08 6 Sandstone Ranch, AB 25-Jun-08 10 3 Bridges Brook, NS 17-Jun-08 North Enmore, PE 18-Jun-08 69 Johnson’s Mills, NB 19-Jun-08 Jul 2008 - Jun 2009 Darkwoods, BC 24-Jul-08 69 Deep Cove, NS 13-Aug-08 12 Frolek Ranch, BC 1-Nov-08 11 Abram’s Village, PE 28-Feb-09 1 Happy Valley Forest, ON 23-Jun-09 9 Bohomolec Ranch, AB 24-Jun-09 9 Wascana Creek, SK 24-Jun-09 2 Johnson’s Mills, NB 23-Jun-09 Bayer’s Island, NS 24-Jun-09 56 Abrams Village, PE 25-Jun-09 Broom’s Brook, NL 26-Jun-09 Jul 2009 - Jun 2010 Port Joli, NS 13-Aug-09 6 Brykaliuk, MB 27-Aug-09 6 OH Ranch, AB 1-Sep-09 4 Wilson Island, ON 26-Sep-09 8 Monroe-Landon Woods, ON 4-Oct-09 11 Rattlesnake Bluff, BC 19-Oct-09 4 Red Deer Valley, AB 1-Nov-09 1 JD Irving, NS 12-Jan-10 39 Chase Woods, BC 22-Jun-10 4 Armstrong, ON 23-Jun-10 20 Legros-Huddelson, QC 23-Jun-10 6
Appendix 11 - Page 1 of 4 Property Property Reference Date Media Hits Baie Verte, NB 22-Jun-10 Pleasant View, PE 23-Jun-10 49 Johnson’s Pond, NS 23-Jun-10 Chaisson, NL 25-Jun-10 Whitemouth River Watershed, MB 24-Jun-10 6 Kelly Ranches, AB 25-Jun-10 11 Jul 2010 - Jun 2011 Riding Mountain, MB 1-Jul-10 2 Codroy, NL 10-Jul-10 2 Pugwash, NS 15-Jul-10 5 Rockland Bay, AB 20-Jul-10 17 Gaspe, QC 21-Jul-10 1 Cooking Lake, AB 9-Aug-10 9 Little Bluestem, ON 18-Aug-10 5 Green Mountains, QC 18-Sep-10 1 Gatineau Park, QC 7-Oct-10 5 Falaises Prevost, QC 21-Oct-10 8 Turkey Point, ON 1-Nov-10 11 Freeman, ON 25-Nov-10 2 Richibucto Dunes, NB 1-Dec-10 25 Musquodoboit Harbour, NS 15-Dec-10 23 Grassy Place, NL 18-Jan-11 1 Johnson’s Mills, NB 19-Jan-11 10 Flathead, BC 15-Feb-11 10 Nevestiuk, MB 17-Jun-11 12 Pugwash, NS 20-Jun-11 Grand Barchois, NB 21-Jun-11 34 Sandy Point, NL 22-Jun-11 Conway Sandhills, PE 22-Jun-11 Longview Ranch, AB 24-Jun-11 2 Chinook Ranch, AB 25-Jun-11 5 BC Ranch, BC 27-Jun-11 3 Jul 2011 - Jun 2012 Warner-Phillips, BC 1-Jul-11 4 Fairy Hill, SK 2-Jul-11 3 Chinook Ranch, AB 6-Jul-11 4 Sandy Point, NL 11-Jul-11 2 Kucher Property, MB 19-Aug-11 1 Mitchell Woods & Botsford Woods, ON 25-Aug-11 17 Conway Sandhills, PE 6-Sep-11 17 Boote Property, AB 14-Sep-11 1 Marion Benchlands, BC 16-Sep-11 4 Grassy Place, NL 25-Oct-11 37
Appendix 11 - Page 2 of 4 Property Property Reference Date Media Hits Meduxnekeag, NB 2-Nov-11 17 Chignecto, NB (NS) 8-Nov-11 46 Governors and Reynolds Islands, PE 2-Feb-12 37 Frontenac Arch, ON 6-Mar-12 13 Tabusintac, NB 12-Mar-12 16 Tasker, ON 12-Mar-12 10 Skaha, BC 13-Mar-12 10 Meduxnekeag, NB 9-Apr-12 15 Briggs Property, NL 16-May-11 18 Champigny, QC 20-Jun-12 11 Meduxnekeag, NB 28-Jun-12 12 Jul 2012 - Jun 2013 Lot 48, BC 23-Jul-12 9 Sandy Bay, NS 30-Jul-12 58 Frontenac Arch, ON 13-Aug-12 9 St. Peters Harbour, PEI 24-Aug-12 12 Flathead, BC (Flathead Watershed Area Conservation Act) 14-Sep-12 17 Crowsnest Pass, AB 3-Oct-12 5 Fyten-Lea, AB 14-Nov-12 4 Meduxnekeag, NB 14-Nov-12 5 Sage and Sparrow, BC 22-Nov-12 3 Mike's Island, NS 10-Dec-12 3 Tabusintac Estuary, NB 22-Feb-13 19 Reidville, NL 12-Mar-13 3 Gaspe, QC 30-Apr-13 7 Pugwash, NS 14-May-13 27 Love Mountain, ON 15-May-13 3 Digby, NS 14-Jun-13 38 Chignecto Isthmus, NB 25-Jun-13 114 Jul 2013 - May 2014 Conway Sandhills, PE 29-Aug-13 15 Escuminac, NB 14-Nov-13 4 Sage and Sparrow, BC 28-Mar-14 8 Musquash Estuary, NB 22-May-14 1 Jun 2014 - May 2015 Meduxnekeag, NS 15-Aug-14 1 Caribou Island, ON 20-Aug-14 1 Chignecto Isthmus, Moose Sex Project, NS 21-Aug-14 102 Green Mountains Nature Reserve, QC 2-Sep-14 2 Fishing Lake and Young’s Island, NS 5-Sep-14 17 Waldron Ranch, AB 29-Sep-14 90 Busenius, AB 4-Oct-14 6 Napier Lake Ranch, BC 17-Oct-14 15
Appendix 11 - Page 3 of 4 Property Property Reference Date Media Hits Miscou Island, NB 10-Nov-14 58 Van Horne, NL 13-Nov-14 48 Meduxnekeag, NB 15-Dec-14 15 Mount Foster, QC 14-Jan-15 14 Thomas Island, PE 18-Mar-15 20 Kit Carr, BC 26-Mar-15 70 Richibucto Dunes, NB 31-Mar-15 54 Big Quill Lake South, SK 15-Apr-15 16
$100 Million Federal Investment Announcement May 2014 111 General Reference to the Program 8 years 172 TOTAL: 2,264
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