Making Science Based Decisions

  • Undertaking environmental monitoring including collecting, analyzing, and reporting on data for surface water and groundwater quality, stream health, fisheries, habitat, and species at risk.
  • Compiling and maintaining a comprehensive environmental monitoring database that is integrated and available to watershed partners, and is commonly accessed by development proponents in watershed municipalities when undertaking technical studies or assessments associated with land development activities.
  • Producing concise state of the environment reporting every 5 years in a Watershed Report Card document, to understand current local (subwatershed) health and emerging trends as a basis for setting environmental management priorities and inspiring local environmental action.
  • Developing and maintaining watershed, subwatershed, and property specific management plans in cooperation with government agencies, municipalities, and community groups.
  • Implementing research studies to fill resource information gaps and develop innovative methods of protecting and enhancing watershed resources, including natural heritage systems studies, water quality assessments, and management plans.