Oak Ridges Moraine Technical Paper Series (Part I - Ministry of Natural Resources)

Important: The technical papers available for download from this page have been made available for the purpose of the review and comment period for the Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR) Policy Proposal Notice (PF04E0001).  The comment period ended on April 7, 2004, and the Province is now reviewing comments received during this period.  These papers are not in their final form at this time, and may be altered based on the submissions received during the EBR comment period.  While the Province makes every effort to provide complete and accurate information, the Province does not make any warranty as to the content of these papers.  Further, all information conveyed is provided to users as is.  In no event shall the Province be liable for any damages of any kind related to the use or misuse of the information provided in the technical papers.  Before proceeding, please refer to the notice on the EBR Registry web site.

The Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan (“Plan”) is an ecologically-based plan established by the Ontario government to provide land use and resource management direction for the 190,000 hectares of land and water within the Moraine. The decisions of municipalities, provincial ministers, ministries and agencies made under the Planning Act or the Condominium Act, 1998 or in relation to a prescribed matter, are required to conform to this Plan.

The Plan provides policies for the protection of the ecological and hydrological integrity of the Oak Ridges Moraine. The Ministry of Municipal Affairs, in conjunction with the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Natural Resources, have developed a series of technical papers to assist municipalities, landowners and others in the implementation of the policies and application of some of the technical requirements contained in various sections of the Plan.  The papers were developed using comments and feedback received from other provincial ministries, conservation authorities, municipalities, environmental and community groups, the development community and the aggregate industry.

Listed below are the draft Technical Papers prepared by the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) to assist in the implementation of the policies that relate to Sections 20, 21, 22, 23, 30, and 35 of the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan.

• Technical Paper 1:
  Identification of Key Natural Heritage Features on the Oak Ridges Moraine  (34K)
  (Microsoft Word Version)

• Technical Paper 2:
  Significant Wildlife Habitat Technical Paper for the Oak Ridges Moraine (108K)
  (Microsoft Word Version)

• Technical Paper 3:
  Supporting Connectivity within the Oak Ridges Moraine (151K)
  (Microsoft Word Version)

• Technical Paper 4:
  Landform Conservation on the Oak Ridges Moraine (443K)
  (Microsoft Word Version)

• Technical Paper 5:
  Identification and Protection of Vegetation Protection Zones for Areas of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSI) – Life Science (15K), (Microsoft Word Version)

• Technical Paper 6:
  Identification and Protection of Significant Portions of Habitat for Rare, Threatened and Endangered Species on the Oak Ridges Moraine (77K), (Microsoft Word Version)

• Technical Paper 7:
  Identification and Protection of Significant Woodlands on the Oak Ridges Moraine (24K), (Microsoft Word Version)

• Technical Paper 8:
  Preparation of Natural Heritage Evaluations for all Key Natural Heritage Features on the Oak (87K), (Microsoft Word Version)