Habitat restoration and water quality protection are essential components of the overall species restoration program. This component identifies critical habitat areas within each of the streams targeted for restoration. Also, major limiting factors affecting the life history stages of Atlantic salmon are identified and addressed as needed. One of the main challenges associated with this type of work in southern Ontario is 95% of the land is privately owned. To address this reality, the OFAH Atlantic Salmon team will work with landowners, MNRF, DFO, conservation authorities, and non-government organizations such as Ontario Streams, and Trout Unlimited Canada. The following are the types of projects we work on: By early 2016, the program has completed 200 habitat restoration projects in ten years across five watersheds, planting over 85,000 trees and shrubs. To learn more about the OFAH’s habitat projects, please see the links to reports below. 2017 LOASRP Habitat Project 2017 – Transport Canada Pickering Lands Vimy Ridge PS LOASRP Habitat Project 2017 – Transport Canada Pickering Lands TD Tree Days LOASRP Habitat Project 2017 – Transport Canada Pickering Lands Milliken Mills HS LOASRP Habitat Project 2017 – Transport Canada Pickering Lands Community Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2017 – Transport Canada Pickering Lands Claremont PS LOASRP Habitat Project 2017 – Transport Canada Live Staking LOASRP Habitat Project 2017 – Nashville TD Tree Days Event LOASRP Habitat Project 2017 – Nashville Humberview SS planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2017 – Lowville TD Tree Days Event LOASRP Habitat Project 2017 – Brock Lands TD Tree Days Event LOASRP Habitat Project 2017 – AHCA Palgrave PS planting 2016 LOASRP Habitat Project 2016 – Transport Canada Pickering Lands Vimy Ridge PS LOASRP Habitat Project 2016 – Transport Canada Pickering Lands TD Tree Day LOASRP Habitat Project 2016 – Transport Canada Pickering Lands FW Fleming College LOASRP Habitat Project 2016 – Transport Canada Pickering Lands EM Fleming College LOASRP Habitat Project 2016 – Transport Canada Pickering Lands Claremont PS LOASRP Habitat Project 2016 – Lowville Park TD Tree Day #2 LOASRP Habitat Project 2016 – Lowville Park TD Tree Day #1 LOASRP Habitat Project 2016 – Earth Day Stream Clean-up (2) LOASRP Habitat Project 2016 – Earth Day Stream Clean-up (1) LOASRP Habitat Project 2016 – Brock Lands North TD Tree Day LOASRP Habitat Project 2016 – Albion Hills CA TD Tree Day LOASRP Habitat Project 2016 – Albion Hills CA Palgrave PS 2015 LOASRP Habitat Project 2015 – Transport Canada Pickering Lands Vimy Ridge Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2015 – Transport Canada Pickering Lands TD Tree Day LOASRP Habitat Project 2015 – Transport Canada Pickering Lands Live Willow Shrub Staking LOASRP Habitat Project 2015 – Transport Canada Pickering Lands Fleming College Shrub Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2015 – Transport Canada Pickering Lands Dunbarton White Cedar Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2015 – Transport Canada Pickering Lands Claremont Public School Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2015 – Lowville Park TD Tree Day Trail Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2015 – Lowville Park TD Tree Day Field Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2015 – Earth Day Stream Clean-up LOASRP Habitat Project 2015 – Brock Lands North TD Tree Day LOASRP Habitat Project 2015 – Annie Crescent Bank Stabilization LOASRP Habitat Project 2015 – Annie Crescent Bank Stabilization Tree Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2015 – Albion Hills Conservation Area TD Tree Day Planting 2014 LOASRP Habitat Project 2014 – Transport Canada Pickering Lands Bypass Channel LOASRP Habitat Project 2014 – Transport Canada Lands TD Tree Day LOASRP Habitat Project 2014 – Transport Canada Lands Bypass Channel Tree Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2014 – Transport Canada Lands Bypass Channel Shrub Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2014 – Transport Canada Lands Bypass Channel Live Willow Shrub Staking LOASRP Habitat Project 2014 – Terra Cotta Conservation Area Jaquith Property TD Tree Day LOASRP Habitat Project 2014 – Terra Cotta Conservation Area Jaquith Property Bypass Channel LOASRP Habitat Project 2014 – Pickering TD Tree Day Planting – Brock Lands LOASRP Habitat Project 2014 – Lowville Park TD Tree Day Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2014 – Earth Day Stream Clean-up (2) LOASRP Habitat Project 2014 – Earth Day Stream Clean-up (1) LOASRP Habitat Project 2014 – Cobourg Conservation Area TD Tree Day Monitoring Event LOASRP Habitat Project 2014 – Brock Lands Pond Decommissioning LOASRP Habitat Project 2014 – Brock Lands Decommissioned Pond Tree and Shrub Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2014 – Brock Lands Decommissioned Pond Shrub Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2014 – Brock Lands Decommissioned Pond Live Willow Shrub Staking LOASRP Habitat Project 2014 – Albion Hills Conservation Area TD Tree Day Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2014 – Ajax TD Tree Day Planting- Brock Lands 2013 LOASRP Habitat Project 2013 – Upper Credit Conservation Area Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2013 – Terra Cotta Conservation Area Jacquith Property TD Tree Day Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2013 – Rodar Park Riparian Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2013 – Lowville Park TD Tree Day Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2013 – Greenwood Coservation Lands Rodar Property Field Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2013 – Earth Day Stream Clean-up (2) LOASRP Habitat Project 2013 – Earth Day Stream Clean-up (1) LOASRP Habitat Project 2013 – Duffy’s Lane Live Willow Shrub Staking LOASRP Habitat Project 2013 – Cobourg Conservation Area TD Tree Day Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2013 – Cobourg Conservation Area Earth Day Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2013 – Brock Lands Wetland Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2013 – Brock Lands TD Tree Day Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2013 – Albion Hills Conservation Area Wetland Live Willow Staking LOASRP Habitat Project 2013 – Albion Hills Conservation Area TD Tree Day Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2013 – Albion Hills Conservation Area Buffer Expansion Planting 2012 LOASRP Habitat Project 2012 – Transport Canada Pickering Airport Lands TD Tree Day Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2012 – Terra Cotta Conservation Area Spring Pond Live Shrub Staking LOASRP Habitat Project 2012 – Pine Point Park TD Tree Day Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2012 – Lowville Park TD Tree Day Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2012 – Lowville Park Buffer Expansion Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2012 – Earth Day Stream Clean-up (2) LOASRP Habitat Project 2012 – Earth Day Stream Clean-up (1) LOASRP Habitat Project 2012 – DC Transport Canada Pickering Airport Lands Wetland Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2012 – Albion Hills Conservation Area Trail Side Revetment LOASRP Habitat Project 2012 – Albion Hills Conservation Area Trail Side Live Staking LOASRP Habitat Project 2012 – Albion Hills Conservation Area Stream Bank Live Shrub Staking LOASRP Habitat Project 2012 – Albion Hills Conservation Area Shrub Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2012 – Albion Hills Conservation Area Gabion Basket Removal LOASRP Habitat Project 2012 – Terra Cotta Conservation Area Spring Pond Planting 2011 LOASRP Habitat Project 2011 – Transport Canada Pickering Lands Sideline 26 Riparian Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2011 – Terra Cotta CA Wolfe Lake Bypass Channel Berm Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2011 – Terra Cotta CA Riparian Tree and Shrub Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2011 – Sinclair Park Conservation Area Live Staking LOASRP Habitat Project 2011 – Silver Creek Conservation Area Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2011 – Nashville Resource Management Tract Shoreline Stabilization Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2011 – Nashville Resource Management Tract Riparian Buffer Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2011 – Mcnab Park Riparian Buffer Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2011 – Holmes Restoration Corridor Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2011 – Greenwood Conservation Area South Rodar Live Willow Shrub Staking LOASRP Habitat Project 2011 – Greenwood Conservation Area Rodar Log Revetment LOASRP Habitat Project 2011 – Greenwood Conservation Area Rodar Live Shrub Staking LOASRP Habitat Project 2011 – Greenwood Conservation Area Rodar Boulder Placement LOASRP Habitat Project 2011 – Greenwood Conservation Area Rodar Bank Stabilization Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2011 – Godfrey Headwaters Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2011 – Forge Park Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2011 – Earth Day Stream Clean-up LOASRP Habitat Project 2011 – Cobourg Conservation Area Riparian Buffer Creation Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2011 – Cobourg Conservation Area Buffer Expansion Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2011 – Bolton Resource Management Tract Riparian Buffer Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2011 – Bolton Resource Management Tract Log Revetment Bank Stabilization LOASRP Habitat Project 2011 – Bolton Resource Management Tract Live Shrub Staking 2010 LOASRP Habitat Project 2010 – Uxbridge Pickering Townline Barkey Cattle Exclusion Fencing LOASRP Habitat Project 2010 – Transport Canada Pickering Lands Sideline 34 Old Farm Cedar Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2010 – Greenwood Conservation Area South Riparian Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2010 – Greenwood Conservation Area Root Wad Placement Bank Stabilization LOASRP Habitat Project 2010 – Greenwood Conservation Area North Hydro Corridor Riparian Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2010 – Greenwood Conservation Area Hydro Corridor Boulder Placement LOASRP Habitat Project 2010 – Laurie Lawson Outdoor Education Center Live Shrub Staking LOASRP Habitat Project 2010 – Hie Pond to Stream Interface Reconstruction LOASRP Habitat Project 2010 – Hie Pond Shading and Bank Stabilization Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2010 – Cobourg Conservation Area Bridge South Riparian Buffer Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2010 – Baker Road Headwaters Reforestation Planting 2009 LOASRP Habitat Project 2009 – Uxbridge-Pickering Townline Cattle Fencing LOASRP Habitat Project 2009 – Transport Canada Pickering Lands Sideline 32 Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2009 – Transport Canada Pickering Lands Sideline 30 Garbage Clean Up LOASRP Habitat Project 2009 – Transport Canada Pickering Lands Sideline 22 Culvert Removal LOASRP Habitat Project 2009 – Transport Canada Pickering Lands Leung Pond Live Willow Staking LOASRP Habitat Project 2009 – Transport Canada Pickering Lands Gabion Stone Clean Up LOASRP Habitat Project 2009 – Greenwood Conservation Area Rodar Wetland Enhancement Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2009 – Greenwood Conservation Area Rodar Wet Meadow Cedar Thicket Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2009 – Greenwood Conservation Area Rodar Riparian Wet Meadow Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2009 – Greenwood Conservation Area Rodar Bank Erosion Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2009 – Greenwood Conservation Area Hydro Corridor Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2009 – Greenwood Conservation Area Failed Gabion Basket Removal LOASRP Habitat Project 2009 – Greenwood Conservation Area Bridge Erosion Mitigation and Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2009 – Bushwood Golf Course Riparian Corridor Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2009 – Bushwood Golf Course Fairway Shrub Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2009 – Bushwood Golf Course Dogwood and Cedar Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2009 – Bushwood Golf Course Cedar Thicket Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2009 – Bushwood Golf Course Bank Stabilization Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2009 – Barkey Property Headwaters Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2009 – Willis Property Planting Phase 3&4 LOASRP Habitat Project 2009 – Laurie Lawson Outdoor Education Centre Shrub Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2009 – Holmes Bank Stabilization Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2009 – Hie Property Cedar Trans-planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2009 – Hardwood Road Cedar Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2009 – Earth Day Stream Clean Up 2009 LOASRP Habitat Project 2009 – Dale Road Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2009 – Cold Springs Riparian Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2009 – Baker Property Cattle Fencing and Low Level Stream Crossing 2008 LOASRP Habitat Project 2008 – Greenwood Conservation Area Tree and Shrub Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2008 – Greenwood Conservation Area Bank Stabilization Project LOASRP Habitat Project 2008 – Cherry Downs Golf Course Riparian Planting Project LOASRP Habitat Project 2008 – Cherry Downs Golf Course Barrier Removal LOASRP Habitat Project 2008 – Cherry Downs Golf Course Additional Fox Den and Snake Habitat LOASRP Habitat Project 2008 – Holmes-Town of Cobourg Bank Stablization Project LOASRP Habitat Project 2008 – Holmes Shrub Planting and Live Staking LOASRP Habitat Project 2008 – Holmes Riparian Tree Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2008 – Holmes Property Shrub Planting and Live Staking LOASRP Habitat Project 2008 – Holmes Property Riparian Tree Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2008 – Holmes Property Boulder Placement Project LOASRP Habitat Project 2008 – Hie Property Bank Stabilization Project LOASRP Habitat Project 2008 – Earth Day Stream Clean Up LOASRP Habitat Project 2008 – Cobourg Brook Headwaters Cattle Fencing and Alternate Water Source 2007 LOASRP Habitat Project 2007 – Paulynn Park Riparian Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2007 – Greenwood CA Riparian Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2007 – Greenwood CA Live Cribwall Installation LOASRP Habitat Project 2007 – Great Canadian Shoreline Clean Up LOASRP Habitat Project 2007 – Claremont Outdoor Education Centre Gabion Basket Removal LOASRP Habitat Project 2007 – Claremont OEC Riparian Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2007 – Barkey Property Low-level Crossing LOASRP Habitat Project 2007 – Willis Property Livestock Fencing, Crossing and Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2007 – Stream Clean Up and Riparian Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2007 – Nelson Property Riparian Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2007 – Holmes Property Riparian Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2007 – Holmes Property Riparian Planting Part 2 LOASRP Habitat Project 2007 – Hie Property Riparian Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2007 – Els Property Bank Stabilization LOASRP Habitat Project 2007 – Ball Property Riparian Live Shrub Staking Planting 2006 LOASRP Habitat Project 2006 – Paulyn Park Tree and Shrub Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2006 – Stream Clean Up LOASRP Habitat Project 2006 – Nelson Property Low Level Stream Crossing and Planting LOASRP Habitat Project 2006 – Holmes Property Woody Debris Management