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Osgoode Fish and Game Club

April 21, 2015

Introduction

Overview:

• South Nation Watershed
• Castor Subwatershed
• Why do we monitor?
• Monitoring Programs
• Stewardship Programs
• How to get Involved

South Nation Jurisdiction

• Total Area is over 4,283 km2
• River stretches 185 kilometers

from above Spencerville to the Ottawa River in Alfred/ Plantagenet.

• Castor River

Subwatershed

• Approx. 739.27

square Km

• Divided into 5

Subwatershed

Castor Subwatershed

Why do we monitor?

• Protection of Life and Property
• Flood and Drought alerts
• Manage natural resources on a

watershed basis

• Short term
• Habitat restoration
• Forestry, Fish, Water Quality
• Long-term monitoring allows for:
• Strategic planning to protect natural

heritage

Crysler Flood 1982

American Eel, SNR

Data Collection

• 10 stream gauges
• 17 ice survey stations
• 7 snow stations
• 11 rain gauges
• 2 meteorological stations
• Dataloggers – strategically located

Water Quantity Monitoring and Analysis

Data Analysis

• Flood and Drought: Provide warning to residents, municipalities

and other agencies

• Watershed Plans, climate change, drainage, water management,

dam operations, development approvals.

Spencerville Stream and rain gauges

Data Collection

• Surface water quality at 13

stations.

• Groundwater quantity/quality at

17 wells

Water Quality and Groundwater Monitoring

Data Analysis

• State of the Nation report.
• Watershed Plans, climate change, water management, development

approvals.

• Municipalities: waste water discharges certificate of approvals, municipal

services, private services.

Ontario Stream Assessment Protocol

OSAP Sampling 2014

Data Analysis:

• Presence/ Absence of Invasive or

Species at Risk

• Water Quality from benthic invertebrates

Data Collection:

• Channel morphology
• Electrofishing
• Benthic Sampling

Hoop Netting

South Nation is divided into 6

• reaches. Each year a new reach

is sampled for fish. 6 Reaches

• Plantagenet
• Lemieux
• St. Albert
• Berwick
• Hyndman
• Headwaters

Hoop Netting- Top: Black Crappie Bottom: American Eel

Stream Watch Program

• Collect information
• n physical and

biological characteristics of the stream

• Encourages

community involvement to conduct stream assessments and volunteer events

Tree Planting in Embrun with local students

• Environmental Projects

include:

• Garbage Clean-ups
• Invasive Species Removal
• Fish Sampling
• Habitat Enhancement
• Tree Planting

Stream Watch Program

Rural Clean Water Grants

• Grant program provides

funding to improve Water Quality.

• Projects include:
• Buffer strips
• Livestock restrictions
• Stream bank

stabilization

• Well

decommissioning

• Nutrient

Management Plans

Woodlot Advisory Service (WAS)

• Free site visits for

landowners with at least 4 hectares of woodlot property

• United Counties of

Prescott and Russell or in SNC jurisdiction

• May be eligible for tax

savings up to 75%, grants also available.

2015 Winter Site Visit. Casselman

Trees Ontario: 50 Million Trees Program

• Minimum 1

hectare (2.5 acres)

• $0.20/seedling

for conifers and $0.50/seedling for deciduous species

2012 White Spruce Plantation. Embrun

Red Pine planted in spring 2014

SNC Over the Counter Program

• Minimum purchase of 100

trees

• Over 20 species of native

stock available

Get Involved with SNC

• Turtle Monitoring
• Benthic and Fish Sampling
• Stewardship opportunities on

private property

• Tree Planting
• Habitat Enhancement
• Land Donation
• Fish Camp for Youth
• Stream Sampling

Snapping Turtle- Lemieux

~ we are making a difference ~