FIMLA
FIMLA Natural Environment
The FIMLA Lake Stewardship Plan:
- Outlines a range of issues related to the natural environment around the FIMLA lakes;
- Provides recommendations that address what needs to be done to monitor, protect and enhance the ecosystems in the watershed and maintain a healthy environment for fish , wildlife and vegetation; and
- Proposes a set of actions and initiatives to achieve these aims, including placing a complete species list on the FIMLA Website, for residents to update.
These proposals are set out in the tabbed panels below, together with some material to act as a starting point for these tasks.
Volunteers are encouraged to come forward to help achieve the plan’s goal and objectives.
Contact: FIMLA at: FIMLA@live.ca if you would like to get involved with the delivery of any of the tasks and initiatives listed.
Species List (link here).
- Monitoring species
- Invasive species
- Species at risk
- Environmental education
Monitoring of Key Species
Key deliverables and actions:
- Monitor the populations of key species such as loons, frogs, snakes, turtles and ospreys;
- Link up with provincial and federal programs of species monitoring; and
- Publicise results of monitoring exercises.
Monitoring of Invasive Species
Key deliverables and actions:
- Monitor existing invasive species;
- Link to monitoring work being done by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ontario Federation of Anglers; and
- Publicise results of monitoring exercises.
Species at Risk
Key deliverables and actions:
- Monitor the populations of species at risk, such as eastern ratsnake, milk snake, blanding's turtle, northern map turtle and five-lined skink;
- Link up with provincial and federal programs of species monitoring; and
- Publicise results of monitoring exercises.
Education and Information on the Natural Environment
Educate residents and visitors about the importance of:
- Maintaining habitat (especially shorelines);
- Protecting species at risk; and
- Keeping new invasive species out of the area.