This fragmented conservation reserve consists of five land-based parcels on the eastern side of White Lake in the Pickerel Bay area and four parcels on three islands within the Hayes Bay arm of White Lake (Figure 3). The area can be accessed by a series of maintained paved and gravel roads. The WLCR lies approximately 20 kilometres southwest of the Town of Arnprior and is within easy driving distance from a number of towns including Almonte, Carleton Place and Renfrew (Figure 2). These townships are within the Town of Mississippi Mills and Township of Lanark Highlands in Lanark County. The White Lake Conservation Reserve comprises approximately 188 hectares of Crown land within the geographic townships of Darling and Pakenham. Refer to Table 1 for a summary of background information pertaining to the White Lake Conservation Reserve. A Statement of Conservation Interest is a policy document prepared under the authority of Procedural Guideline A – Resource Management Planning, PL Procedure 3.03.03 ( OMNR, 1997). provide guidelines for the management of existing and future activities in the context of protecting the WLCR's natural and cultural valuesĬonservation Reserves are regulated under the Public Lands Act.provide a background summary of activities occurring within or affecting the WLCR.summarize the earth science, life science and recreational values of the White Lake Conservation Reserve ( WLCR).This Statement of Conservation Interest ( SCI) aims to: The White Lake Conservation Reserve is managed by the Kemptville District Office, Ministry of Natural Resources. This SCI will protect the values of this site during the consultation process. The values at this site may be expanded in the future with the identification of other unique values through the protocol consultation process with the Algonquins. ![]() The White Lake site has unique values that would benefit from protection at this time. The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Algonquin Nation are developing a protocol to guide discussions on a number of land use matters, including implementation of Ontario’s Living Legacy Land Use Strategy. The White Lake Conservation Reserve is situated within an area of eastern Ontario encompassed by the land claim of the Algonquin Nation. ![]() In a regional context, the White Lake Conservation Reserve is one of only a few sites in the Natural Heritage Protected Areas System in this part of Eastern Ontario. Despite the small size and fragmented nature of the site, the function of the site in protecting the above features is enhanced due to its proximity and connection with nearby Crown lands and the Pakenham Mountain Wetland Complex to the east. Variations in these earth science features and topography across the site give rise to an array of upland and wetland vegetation communities and related species, some of which are significant at local, regional or provincial levels. The WLCR is underlain by regionally significant calcareous bedrock formations covered with ground moraine surface deposits of glacial origin. The White Lake Conservation Reserve falls within Hills' (1959) ecological Site District 5E-11. Public comments received during that time are reflected in this Statement of Conservation Interest. During the preparation of Ontario’s Living Legacy, the public was widely consulted and provided valuable input into what became Ontario’s Living Legacy Land Use Strategy. The White Lake Conservation Reserve is one of 378 new protected areas approved through Ontario’s Living Legacy, a land use strategy aimed in part, at completing Ontario’s system of parks and protected areas. We are pleased to approve this revised Statement of Conservation Interest for the White Lake Conservation Reserve.
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