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PROVINCIALLY SIGNIFICANT LEVI’S CREEK WETLAND COMPLEX

May 2007

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Aurora District

Ontario Base Maps: 10 17 5950 48300, 5900 48300, 5900 48250 National Topographic Series Map: 30 M/12 UTM Reference: 10 17 595700E 4831600N Latitude: 43° 38' 00'' Longitude: 79° 49' 00'' Aerial Photographs: 1:5000, 2002 OMNR ortho-rectified digital photography; 1:10 000, 1997 MNR infrared stereo, Roll & Frame No. 36: 5807-5814, 5931-5939, Roll & Frame No. 40: 8951, 8952 Municipality, Lots & Concessions: Regional Municipality of Peel, City of Brampton: Toronto Twp. Conc. 4 West, Lot 15; Conc. 5 W, Lot 15; Chinquacousy Twp. Conc. 5W, Lots 1-4; Conc. 6W, Lots 2-7; Regional Municipality of Halton, Town of Halton Hills: Esquesing Twp. Conc. 11, Lots 4-10 Ownership: 100% private Conservation Authority: Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) Wetland Status: Provincially Significant Number of Wetlands & Area: 54 wetlands, 50.8 ha Wetland Type: Swamp 43.2%, Marsh 56.8% Wetland Substrate: sand 6%, organic 15%, clay 79% Wetland Site Type: Palustrine 98%, Isolated 2% Dominant Vegetation Form: deciduous trees (h): 17.3%, coniferous trees (c): 4.4%, dead tress (dh): 2.9%, tall shrubs (ts): 14.3%, herbs (ground cover) (gc):12.6%, robust emergents (re): 10.7%, narrow leaved emergents (ne): 27.0%, free floating plants (ff): 7.8%, submerged plants (su): 2.7%; unvegetated (u): 0.3% Wetland Score: Biological Component 128, Social Component 124, Hydrological Component 179, Special Features 250, Total 681 Investigators & Dates Investigated: OMNR 2007: March 26, 29, April 1, 4, 19, 23, 26, May 15, Steve Varga, Mark Heaton & Suzanne Robinson; OMNR 2006: a day in April, Albert Garofalo; OMNR 2005: July 20-22, Aug. 17, Sept. 20, 21, 30, Oct 3-6, 11, Nov. 14, 21, Dec. 12, Albert Garofalo, Steve Varga, Mark Heaton, Jason Zacarias, Chitat Lee & April Tranter; CVC 2005: Heather Lynn, Kari Van Allen & Scott Sampson; OMNR 2004: June 14, Emma Followes & Vicki MacDonald; CVC 2003: Sept 2, Scott Sampson & Heather Lynn; CVC 1988: Aug. 2, 3, Judy Fedorawick, Laurie Hickey & Kathy Kukay Estimated Field Survey Time: 270 person hours Compilers: Steve Varga & Albert Garofalo Introduction The provincially significant Levi’s Creek Wetland Complex straddles the Town of Halton Hills and the City of Brampton. It is bounded by 10th Line to the west, Credit River valley to the north and east and Highway 407 to the south. This inventory is part of an ongoing effort to document all wetlands in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The Levi’s Creek Wetland Complex incorporates the upper reaches of Levi’s Creek evaluated in 1988 (CVC 1988), re-examined in 2004 (OMNR

2004) and additional downstream wetlands examined in 2003, 2005 and 2007 (CVC 2004, OMNR 2005, 2007). Two of the downstream wetlands were originally part of the Churchville Wetland Complex (CVC 2004). The wetland complex is situated along three tributaries of Levi’s Creek, a subwatershed of the Credit River. The landscape is currently largely rural with farm fields, orchards, nurseries, ponds, stream corridors and woodlots on a tableland setting. On the southern edge of the complex there is commercial development and there are plans for future residential development in the complex. Each individual wetland in the Levi’s Creek Wetland Complex is located from 5 to 490 metres to its nearest neighbouring wetland with an average distance of 134 metres between wetlands (wetlands are allowed to be up to 750 metres apart in a wetland complex). The wetlands in this complex are noted for their wetland diversity (44 vegetation forms and 85 vegetation communities) and species richness (410 plant species in and around the wetlands) and their number of seepage-fed wetlands that provide some base flow to Levi’s Creek. The wetland complex captures the diversity of wetland types along the upper and mid-reaches of the Levi’s Creek subwatershed with palustrine wetlands along the three main tributaries and on the smaller side tributaries that vary from those on seepage-fed largely organic soils to those on mineral soils that are typically flooded in the spring. The complex also encompasses the range of soils for the sub-watershed with fine sands on a former higher delta (Embleton Sand Plain) and clays on a former lake bed (Peel Plain) and the seeps that emanate along the interface between the two soil types. The wetlands are linked by stream corridors with the exception of Wetlands No. 6 and 54, and Wetland No. 48 that has become isolated by recent filling. Wetlands are also linked by intervening woodlands, hedgerows, riparian habitat, meadows and fields. Roads bisect the wetland complex but culverts and bridges provide

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some connectivity. Waterfowl are staging and moving between the various open water ponds and flooded wetlands in the complex. Amphibians are breeding in a number of the wetlands and utilize the surrounding woodlands, meadows and fields for foraging and hibernating and move between wetlands. For example, spring evening surveys along the roads between the wetlands show movements of American Toads, Wood Frogs, Green Frogs, Leopard Frogs and Tetraploid Gray Treefrogs (OMNR 2007, see attached wildlife records table). Beyond the Levi’s Creek Wetland Complex, there is a downstream connection along the main branch of Levi’s Creek to the Credit River Valley and its Churchville-Norval Wetland Complex. This major, largely-forested Credit River valley corridor extends from Lake Ontario to the two largest corridors in southern Ontario, the Niagara Escarpment and Oak Ridges Moraine. There are also overland east-west connections from the upper reaches of the Levi’s Creek Wetland Complex where it gets close to the Credit River Valley. Twenty-eight wetlands under 0.5 ha (Wetland Nos. 1-9, 11, 12, 16-19, 22, 25, 28, 30, 33, 35, 38, 39, 41, 45, 46, 51 & 54) were included in the complex because wetlands of this size comprise the majority of wetlands in ecodistrict 7E-4 (formerly known as site district 7-4). Wetlands are also very rare in this ecodistrict (OMNR 1993-2002) and received the highest score of 80 points for rarity within the landscape. Each of the smaller wetlands was included in the wetland complex for one or more of the following additional reasons: 1) They support wetland types not well

represented elsewhere in the wetland complex (Wetland Nos. 2, 9, 11, 25, & 28).

2) Sustain significant species/communities (i.e. conservation priority bird species or, reptile/amphibian species of concern, or rare or uncommon species/communities in ecodistrict 7E-4, ecoregion 7E, provincial or national) (Wetland Nos. 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 22, 25, 28, 45, 51 & 54).

3) Are part of larger wetlands fragmented by roads or trails (Wetland Nos. 11, 28, 30, 38 & 41).

4) Function as amphibian breeding areas (Wetland Nos. 2, 6, 9, 11, 17, 18, 25, 45 & 46).

5) Function as migratory waterfowl stopovers, summer feeding areas or breeding areas (Wetland Nos. 2, 6, 11 & 45).

6) Are headwater sources, seepage areas or contribute base flow (Wetland Nos. 8, 11, 12, 28, 30, 35, 38 & 39).

7) Are hydrologically connected to larger wetlands (Wetland Nos. 4, 11, 22, 25, 28, 30, 33, 35, 38, 41, 45, 46 & 51).

8) Provide intervening wetland habitat between larger wetlands – in the complex and the adjacent Churchville-Norval Wetland Complex (Wetland Nos. 4-9, 11, 12, 16-19, 22, 25, 28, 30, 33, 35, 38, 39, 41, 45, 46, 51 & 54).

9) Occur along corridors - the three tributary streams of Levi’s Creek and its confluent tableland woodlands (Wetland Nos. 1-9, 16-19, 22, 25, 28, 30, 33, 38, 39, 41, 45, 46, 51 & 54).

Biological Component The Levi’s Creek Wetland Complex has a moderate score of 128 for its biological component. It consists of 54 wetlands covering a total of 50.8 hectares. Approximately 79% of the wetlands are situated on clays, another 15 % occur on organic soils and the remaining 6% on fine sands. About 98% of the wetlands are palustrine, being situated in upper portions of the subwatershed. Of these, 31% are palustrine headwater areas with no inflows, and 67% are palustrine areas that occur further downstream and have stream inflows. Many of the palustrine wetlands have saturated soils maintained by seeps emanating from the water table (Wetland Nos. 8, 10-15, 27-30, 34, 35, 37-39 & 52). This is particularly the case for wetlands on the Embleton Sand Plain. Palustrine wetlands without seepage zones are typically flooded in the spring but dry out by the summer months with the occasional inputs of water during major summer storm events. The remaining 2% of wetlands are isolated (Wetland Nos. 6, 48 & 54). Wetland No. 48 is a former palustrine wetland now isolated by fill. The Levi’s Creek wetlands sustain a diversity of 44 vegetation forms (85 vegetation communities) with 43.2% of the wetland complex grouped into swamp types and 56.8% into marsh types. These wetlands have a high level of complexity or interspersion.

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Deciduous dominated swamps cover 17.3% of the wetland complex. Most prevalent on organic soils are Red Maple (Acer rubrum) and Yellow Birch (Betula alleghaniensis) trees with an understorey of Mountain Maple (Acer spicatum) and Red-osier Dogwood (Cornus stolonifera) shrubs and, in a few stands, White Cedar saplings, and such herbs as Spotted Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis), Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia) and Bulblet Fern (Cystopteris bulbifera). A mixed swamp of Yellow Birch, with White Cedar a secondary tree species, has an understorey of White Cedar saplings, and herbs of Dwarf Raspberry (Rubus pubescens), Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis) and Spotted Jewelweed. On mineral soils, there are deciduous swamps dominated by Hybrid Soft Maple (Acer X freemanii), Black Ash (Fraxinus nigra), Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica), Reddish Willow (Salix X rubens) and Trembling Aspen (Populus tremuloides) with understories of Fowl Manna Grass (Glyceria striata), Bladder Sedge (Carex intumescens), Gray’s Sedge (Carex grayii), Sensitive Fern and Creeping Bent Grass (Agrostis stolonifera). Several conifer dominated swamps cover 4.4% of the wetland complex. They are dominated by White Cedar on organic soils with seeps. Frequent in the understorey are saplings of White Cedar, and herbs of Bulblet Fern, Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris), Spotted Jewelweed, Naked Mitrewort (Mitella nuda) and Dwarf Raspberry. A mixed White Cedar stand has Trembling Aspen as a secondary species, with an understorey of Spotted Jewelweed. Thicket swamps cover 14.3% of the wetland complex. They have a shrub layer of Red-osier Dogwood, Missouri Willow (Salix eriocephala) and Bebb’s Willow (Salix bebbiana). Common in the understorey are Creeping Bent Grass, Rice Cut Grass (Leersia oryzoides), Fowl Manna Grass, Red-top (Agrostis gigantea), Bebb’s Sedge (Carex bebbii), Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris arundinacea), Fringed Sedge (Carex crinita), Spotted Jewelweed, Purple-stemmed Aster (Aster puniceus), Spotted Joe-Pye-weed (Eupatorium maculatum), Northern Water-horehound (Lycopus uniflorus), Fringed Loosestrife (Lysimachia ciliata), and True Forget-me-not (Myosotis scorpioides). One organic thicket swamp in Wetland No. 52 is dominated by Slender Willow (Salix petiolaris) with Beaked Sedge (Carex utriculata) in the understorey.

Graminoid dominated marshes and open swamps cover 27.0% of the wetland complex (graminoid marshes 23.4% and graminoid dominated open swamps 3.6%). They are dominated by Reed Canary Grass, largely on mineral soils and often as a mono-dominant. Occasional secondary species include Spotted Jewelweed, Panicled Aster (Aster lanceolatus), Creeping Bent Grass, Purple-stemmed Aster, Field Horsetail (Equisetum arvense), Narrow-leaved Cattail (Typha angustifolia) and Nodding Beggar-ticks (Bidens cernuus). On organics, there is a community in Wetland No. 52 of Beaked Sedge with Common Cattail (Typha latifolia) as a secondary species. Organic seeps in Wetland Nos. 28, 29 and 30 support a graminoid dominated marsh and open swamp of Reed Canary Grass with Spotted Jewelweed, Purple-stemmed Aster, Field Horsetail, Northern Water-horehound, Creeping Bent Grass, Narrow-leaved Cattail and scattered shrubs of Bebb’s Willow and Red-osier Dogwood. Herbaceous dominated marshes and open swamps cover 12.6% of the wetlands (herbaceous marshes 9.9% and herbaceous dominated open swamps 2.7%). Most prevalent are Panicled Aster, Nodding Beggar-ticks, Devil’s Beggar-ticks (Bidens frondosus), Pale Smartweed (Polygonum lapathifolium) and Dwarf Clearweed (Pilea pumila). Secondary species include Narrow-leaved Cattail, Common Cattail, Reed Canary Grass, Creeping Bent Grass, Rice Cut Grass and Soft-stem Bulrush (Scirpus validus). The open swamps are dominated by Spotted Jewelweed with scattered trees of Yellow Birch or Mountain Maple shrubs on organic spoils and Green Ash, Black Maple (Acer saccharum ssp. nigrum), Yellow Birch, Red Maple, Blue-beech (Carpinus caroliniana), Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum), Reddish Willow and Balsam Poplar (Populus balsamifera) on mineral soils. Robust emergent dominated marshes and open swamps cover 10.7% of the wetlands (robust emergent marshes 9.8% and open swamps 0.9%). They are dominated by Narrow-leaved Cattail and Common Cattail with such common secondary species as Reed Canary Grass, Rice Cut Grass, Field Horsetail, Red-stemmed Spike-rush (Eleocharis erythropoda), Creeping-bent Grass, Panicled Aster, Pale Smartweed, Spotted Jewelweed, Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria), Common Duckweed (Lemna minor) and Greater Duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza).

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One open swamp community is dominated by Common Cattail with scattered trees and shrubs of Trembling Aspen, Red-osier Dogwood and Missouri Willow. Another 10.5% of the wetland complex has open water aquatic communities of floating and submerged plants dominated by Common Duckweed, Great Duckweed, a blue-green algae known as Starwort (Chara vulgaris), Common Coontail (Ceratophyllum demersum), Leafy Pondweed (Potamogeton foliosus), Curly-leaved Pondweed (Potamogeton crispus), Large Bladderwort (Utricularia vulgaris), Northern Water-meal (Wolffia borealis) and Columbia Water-meal (Wolffia columbiana). Another 2.9% of the complex supports open water with dead stems of flooded out deciduous trees (Wetland No. 43). The remaining 0.3% of the wetland complex consists of an unvegetated open water pond surrounded by wetland vegetation (Wetland No. 45). Levi’s Creek supports a diversity of surrounding upland habitats such as deciduous forests, mixed forests, regenerating meadows and floodplains, agricultural fields, pastures and hedgerows. Wetland Nos. 5, 6 & 7 occur in a deciduous woodlot dominated by White Ash and Sugar Maple with Red Oak, White Pine and Black Maple as secondary species. Scattered Reddish Willow, Green Ash, Manitoba Maple and shrubs of Buckthorn dominate the floodplain and valley slopes which bisects a large part of this woodlot. Wetland Nos. 8 to 13 occur in the midst of a woodlot of Sugar Maple and Red Maple, with Red Oak and American Beech as secondary associates. To the east, another Sugar Maple woodlot supports Wetland Nos. 14 and 15. Wetland Nos. 33 to 39 occur in forested pockets of mixed and coniferous White Cedar, Black Cherry, Hop Hornbeam and Red Maple trees, a deciduous stand of Black Locust and Sugar Maple, and a Black Cherry stand with scattered White Pines. Wetland Nos. 23, 51 & 54 occur in the midst of a deciduous woodlot with one community of White Oak and Red Oak and another community of Sugar Maple, White Ash and American Beech. Connected to the north by a hedgerow is a woodlot that contains Wetland No. 52. This

woodlot is dominated by Red Maple with scattered Black Cherry, Sugar Maple and Yellow Birch. These two connected woodlots represent that largest forest unit in the Levi’s Creek subwatershed. Wetland Nos. 42 to 44 are fringed by forested valley slopes and a woodlot of Sugar Maple and White Ash. Wetland No. 47 has two woodlots on either side. To the northwest, Bur Oak and Shagbark Hickory dominate while Sugar Maple and White Ash cover the forest to the southeast. Wetland No. 20 occurs in the midst of a conifer plantation. The remaining palustrine wetlands occur as riparian habitats or in seeps surrounded by agricultural fields, orchards and pastures (Wetland Nos. 4, 20, 26, 40, 41, 49, 50 & 53) or in regenerating valleys (Wetland Nos. 1, 2, 3, 16-19, 21-25, 27-31). The wetlands and adjacent uplands at Levi’s Creek support 410 vascular plant species (417 taxa) (OMNR 2004, 2005, CVC 2004, Gartner Lee Ltd. 2006) and 52 bird species (47 breeding bird species) (Gartner Lee Ltd. 2006, OMNR 2004, 2005, 2007). There are incidental wildlife observations of 13 mammal species such as Muskrat, Raccoon, Grey Squirrel, Eastern Chipmunk, Red Squirrel, Eastern Cottontail, Skunk, Coyote, White-tailed Deer, Mink, Beaver, Star-nosed Mole and Opossum and 10 reptile and amphibian species such as Snapping Turtle, American Toad, Wood Frog, Spring Peeper, Midland Chorus Frog, Tetraploid Gray Treefrog, Green Frog, Bullfrog, Northern Leopard Frog and Eastern Red-backed Salamander (OMNR 2004-2007, Gartner Lee Ltd. 2006, Scott Sampson pers. comm. 2006, Heather Whitehouse pers. comm.. 2007). Adjacent uplands are important for many wetland species at Levi’s Creek and are critical for the maintenance of its wetland functions. The population of woodland frogs such as Wood Frog and Spring Peeper, Tetraploid Gray Treefrog rely on the smaller spring-flooded wetlands for breeding, but forage and hibernate in upland forests. Leopard Frogs forage in fields a considerable distance from their wetlands. They also move between wetlands, hibernating in the bottom of deeper permanent ponds or lakes and breeding in more shallow wetlands. Bullfrogs and Green Frogs are largely confined to the more

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permanent wetland ponds as are the resident Snapping Turtles. The snappers will move from wetland to wetland during the year and females lay their eggs in surrounding uplands, generally close to a wetland. Green Frogs will forage in the nearby uplands around their wetlands. Social Component The Levi’s Creek Wetland Complex has a moderate score of 124 for its social component. A few landowners have developed trails through and around the wetlands for nature appreciation. Evidence of deer hunting was also noted and one landowner fishes in and around Wetland No. 31. All the wetlands are in private ownership and they occur abutting the urban area of the City of Brampton and near the Town of Georgetown. Reports have been carried out on the Levi’s Creek Wetlands including subwatershed studies (CVC in prep, Gartner Lee Limited 1999). Impacts to the Levi’s Creek Wetlands include some ditching in Wetland Nos. 31, 36, 40, 49 & 50. Parts of three seepage-fed wetland swamps have been bermed and turned into ponds (Wetland Nos. 13-15) and ponds have been dug out of several other wetlands. Levi’s Creek’s largest wetland, a headwater seepage-fed unit around Wetland Nos. 48 and 53 has been dramatically reduced in size by recent landfilling with the loss of 15.8 ha of swamps and cattail marsh (CVC 1988). Some minor filling such as driveways have also occurred in and around Wetland Nos. 27 to 30. The invasive plants, Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria), True Forget-me-not (Myosotis scorpioides), and Common Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) occur in some of the wetlands. Hydrological Component The Levi’s Creek Wetland Complex has a high score of 179 for its hydrological component. The wetlands contribute base flows to tributaries of the 1927 ha Levi’s Creek subwatershed. They also contribute to flood attenuation, short term water quality improvement and groundwater recharge. The Levi’s wetlands constitute the major water storage areas in the Levi’s Creek subwatershed. They contain 63% of all the water storage areas in the catchment basin. Seventeen of the wetlands are also seepage–fed, and provide critical base flow to Levi’s Creek tributaries and contribute base flow to the downstream Credit River.

Special Features The Levi’s Creek Wetland Complex has the maximum score of 250 for its special features. Its wetlands are considered very rare in ecodistrict 7E-4 (OMNR 1993-2002). The Ministry has subdivided the province into 65 ecodistricts, which are characterised by similar physiography and climate. Ecodistrict 7E-4 forms the northeastern extent of the deciduous forest region or the Carolinian zone, which is noted for its southern species of plants and animals. The ecodistrict encompasses the largest and most urbanized area in Canada, including all of the City of Toronto and southern Peel, Halton and York Regions. It extends from the Oak Ridges Moraine and abutting South Slope down to Lake Ontario, west to the Niagara Escarpment and east to the Rouge River. Ecodistrict 7E-4 is subdivided into three physiographic units: the Trafalgar Moraine/South Slope, the Lake Iroquois Plain and the Peel Plain (Chapman & Putnam 1984). The Levi’s Creek Wetlands occur on the Peel Plain. This area consists of an extensive lake plain that gradually slopes down to Lake Ontario and is dissected by the valleys of Bronte, Sixteen Mile, Mimico and Etobicoke Creeks, and the Credit, Humber, Don and Rouge Rivers. The underlying material consists of a glacial till rich in shale and limestone, topped in many areas by a veneer of clays and, in a few areas such as at Levi’s Creek, by alluvial sands laid down in Glacial Lake Peel (Chapman and Putnam 1984). The Embleton Sand Plain at Levi’s Creek is a delta up to 10 metres thick that was laid down by glacial meltwaters flowing into Lake Peel. Further out into the lake, finer clays were laid down up to several metres thick. The Peel Plain encompasses 777 square kms in the central portions of the Regional Municipalities of Halton, Peel and York and the northwestern portion of the City of Toronto. In ecodistrict 7E-4, wetlands cover less than 1% of the surface area. These wetlands consist of lakeshore marshes, groundwater-fed and riverine valley wetlands and small tableland wetlands. It is estimated that over 60% of the wetlands in ecodistrict 7E-4 have been lost to agriculture, urbanization and port expansion. The remaining wetlands, including the small ones, play a critical role in the overall health of the district’s ecosystem. Wetland loss has been particularly severe on the Peel Plain, which was largely

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drained and converted to agriculture, with the exception of the valleys and the occasional tableland woodlot. The Levi’s Creek wetlands are noted for their large number of significant species; 50 in total (see Table 1). There is the provincially endangered Butternut tree, the regionally rare Gray’s Sedge and 48 locally rare plant species. These significant species are found in numerous wetlands in the complex and in a variety of wetland types. The provincially endangered Butternut is restricted to swamps in Wetland Nos. 9, 11 & 12. The regionally rare Gray’s Sedge occurs in a swamp in Wetland No. 23. The Levi’s Creek wetlands support six locally rare wetland types: White Cedar organic conifer swamp (Wetland Nos. 27, 28, 37 & 48), Yellow Birch - White Cedar organic mixed swamp (Wetland No. 14), Yellow Birch - Red Maple organic deciduous swamp (Wetland No. 12), Yellow Birch organic deciduous swamp (Wetland Nos. 10 & 11), Beaked Sedge (Carex utriculata) graminoid organic marsh (Wetland No. 52) and Slender Willow (Salix petiolaris) organic thicket swamp (Wetland No. 52). Wetland types are locally rare in ecodistrict 7E-4 if they are known from 12 or fewer locations in the ecodistrict, with a location defined as a 2 by 2 km square. _______________________________________ Table 1. Significant species Habitat for an Endangered or Threatened Species (Endangered but not regulated in the Province of Ontario) Source: V- Steve Varga field observations 2005, G – Albert Garofalo field observations 2005, L – Gartner Lee Ltd. (GLL 2006) Status: based on OMNR, Species at Risk Section, Species at Risk in Ontario List Location: the wetland a species occurs in is noted by the wetland number from W1 to 54 1. Juglans cinerea (Butternut) VG W10, 12 Regionally Significant Plant Species (Rare in OMNR’s former Central Region) Source: V - Steve Varga field observations 2005, G - Albert Garofalo field observations 2005 Status: Based on Riley 1989 Location: the wetland a species occurs in is noted by the wetland number from W1 to 54 1. Carex grayi (Gray’s Sedge) VG W23 Locally Significant Plant Species (Rare in Ecodistrict 7E-4) Source: V - Steve Varga field observations 2005, G – Albert Garofalo field observations 2005, F – Emma Followes field observations 2004, L – Gartner Lee Ltd. (GLL 2006), C –

Credit Valley Conservation, Scott Sampson and Heather Lynn field observations 2003 (CVC 2004) Status: Rare in ecodistrict 7E-4, being known from 12 or less locations in the ecodistrict, with a location defined as a 2X2 km square, based on Varga S. et al. 2000 Location: the wetland a species occurs in is noted by the wetland number from W1 to 54 1. Alnus incana (Speckled Alder) C W14 2. Bidens tripartitus (Three-parted Beggar-Ticks) VGL W15, 52 3. Carex alopecoidea (Foxtail Sedge) VG W9 4. Carex bromoides (Brome-like Sedge) G W51 5. Carex crinita (Fringed Sedge) G W27, 28 6. Carex interior (Inland Sedge) VG W28-30, 37 7. Carex laevivaginata (Smooth-sheathed Sedge) VGL W12, 37 8. Carex leptalea (Bristle-stalked Sedge) VG W37 9. Carex normalis (Larger Straw Sedge) V W23, 51 10. Carex projecta (Necklace Sedge) VG W52 11. Carex tuckermanii (Tuckerman’s Sedge) VG W51, 54 12. Carex utriculata (Beaked Sedge) VG W52 13. Ceratophyllum demersum (Common Coontail) VGL W13, 15, 31, 44 14. Chrysosplenium americanum (Golden Saxifrage) VGL W10, 11, 14 15. Cicuta bulbifera (Bulb-bearing Water-hemlock) VG W52 16. Circaea alpina (Small Enchanter’s Nightshade) VG W37 17. Cypripedium reginae (Showy Lady’s Slipper) G W37 18. Dryopteris clintoniana (Clinton’s Wood Fern) VG W12 19. Dryopteris cristata (Crested Wood Fern) VGC W14, 37 20. Eleocharis intermedia (Intermediate Spike-rush) V W50 21. Equisetum sylvaticum (Woodland Horsetail) C W14 22. Equisetum variegatum (Variegated Horsetail) VG W27-30, 37 23. Galium tinctorium (Stiff Marsh Bedstraw) VG W14 24. Galium trifidum var. trifidum (Small Bedstraw) V W52 25. Geum rivale (Water Avens) VGL W10, 11 26. Hydrocotyle americana (Marsh Pennywort) VGL W10, 11 27. Ilex verticillata (Winterberry) VG W52 28. Lindera benzoin (Spicebush) VGL W15 29. Ludwigia palustris (Marsh Purslane) VG W45, 50 30. Mitella nuda (Naked Mitrewort) VG W37 31. Pilea fontana (Spring Clearweed) VGL W10-12, 14, 37, 52 32. Polygonum pensylvanicum (Pink Knotweed) VGL W6, 9, 13, 22, 24, 31, 49 33. Potamogeton foliosus (Leafy Pondweed) VGL W13, 37, 50 34. Ranunculus pensylvanicus (Bristly Buttercup) VGL W9, 12 35. Ribes triste (Swamp Red Currant) VGLC W14 36. Salix lucida (Shining Willow) L W15 37. Salix nigra (Black Willow) VGL W13 38. Salix petiolaris (Slender Willow) VG W28-30, 52 39. Scirpus pungens (Common Three-square) G W50 40. Solidago patula (Rough-leaved Goldenrod) VG W27, 28 41. Solidago rugosa (Rough Goldenrod) VG W14 42. Spirodela polyrhiza (Greater Duckweed) VG W31, 37, 44, 50 43. Streptopus roseus (Rose Twisted Stalk) V W37 44 Utricularia vulgaris (Common Bladderwort) F W53 45. Veronica americana (American Speedwell) VGL W10, 11 46. Viola blanda (Sweet WhiteViolet) VG W10, 11 47. Wolffia borealis (Northern Water-meal) VG W25, 37, 50 48. Wolffia columbianum (Columbian Water-meal) VG W25, 31, 37, 44, 50 _______________________________________

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The Levi’s Creek Wetlands are important for wildlife. Its swamps and associated upland forests support area sensitive forest bird species (Couturier 1999, Cadman 1999, OMNR 2000) such as American Redstart, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Hooded Warbler, White-breasted Nuthatch, Winter Wren and Least Flycatcher (Gartner Lee Ltd 2006). The provincially threatened Hooded Warbler was noted in the woodlot just east of Wetland No. 10 (Gartner Lee Ltd. 2006). The record is based on a singing male recorded on June 2, 2005 in suitable habitat. Its spring-flooded wetlands and ponds provide a stopover for migrating waterfowl such as Hooded Merganser, American Black Duck, Canada Goose, Mallard and Wood Duck (OMNR 2005, 2007, Gartner Lee Ltd. 2006). The last three species also breed in and around the wetlands. Wetlands that support staging, feeding or breeding waterfowl include Wetland Nos. 2, 6, 11, 13, 31, 32, 37, 43-45, 50, 52 & 53. The woodlands, meadows and agricultural fields associated with the wetlands provide locally significant winter cover for wildlife. White-tailed Deer use the conifer-mixed woodlands and swamps in the winter. Levi’s Creek Wetlands support breeding populations of Tetraploid Gray Treefrog, Spring Peeper and Wood Frog (Wetland Nos. 9, 13-15, 31, 34, 50 & 52), three species considered species of concern because they are rare or uncommon in ecodistrict 7E-4 and are exhibiting declines in abundance in the ecodistrict. These declines are probably attributable to the loss of wetland habitat, the loss of adjacent forests and the loss of their connecting corridors. These frogs require spring-flooded wetlands for breeding and forested habitats for feeding and hibernating and they have to be able to travel between these habitats. Bullfrog, found in Wetland No. 53, is another species of concern in the ecodistrict. Also breeding in Levi’s Creek Wetlands are more common species such as Green Frog (Wetland Nos. 9, 11, 13, 14, 32, 34, 37, 50 & 53), Northern Leopard Frog (Wetland Nos. 15, 31, 44, 50 & 53) and American Toad (Wetland Nos. 2, 6, 11, 13-15, 17, 18, 25, 31, 37, 42, 45, 46 & 50). The wetlands support locally significant fish spawning and nursery habitat along Levi’s Creek tributaries and in the ponds. Levi’s Creek in and around the wetlands and to the south contain

Blacknose Dace, Bluegill, Bluntnose Minnow, Brassy Minnow, Brook Stickleback, Brown Bullhead, Carp, Central Mudminnow, Coho Salmon, Common Shiner, Creek Chub, Emerald Shiner, Fantail Darter, Fathead Minnow, Golden Shiner, Hornyhead Chub, Johnny Darter, Largemouth Bass, Longnose Dace, Longnose Sucker, Northern Hog Sucker, Northern Redbelly Dace, Ohio Darter, Pumpkinseed, Rainbow Darter, Rainbow Trout, Rock Bass, Rosyface Shiner, Spottail Shiner, Stonecat and White Sucker (OMNR 1975-2003). Fish were observed in Wetland Nos. 11, 15, 21, 24, 25, 31, 34, 37, 43, 44 & 50). On Levi’s Creek there is also an historical 1956 record for the provincially threatened Redside Dace. Conclusion The Levi’s Creek Wetland Complex is provincially significant with a total score of 681 points and a score of 250 points for special features. A wetland that scores 600 or more points or has 200 or more points in either the biological or special features component is deemed to be provincially significant. Levi’s Creek’s 54 wetlands comprise a diverse wetland complex, noteworthy for its high concentration of significant plants, its rare wetland types, its seepage-fed wetlands and its amphibian breeding areas. Recommendations Major wetland functions to be maintained at Levi’s Creek Wetland Complex include: its diversity of wetlands; its diversity of species; its discharge zones; its good quality association of wetlands and uplands and its wildlife corridors. To ensure that wetland functions are maintained, it is important to maintain water quality, quantity and seasonal duration to the wetlands. Alterations to water regimes could have impacts on wetland communities and their resident species. The zone of influence for the groundwater based wetlands is the Embleton Sand Plain, a recharge area. To maintain species and community diversity, the interconnected network of wetlands and uplands should be maintained and strengthened to the extent possible. Adjacent uplands for Levi’s Creek Wetland species include the surrounding woodlots as well as regenerating meadows, agricultural crops and pastures.

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The resident populations of woodland frogs are dependent on upland forests for hibernating and foraging, and they can travel a considerable distance to get to resident forests. It is also critical that travel corridors be maintained between their forest habitats and their breeding ponds. The presence of forest bird species also necessitates maintaining swamps and associated forests. Many of these forest birds can experience declines following urban development (Friesen et al. 1995). Adjacent agricultural uplands for the wetlands include the surrounding pastures, croplands regenerating meadows and hedgerows. These habitats are utilized by wetland species such as nesting waterfowl, which can nest several hundred metres from a wetland. Turtles are also reliant on the open habitats for nesting. Wildlife corridors in the Levi’s Creek Wetland Complex need to be maintained and strengthened. Studies have shown the importance of wildlife corridors in maintaining diversity and resiliency in an ecosystem (Riley and Mohr 1994, OMNR 2000, 2001). In addition to the travel corridors between breeding ponds and upland habitats, there are also larger wildlife corridors along the tributary streams of Levi’s Creek, and between the woodlots in and around the wetland complex. Corridors should be aligned where wildlife movement is known or likely to occur and when they cross roads should strive to reduce road kills. For example amphibian movement surveys along the road network shows travel route concentrations that would warrant culverts under the road and directional fencing. The Levi’s Creek Wetland Complex in turn is connected to the major forested valley system of the Credit River. The Credit River is a major north-south corridor from Lake Ontario to its headwaters in both the Niagara Escarpment and the Oak Ridges Moraine. The Escarpment is the longest north-south corridor in southern Ontario (Riley, Jalava & Varga 1996) and the Moraine is the longest east-west corridor (OMNR 2000, 2001). Encouragement should be given to increasing forest cover in and around the Levi’s Creek Wetland Complex. Restoration should be focussed around the wetlands, woodlands and stream corridors. One area, suitable for

restoration is the former much larger wetlands at Nos. 48 & 53. An effort could be made to remove the recent fill and restore this headwater swamp. Efforts should be made to remove and control invasive exotic plant species found in the wetlands, including Purple Loosestrife, True Forget-me-not and Common Buckthorn. References Cadman, M. 1999. Conserving What’s Left of Southern

Ontario’s Forest birds. In Southern Ontario Woodlands, the Conservation Challenge. Compiled by A. Kettle. Federation of Ontario Naturalists.

Chapman, L.J. and D.F. Putnam 1984. The Physiography of

Southern Ontario. Ontario Geological Survey, Special Volume 2.

Couturier, A. July 1999. Conservation Priorities for the Birds

of Southern Ontario. A co-operative project of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Bird Studies Canada and Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service.

CVC. 1988. Wetland Evaluation of the Levi Creek Wetland

Complex. Credit Valley Consevation. Unpublished report on file at OMNR Aurora District office.

CVC. 2004. Wetland Evaluation of the Churchville Wetland

Complex. Credit Valley Consevation. Unpublished report on file at OMNR Aurora District office.

CVC. In prep. Gateway West Subwatershed Study Update. Credit Valley Conservation Friesen, L.E., P.F.J. Eagles and R.J. Mackay. 1995. Effects of Residential Development on Forest-dwelling Neotropical Migrant Songbirds.Conservation Biology (9)6: 1405-1414. Gartner Lee Limited. 1999. Gateway West Subwatershed Study. Gartner Lee Limited. In prep. Bramwest Secondary Plan

Environmental Impact Study. Gartner Lee Limited. 2006. Bramwest Amphibian Data.

Prepared for Great Gulf Homes. List on file at OMNR Aurora District Offcie.

Gartner Lee Limited 2006. Plant Species of Block 40-3,

Bramwest Secondary Plan, City of Brampton. Prepared for Great Gulf Homes 2006. List on file at OMNR Aurora District office.

Gartner Lee Limited. 2006. Breeding birds of Block 40-3, Bramwest Secondary Plant, City of Brampton. List prepared for Great Gulf Homes 2006. List on file at OMNR Aurora District office.

OMNR. 1975-2003. Fish File Records for the Levi’s Creek

Subwatershed in an around the Levi’s Creek Wetland Complex. On file OMNR Aurora District Office.

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OMNR. March 1993, revised May 1994, revised December 2002. Ontario Wetland Evaluation System, Southern Manual, Covering Hill’s Site Regions 6 and 7, 3rd Edition. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.

OMNR. 2000. Significant Wildlife Habitat Technical Guide.

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife Branch, Wildlife Section and Science Development and Transfer Branch, Southcentral Sciences Section. 139 pp. + appendices.

OMNR. June 2000. A Natural Heritage System for the Oak

Ridges Moraine - Cores & Conceptual Linkages, Greater Toronto Area Portion. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Aurora District. 12 pp. + Map.

OMNR. June 2001. Natural Heritage Features on the Oak

Ridges Moraine. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Aurora District, Peterborough District & Midhurst District. 161 pp + map.

OMNR. 2004. Emma Followes and Vicki MacDonald

field community notes, plant checklist and other wildlife observations in and around the Levi’s Creek Wetland Complex and its adjacent lands. On file OMNR Aurora District Office.

OMNR. 2005-2006. Albert Garofalo, Jason, Zacarias, Chitat

Lee, April Tranter, Heather Lynn, Kari Van Allen & Scott Sampson field community notes, plant checklist and other wildlife observations in and around the Levi’s Creek Wetland Complex and its adjacent lands. On file OMNR Aurora District Office.

OMNR. 2005. Steve Varga field community notes, plant checklist and other wildlife observations in and around the Levi’s Creek Wetland Complex and its adjacent lands. On file OMNR Aurora District Office.

OMNR. 2005. Mark Heaton wildlife observations in and around the Levi’s Creek Wetland Complex and its adjacent lands. On file OMNR Aurora District Office.

OMNR. 2007. Steve Varga, Mark Heaton and Suzanne

Robinson community notes and wildlife observations in and around the Levi’s Creek Wetland Complex and its adjacent lands. On file OMNR Aurora District Office.

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of Central Region. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Parks and Recreational Areas Section, OMNR Open File Ecological Report SR8902, Central Region, Richmond Hill, Ontario.

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Southern Ontario's Settled Landscapes, A Review of Conservation and Restoration Ecology for Land-use and Landscape Planning. Ministry of

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Sampson, Scott. 2006. Personal communications of a

photograph of Snapping Turtle in the Levi’s Creek Wetland Complex. Biologist at Credit Valley Conservation. Photo on file in the OMNR Aurora District office.

Varga,S., D. Leadbeater, J. Webber, J. Kaiser, B. Crins, D.

Banville, P. Catling, A. A. Reznicek, S. MacKay-Kuja, K.McIntosh, J. L. Riley, G. Miller, J. Nadir, C. Kinsley, E. Ashley, K. Mewa , L. Tebby, C. Jacobsen, E. Mosley & E. Zajc. 2000. Distribution and Status of the Vascular Plants of the Greater Toronto Area. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Aurora District. 103 pp.

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amphibian call records for Wetland Nos. 5, 6 & 9 in the spring of 2006 and 2007. Ecologist, EcoMetrix.

3rd (1993- 94, 2002)

3rd Class:

Provincially Significant

128122179250681

Wetland ID.:

11) Wildlife records - Levi's Creek Wetland Complex

Additional Information

6) Map of catchment area and detention areas for Levi's Creek Wetland Complex7) List of significant species in Levi's Creek Wetland Complex8) List of fish species in and around Levi's Creek Wetland Complex

10) List of wildlife species in Levi's Creek Wetland Complex & adjacent lands9) List of vascular plant species in Levi's Creek Wetland Complex & adjacent lands

2) Provincially Significant Levi's Creek Wetland Complex Summary3) Reasons for including wetlands under 0.5 ha4) Vegetation communities in Levi's Creek Wetland Complex5) Map of interspersion for Levi's Creek Wetland Complex

May 2007

Wetland Evaluation Edition

Comments

Wetland Significance

Official Name:

Attached Documents include:

1) Map of Levi's Creek Wetland Complex

Special Planning Considerations:

Levi's Creek Wetland Complex

May 2007September, 2004Year/Month Last Evaluated

Year/Month Last Updated

Evaluation Edition:

ScoresBiological:

Social:Hydrological:

Special Features:


Submitted by: Date:

Ontario Ministry of Natural ResourcesMay 2007

Overall:

WETLAND DATA AND SCORING RECORD

i) WETLAND NAME:

ii) MNR ADMINISTRATIVE REGION: DISTRICT:

AREA OFFICE (if different from District):

iii) CONSERVATION AUTHORITY JURISDICTION:

(If not within a designated CA, check here:

iv) COUNTY OR REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY:

v) TOWNSHIP:Town of Halton Hills: Esquising Twp.

vi) LOTS & CONCESSIONS:(attach separate sheet if necessary)

vii) MAP AND AIR PHOTO REFERENCES

a)

b) UTM grid reference: Zone: Block:Grid:E 9 5 7 N 3 1 6

c) National Topographic Series:

map name(s)

map number(s) edition

scale

d) Aerial photographs: Date photo taken: Scale:2002 ortho-rectified digital photography 1:5 000

Flight & plate numbers:

(attach separate sheet if necessary)

e) Ontario Base Map numbers & scale

(attach separate sheets if necessary)

Roll No. 40: 8951, 8952 &

10 17 5950 48300, 5900 48300, 5900 48250

1:10 000

1997 MNR infrared 1:10 000

1997: Roll No. 36: 5807-5814, 5931-5939 &

1:50 000

Brampton

30 M/12 6

79° 49' 00"

17T NU

43° 38' 00"

City of Brampton: Toronto Twp. & Chinquacousy Twp.

Toronto Twp: Con. 4 West, Lot 15; Con. 5 West, Lot 15Chinquacousy Twp: Con. 5 W, Lots 1-4; Con. 6 W, Lots 2-7

Esquesing Twp: Con. 11, Lots 4-10

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Latitude: Longitude:


Southern Aurora

Credit Valley Conservation

Regional Municipality of Peel & Halton

viii) WETLAND SIZE AND BOUNDARIES

a) Single contiguous wetland area: hectares

b) Wetland complex comprised of individual wetlands:

Wetland Unit Number Size of each(for reference) wetland unit

Isolated Palustrine Riverine LacustrineWetland Unit No. 1 haWetland Unit No. 2 haWetland Unit No. 3 haWetland Unit No. 4 haWetland Unit No. 5 haWetland Unit No. 6 0.15 haWetland Unit No. 7 haWetland Unit No. 8 haWetland Unit No. 9 haWetland Unit No. 10 haWetland Unit No. 11 haWetland Unit No. 12 haWetland Unit No. 13 haWetland Unit No. 14 haWetland Unit No. 15 haWetland Unit No. 16 haWetland Unit No. 17 haWetland Unit No. 18 haWetland Unit No. 19 haWetland Unit No. 20 haWetland Unit No. 21 haWetland Unit No. 22 haWetland Unit No. 23 haWetland Unit No. 24 haWetland Unit No. 25 haWetland Unit No. 26 haWetland Unit No. 27 haWetland Unit No. 28 haWetland Unit No. 29 haWetland Unit No. 30 haWetland Unit No. 31 haWetland Unit No. 32 haWetland Unit No. 33 haWetland Unit No. 34 haWetland Unit No. 35 ha0.23

1.28

1.830.12

0.690.17

0.510.49

0.230.64

0.711.57

0.670.06

0.031.26

0.81

0.15

0.040.09

0.200.070.210.28


54

0.05

0.880.48

0.20

0.370.570.13

0.14

0.78

3.86

Wetland Unit No. 36 haWetland Unit No. 37 haWetland Unit No. 38 haWetland Unit No. 39 haWetland Unit No. 40 haWetland Unit No. 41 haWetland Unit No. 42 haWetland Unit No. 43 haWetland Unit No. 44 haWetland Unit No. 45 haWetland Unit No. 46 haWetland Unit No. 47 haWetland Unit No. 48 haWetland Unit No. 49 haWetland Unit No. 50 haWetland Unit No. 51 haWetland Unit No. 52 haWetland Unit No. 53 haWetland Unit No. 54 0.06 haWetland Unit No. haWetland Unit Totals:(Attach additional sheets if necessary)

TOTAL WETLAND SIZE ha

c) Brief documentation of reasons for including any areas less than 0.5 ha in size:

(Attach separate sheets if necessary .)

0.13

2.90

0.00

5.53

50.84

see attached sheet - 2A

0.000.96 49.88

0.201.75

0.89

2.120.38

0.54

0.182.17

3.18

0.75

0.60

5.770.15

3.23

0.36

2A

Levi’s Creek Wetland Complex Twenty-eight wetlands under 0.5 ha (Wetland Nos. 1-9, 11, 12, 16-19, 22, 25, 28, 30, 33, 35, 38, 39, 41, 45, 46, 51 & 54) were included in the complex because wetlands of this size comprise the majority of wetlands in ecodistrict 7E-4 (formerly known as site district 7-4). Wetlands are also very rare in this ecodistrict (OMNR 1993-2002) and received the highest score of 80 points for rarity within the landscape. Each of the smaller wetlands was included in the wetland complex for one or more of the following additional reasons: 1) They support wetland types not well represented elsewhere in the wetland complex (Wetlands No. 2, 9,

11, 25 & 28). 2) Sustain significant species/communities (i.e. conservation priority bird species or, reptile/amphibian

species of concern, or rare or uncommon species/communities in ecodistrict 7E-4, ecoregion 7E, provincial or national) (Wetlands No. 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 22, 25, 28, 45, 51 & 54).

3) Are part of larger wetlands fragmented by roads or trails (Wetland Nos. 11, 28, 30, 38 & 41). 4) Function as amphibian breeding areas (Wetland Nos. 2, 6, 9, 11, 17, 18, 25, 45 & 46). 5) Function as migratory waterfowl stopovers, summer feeding areas or breeding areas (Wetland Nos. 2, 6,

11 & 45). 6) Are headwater sources, seepage areas or contribute base flow (Wetland Nos. 8, 11, 12, 28, 30, 35, 38 &

39). 7) Are hydrologically connected to larger wetlands (Wetland Nos. 4, 11, 22, 25, 28, 30, 33, 35, 38, 41, 45,

46 & 51). 8) Provide intervening wetland habitat between larger wetlands – in the complex and the adjacent

Churchville-Norval Wetland Complex (Wetland Nos. 4-9, 11, 12, 16-19, 22, 25, 28, 30, 33, 35, 38, 39, 41, 45, 46, 51 & 54).

9) Occur along corridors - the three tributary streams of Levi’s Creek and its confluent tableland woodlands

(Wetland Nos. 1-9, 16-19, 22, 25, 28, 30, 33, 38, 39, 41, 45, 46, 51 & 54).

1.0 BIOLOGICAL COMPONENT

1.1 PRODUCTIVITY

1.1.1 GROWING DEGREE-DAYS/SOILS

GROWING DEGREE DAYS SOILS(check one) Estimated Fractional Area1) clay/loam2) 2800 -3200 silt/marl3) 3200 -3600 limestone4) 3600 -4000 sand5) humic/mesic

fibric granite

SCORING:Growing Clay- Silt- Lime- Sand Humic- Fibric GraniteDegree- Loam Marl stone MesicDays<28002800-32003200-36003600-4000>4000

(maximum score 30; if wetland contains more than one soil type, evaluate based on the fractional area)

Steps required for evaluation: (maximum score 30 points)

1. Select GDD line in evaluation table applicable to your wetland;2. Determine fractional area of the wetland for each soil type;3. Multiply fractional area of each soil type by score;4. Sum individual soil type scores (round to nearest whole number).

In wetland complexes the evaluator should aim at determining the percentage of area occupied by the categories for the complex as a whole.

Score22 clay/loam

silt/marllimestone

13 sand11 humic/mesic

fibric granite

Final Score Growing Degree-Days/Soils (maximum 30 points)

3

<2800

0.00

0.79

x0.060.15

20

17.380.000.000.781.650.00

8

>4000

111315

78

12

15 7810

2226

13 9

30 251820 18

13151821 15

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1113

89

57

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1.1.2 WETLAND TYPE (Fractional Area = area of wetland type/total wetland area)

Fractional Area

Bog x 3Fen x 6Swamp x 8Marsh x 15

Wetland type score (maximum 15 points) 1.1.3 SITE TYPE (Fractional Area = area of site type/total wetland area)

Fractional Area

Isolated x 1 =Palustrine (permanent orintermittent flow) x 2 =Riverine x 4 =Riverine (at rivermouth) x 5 =Lacustrine (at rivermouth) x 5 =Lacustrine (on enclosedbay, with barrier beach) x 3 =Lacustrine (exposed to lake) x 2 =

Sub Total:Site Type Score (maximum 5 points)

1.2 BIODIVERSITY

1.2.1 NUMBER OF WETLAND TYPES

(Check only one)

1) one 9 points2) two 133) three 204) four 30

Number of Wetland Types Score (maximum 30 points)

4

1.982

13

x

Score

0.02

1.960.000.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.98

3.58.5

12

0.02

Score

Score

0.57

0.00.0

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1.2.2 VEGETATION COMMUNITIES

Attach a separate sheet listing community (map) codes,vegetation forms and dominant species.Use the form on the following page to record percent area by dominant vegetation form. This informationwill be used in other parts of the evaluation.

Communities should be grouped by number of forms. For example, 2 form communities might appear as follows:

2 forms

Code Forms Dominant Species

M6 re, ff re, Typha latifolia; ff, Lemna minor, Wolffia

S1 ts, gc ts, Salix discolor; gc, lmpatiens capensis, Thelypteris palustris

Note that the dominant species for each form are separated by a semicolon. The dominant species(maximum of 2) within a form are separated by commas.

Scoring:

Total # of communities Total # of communities Total # of communitieswith 1-3 forms = 3 34 with 4 -5 forms = 10 with 6 or more forms = 01 = 1.5 points 1 = 2 points 1 = 3 points2 = 2.5 2 = 3.5 2 = 53 = 3.5 3 = 5 3 = 74 = 4.5 4 = 6.5 4 = 95 = 5 5 = 7.5 5 = 10.56 = 5.5 6 = 8.5 6 = 127 = 6 7 = 9.5 7 = 13.58 = 6.5 8 = 10.5 8 = 159 = 7 9 = 11.5 9 = 16.510 = 7.5 10 = 12.5 10 = 1811 = 8 11 = 13 11 = 19

+.5 each additional +.5 each additional + 1 each additionalcommunity = community = community = e.g., a wetland with 3 one form communities 4 two form communities 12 four form communities and

8 six form communities would score: 6 + 13.5 + 15 = 34.5 = 35 points

19.5 + 12.5 = 32 pointsVegetation Communities Score (maximum 45 points)

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19.5 12.5

Wet-land #

Field #

Map Code

Vegetation Forms

Dominant Species (Size in hectares; site type: P-palustrine with no inflow, Pi-palustrine with inflow, I-Isolated; soil type; O-depth of organics in cm; g-depth to mottling from top of mineral soil in cm and % coverage; G-depth to gley from top of mineral soil in cm and % coverage; sw-% standing water-depth in cm in summer/fall (su) and when available in spring (sp); presence of seepage)

1 5 neM1-A ne* ne: Phalaris arundinacea (0.20, Pi, silty clay, g-20-5%)2 159b suW2-A su* su: Chara sp. (0.07, P, silty clay, O-5, G-0-100%, sw-100%su)3 159c tsS1-A ts*, ne ts: Cornus stolonifera; ne: Agrostis stolonifera (0.21, P, silty clay, g-20)4 4e gcS2 ts, gc*, ne, re ts: Cornus stolonifera; gc: Aster lanceolatus; ne: Phalaris arundinacea; re:

Typha latifolia (0.28, Pi, silty clay, G-0)5 153c neM19 ne*, gc, m ne: Glyceria striata, Carex sp.; gc: Impatiens capensis, Bidens sp., Epilobium

ciliatum, Onoclea sensibilis, Aster lanceolatus, Solidago altissima; m: moss (0.05, P, silty clay, g-25-10%, sw-50%-20sp)

6 152 neM3-A gc, ne* gc: Bidens frondosus, Polygonum pensylvanicum; ne: Leersia oryzoides (0.03, P, silty clay, g-10-20%, sw-100%-30sp)

153 gcM4-A gc*, ne gc: Pilea pumila; ne: Agrostis stolonifera (0.02, P, silty clay, g-8-25%, sw-100%-30sp)

153b tsS25 h, ts*, ne, m h: Ulmus americana; ts: Ulmus americana, Cornus stolonifera; ne: grasses; m: moss (0.10, P, silty clay, g-18-20%, sw-25%-5sp)

7 150 gcS3-A h, gc* h: Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Acer saccharum ssp. nigrum; gc: Impatiens capensis (0.14, P, silty clay, g-20-40%, G-25-60%)

8 109 gcS3-B h, gc* h: Betula alleghaniensis; gc: Impatiens capensis (0.20, P, fine sand, O-20, g-0-40%, G-0-60%, presence of seepage)

9 108b gcM4-B gc*, ne gc: Bidens frondosus; ne: Leersia oryzoides (0.03, P, organic-60, G-0-100%)108 ffW5 ff* ff: Lemna minor (0.02, P, organic-60+, G-0-100%, sw-80%-50su)107 gcS3-C h, gc* h: Acer saccharum; gc: Impatiens capensis (0.08, P, fine sand, O-5, g-10-20%)

10 104 hS4-A h*, ts, gc h: Betula alleghaniensis; ts: Thuja occidentalis, Cornus stolonifera; gc: Impatiens capensis (0.57, Pi, organic-40, sw-2%su, presence of seepage)

11 104 hS4-A h*, ts, gc h: Betula alleghaniensis; ts: Thuja occidentalis, Cornus stolonifera; gc: Impatiens capensis (0.27, P, organic-40, sw-2%su, presence of seepage)

106 tsS5-A ts*, gc, ne ts: Cornus stolonifera, Salix eriocephala; gc: Impatiens capensis; ne: Leersia oryzoides (0.07, P, fine sand, G-10-100%)

105 ffW5 ff* ff: Lemna minor (0.03, P, fine sand, O-10, G-0-100%)12 103 hS4-B h*, ts, gc h: Acer rubrum, Betula alleghaniensis; ts: Acer spicatum; gc: Impatiens

capensis, Cystopteris bulbifera, Tiarella cordifolia (0.48, P, organic-40, G-0-100%, sw-2%su, presence of seepage)

13 101 reM6 gc, ne, re* gc: Polygonum lapathifolium; ne: Phalaris arundinacea; re: Typha angustifolia (0.37, P, organic-80, g-10-20%, G-30-100%, presence of seepage)

102 ffW5 ff* ff: Lemna minor (0.51, P, fine sand, O-10, G-0-100%, sw-100%-200su)14 116 tsS5-B ts*, gc, ne ts: Cornus stolonifera; gc: Impatiens capensis; ne: Glyceria striata (0.06, Pi, fine

sand, O-25-30, g-0-10-20%, presence of seepage)115 hS4-C h*, ts, gc h: Populus tremuloides; ts: Populus tremuloides; gc: Onoclea sensibilis (0.42,

Pi, fine sand, O-25-30, g-0-10-20%, presence of seepage)114 hS6 h*, c, ts, gc, m h: Betula alleghaniensis; c: Thuja occidentalis; ts: Thuja occidentalis; gc: Rubus

pubescens, Onoclea sensibilis, Impatiens capensis; m: moss (0.33, Pi, organic-40, G-0-100%, presence of seepage)

15 113b neM1-A ne* ne: Phalaris arundinacea (0.04, Pi, organic-80, G-0-100%)

1. 2. 2. Vegetation Communities - Levi's Creek Wetland Complex

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113 suW2-B su* su: Ceratophyllum demersum (0.18, Pi, fine sand, O-20, G-0-100%, sw-100%-200su)

112 tsS1-B ts*, ne ts: Cornus stolonifera; ne: Phalaris arundinacea (0.15, Pi, fine sand)110 gcS3-D h, gc* h: Carpinus caroliniana, Betula alleghaniensis, Acer rubrum; gc: Impatiens

capensis (0.37, Pi, fine sand, O-20, G-0-100%, presence of seepage)111 ffW5 ff* ff: Lemna minor (0.02, Pi, organic-40, G-0-100%, sw-90%-50su, presence of

seepage)111b neM3-B gc, ne* gc: Impatiens capensis; ne: Phalaris arundinacea (0.02, Pi, organic-40, G-0-

100%, presence of seepage)16 5 neM1-A ne* ne: Phalaris arundinacea (0.04, Pi, silty clay, g-20-5%)17 5 neM1-A ne* ne: Phalaris arundinacea (0.09, Pi, silty clay, g-20-5%)18 5 neM1-A ne* ne: Phalaris arundinacea (0.15, Pi, silty clay, g-20-5%)19 5 neM1-A ne* ne: Phalaris arundinacea (0.03, Pi, silty clay, g-20-5%)20 159 gcM16 gc*, ne, re gc: Aster lanceolatus; ne: Phalaris arundinacea; re: Typha angustifolia (1.26, Pi,

silty clay, g-20-30-40%, sw-3%su)21 148 tsS5-C ts*, gc, ne ts: Cornus stolonifera, Vitis riparia; gc: Impatiens capensis, Aster puniceus,

Eupatorium maculatum, Echinocystis lobata; ne: Carex bebbii, Phalaris arundinacea, Agrostis stolonifera (0.67, Pi, silty clay, g-16-30%)

22 148c neM3-C gc, ne* gc: Aster lanceolatus, Polygonum lapathifolium; ne: Phalaris arundinacea (0.06, P, silty clay, O-10, G-0-100%)

23 40 hS7 h*, ts, ne h: Fraxinus nigra; ts: Fraxinus nigra, Carpinus caroliniana; ne: Glyceria striata, Carex intumescens, Carex grayii (0.71, P, silty clay, g-10-5%, sw-30%-10sp)

24 148 tsS5-C ts*, gc, ne ts: Cornus stolonifera, Vitis riparia; gc: Impatiens capensis, Aster puniceus, Eupatorium maculatum, Echinocystis lobata; ne: Carex bebbii, Phalaris arundinacea, Agrostis stolonifera (1.57, Pi, silty clay, g-16-30%)

25 147b neS8-A ts, ne* ts: Cornus stolonifera; ne: Phalaris arundinacea (0.11, Pi, fine sand)147a suW7-A ff, su* ff: Wolffia columbiana, Wolffia borealis; su: Potamogeton crispus (0.12, Pi,

fine sand, O-5, sw-100%-150su)26 159 gcM16 gc*, ne, re gc: Aster lanceolatus; ne: Phalaris arundinacea; re: Typha angustifolia (0.64, Pi,

silty clay, g-20-30-40%, sw-3%su)27 142 cS9 c*, gc c: Thuja occidentalis; gc: Cystopteris bulbifera, Matteuccia struthiopteris,

Impatiens capensis (0.32, P, organic-30-45, G-0-100%, presence of seepage)143 tsS5-D ts*, gc, ne ts: Cornus stolonifera; gc: Impatiens capensis, Eupatorium maculatum, Aster

puniceus, Lycopus uniflorus; ne: Equisetum arvense, Carex crinita, Agrostis stolonifera (0.14, P, organic-20-40, G-0-100%, presence of seepage)

144 tsS10-A ts* ts: Salix bebbiana, Salix eriocephala (0.05, Pi, fine sand, O-0-10, g-0-20%, G-0-80%, presence of seepage)

28 145 neM8-A gc, ne*, re gc: Aster puniceus, Lycopus uniflorus; ne: Equisetum arvense, Carex sp., Agrostis stolonifera, Phalaris arundinacea; re: Typha latifolia (0.43, P, organic-40, G-0-100%, sw-5%su, presence of seepage)

142 cS9 c*, gc c: Thuja occidentalis; gc: Cystopteris bulbifera, Matteuccia struthiopteris, Impatiens capensis (0.06, P, organic-30-45, G-0-100%, presence of seepage)

29 146 neS11 ts, gc, ne*, re ts: Salix bebbiana, Cornus stolonifera, Thuja occidentalis; gc: Impatiens capensis, Aster puniceus; ne: Phalaris arundinacea; re: Typha angustifolia (0.69, P, organic-44, g-0-20%, G-0-80%, presence of seepage)

30 146 neS11 ts, gc, ne*, re ts: Salix bebbiana, Cornus stolonifera, Thuja occidentalis; gc: Impatiens capensis, Aster puniceus; ne: Phalaris arundinacea; re: Typha angustifolia (0.17, P, organic-44, g-0-20%, G-0-80%, presence of seepage)

31 118 gcS12 h, ts, gc*, ne h: Salix X rubens, Populus balsamifera; ts: Cornus stolonifera; gc: Impatiens capensis; ne: Phalaris arundinacea, Leersia oryzoides (0.56, Pi, silty clay)

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119 ffW9-A ff*, su ff: Lemna minor; su: Ceratophyllum demersum (1.04, Pi, silty clay, G-0-100%, sw-100%-200su)

119b reM10 ne, re* ne: Phalaris arundinacea; re: Typha angustifolia (0.19, Pi, silty clay, G-0-100%)

120 hS13 h*, ff h: Salix X rubens; ff: Lemna minor (0.45, Pi, silty clay, G-0-100%, sw-100%-50su)

123 tsS14 h, dh, ts* h: Ulmus americana; dh: Ulmus americana; ts: Cornus stolonifera (0.23, P, silty clay, g-30-20%)

121 neM8-B gc, ne*, re gc: Bidens cernuus; ne: Phalaris arundinacea; re: Typha angustifolia (0.92, Pi, silty clay, g-0-40%, sw-10%-50su)

122 ffW5 ff* ff: Lemna minor (0.22, Pi, silty clay, G-0-100%, sw-100%-200su)122b tsS1-C ts*, ne ts: Salix sp., Cornus stolonifera; ne: Phalaris arundinacea, Leersia oryzoides

(0.02, Pi, silty clay, g-0-40%)5 neM1-A ne* ne: Phalaris arundinacea (0.23, Pi, silty clay, g-20-5%)

32 3e reS15 h, ts, ls, gc, re* h: Populus tremuloides; ts: Salix eriocephala; ls: Cornus stolonifera; gc: Solidago altissima; re: Typha latifolia (0.48, Pi, silty clay, g-0-10%)

6e ffW5 ff* ff: Lemna minor (0.38, Pi, silty clay, sw-100%-30su)5e neM1-A ne* ne: Phalaris arundinacea (0.42, Pi, silty clay)

33 135 tsS5-E ts*, gc, ne ts: Cornus stolonifera; gc: Impatiens capensis; ne: Phalaris arundinacea, Agrostis stolonifera (0.12, P, silty clay, g-10-20%)

34 141 neM1-A ne* ne: Phalaris arundinacea (0.37, Pi, silty clay, g-22-10%)140 tsS10-B ts* ts: Thuja occidentalis (0.05, Pi, silty clay, g-22-10%)139b tsS1-D ts*, ne ts: Cornus stolonifera; ne: Leersia oryzoides (0.02, Pi, organic-60, presence of

seepage)139 suW2-A su* su: Chara sp. (0.05, Pi, organic-40-60, sw-100%-100su, presence of seepage)

138 hS16 h*, c, ts, gc h: Betula alleghaniensis; c: Thuja occidentalis; ts: Acer spicatum, Cornus alternifolia; gc: Impatiens capensis, Rubus pubescens, Cystopteris bulbifera (0.83, P, organic-60, G-0-100%, presence of seepage)

137 hS4-D h*, ts, gc h: Populus tremuloides; ts: Rhamnus cathartica; gc: Onoclea sensibilis (0.26, P, fine sand, O-15, g-20-20%, presence of seepage)

136 neS8-B ts, ne* ts: Cornus stolonifera; ne: Agrostis gigantea (0.25, P, fine sand, g-20-20%, presence of seepage)

35 190 neS17 h, ts, ne* h: Betula papyrifera; ts: Cornus stolonifera; ne: Phalaris arundinacea (0.15, P, organic-35-45, G-0-100%, presence of seepage)

190b neM1-A ne* ne: Phalaris arundinacea (0.08, P, fine sand, g-0-20%, presence of seepage)36 5 neM1-A ne* ne: Phalaris arundinacea (0.54, Pi, silty clay, g-20-5%)37 46 reM11-A ne, re*, ff ne: Phalaris arundinacea; re: Typha angustifolia; ff: Lemna minor (0.37, Pi,

organic-40, G-0-100%, sw-30%-20su, presence of seepage)47 neM3-B gc, ne* gc: Impatiens capensis; ne: Phalaris arundinacea (0.14, Pi, organic-40, G-0-

100%, presence of seepage)48 tsS18 dh, ts*, gc, ne dh: Ulmus americana; ts: Cornus stolonifera, Ulmus americana; gc: Impatiens

capensis, Lysimachia ciliata; ne: Phalaris arundinacea (0.07, P, fine sand)

43 tsS5-D ts*, gc, ne ts: Cornus stolonifera; gc: Impatiens capensis, Myosotis laxa; ne: Agrostis stolonifera (0.20, Pi, organic-60, G-0-100%, presence of seepage)

44 cS19 c*, ts, gc c: Thuja occidentalis; ts: Thuja occidentalis; gc: Impatiens capensis, Rubus pubescens, Mitella nuda, Cystopteris bulbifera (1.13, Pi, organic-60+, presence of seepage)

42 suW2-C su* su: Potamogeton foliosus (0.04, Pi, organic, sw-100%-200, presence of seepage)

5 neM1-A ne* ne: Phalaris arundinacea (0.22, Pi, silty clay, g-20-5%)

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38 41 gcS20 ts, gc* ts: Acer spicatum, Cornus stolonifera; gc: Impatiens capensis (0.18, P, organic-90+, sw-5%-2su, presence of seepage)

39 189 neM1-A ne* ne: Phalaris arundinacea (0.38, P, silty clay, g-5-40%, possible presence of seepage)

40 192 neM3-D gc, ne* gc: Aster lanceolatus; ne: Phalaris arundinacea (2.07, Pi, silty clay, g-20-40%)

192b ffW5 ff* ff: Lemna minor (0.05, Pi, silty clay, G-0-100%, sw-100%-50su)41 5 neM1-A ne* ne: Phalaris arundinacea (0.15, Pi, silty clay, g-20-5%)42 ffW12 ne, ff* ne: Phalaris arundinacea; ff: Lemna minor (0.11, Pi, silty clay, sw-100%su)

tsS21-A h, ts*, ne h: hardwoods; ts: shrubs; ne: Phalaris arundinacea (3.12, P, silty clay)43 dhW13 dh* dh: dead hardwoods (1.50, Pi, silty clay, sw-100%su)

hS22-A h*, ne h: Salix X rubens; ne: Agrostis stolonifera (1.40, Pi, silty clay)44 62 ffW9-B ff*, su ff: Spirodela polyrhiza, Wolffia columbiana; su: Potamogeton crispus,

Ceratophyllum demersum, Potamogeton pectinatus (1.58, Pi, silty clay, sw-100%-200su)

60 reM6-C gc, ne, re* gc: Impatiens capensis, Lythrum salicaria; ne: Agrostis stolonifera, Leersia oryzoides; re: Typha angustifolia (3.50, Pi, silty clay, g-20-5%)

59 tsS10-C ts* ts: Salix eriocephala (0.24, Pi, silty clay, g-20-5%)61 suW2-A su* su: Chara sp. (0.21, Pi, silty clay, G-0-100%, sw-100%-30su)

45 154 neM14 ne*, re, ff ne: Phalaris arundinacea; re: Typha angustifolia; ff: Lemna minor (0.11, P, silty clay, G-0-100%, sw-80%-50su)

155 neM1-A ne* ne: Phalaris arundinacea (0.11, P, silty clay, G-0-100%)u u: unvegetated open water pond surrounded by wetland (0.14)

46 155 neM1-A ne* ne: Phalaris arundinacea (0.12, P, silty clay, G-0-100%)155b gcM15 gc* gc: Polygonum lapathifolium, Bidens cernuus (0.08, P, silty clay, sw-100%-

40su)47 157 neM1-A ne* ne: Phalaris arundinacea (1.75, Pi, silty clay, g-20-10%)48 1e cS23 h, c*, dc, gc, ne h: Populus tremuloides; c: Thuja occidentalis; dc: Thuja occidentalis; gc:

Impatiens capensis; ne: Carex stipata, Carex radiata (0.75, I, clay, O-25, G-25, sw,10%-5su)

49 5b gcM4-C gc*, ne gc: Aster lanceolatus; ne: Phalaris arundinacea (0.45, Pi, silty clay, g-17-20%)

156 gcM4-D gc*, ne gc: Polygonum lapathifolium; ne: Phalaris arundinacea, Scirpus validus (0.09, Pi, silty clay, G-0-100%, sw-85%-30su)

5 neM1-A ne* ne: Phalaris arundinacea (0.35, Pi, silty clay, g-20-5%)50 38 neM3-D gc, ne* gc: Aster lanceolatus; ne: Phalaris arundinacea (0.89, Pi, silty clay, g-5-5%)

37b neM3-E gc, ne* gc: Aster lanceolatus; ne: Leersia oryzoides, Phalaris arundinacea, Eleocharis erythropoda (0.04, Pi, silty clay, G-0-100%, sw-50%-5su, sw-100%-30sp)

37a suW2-D su* su: Chara sp., Potamogeton foliosus (0.04, Pi, silty clay, G-0-100%, sw-70%-10su, sw-100%-50+sp)

36b reM10 ne, re* ne: Phalaris arundinacea; re: Typha angustifolia (0.06, P, silty clay, G-0-100%, sw-100%-30sp)

36a suW7-B ff, su* ff: Lemna minor, Wolffia borealis; su: Chara sp., Potamogeton foliosus (0.04, P, silty clay, G-0-100%, sw-95%-30+su, 100%-80+sp)

5 neM1-A ne* ne: Phalaris arundinacea (1.89, Pi, silty clay, g-20-5%)34 hS22-B h*, ne h: Fraxinus pennsylvanica; ne: Agrostis stolonifera (0.31, Pi, silty clay, g-0-

20%)35 reM6-D gc, ne, re* gc: Impatiens capensis, Aster lanceolatus; ne: Phalaris arundinacea; re: Typha

angustifolia (0.43, Pi, silty clay, g-10-10%)159 gcM16 gc*, ne, re gc: Aster lanceolatus; ne: Phalaris arundinacea; re: Typha angustifolia (2.01, Pi,

silty clay, g-20-30-40%, sw-3%su)

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160 reM11-B ne, re*, ff ne: Phalaris arundinacea, Eleocharis erythropoda, Agrostis stolonifera; re: Typha angustifolia; ff: Lemna minor, Spirodela polyrhiza (0.05, Pi, silty clay, G-0-100%, sw-80%-30su)

160b suW2-D su* su: Chara sp., Potamogeton foliosus (0.01, Pi, silty clay, G-0-100%, sw-100%-100su)

51 39 hS24-A h*, ts h: Fraxinus pennsylvanica; ts: Fraxinus pennsylvanica (0.15, P, silty clay, g-0-20%, G-0-80%, sw-90%-30sp)

52 29 hS4-E h*, ts, gc h: Acer X freemanii; ts: Acer X freemanii, Fraxinus pennsylvanica; gc: Acer X freemanii (1.71, P, silty clay loam, O-5, g-17-40%, sw-2%-10su, sw-100%-30sp)

33 neM1-B ne* ne: Carex utriculata (0.13, P, silty clay, O-30, g-0-10%, G-0-90%, sw-100%-40sp)

29b hS4-F h*, ts, gc h: Acer X freemanii; ts: Acer X freemanii; gc: Onoclea sensibilis (0.63, P, silty clay, G-7-100%, sw-40%-10sp)

29c hS24-B h*,ts h: Acer X freemanii; ts: Acer X freemanii, Fraxinus pennsylvanica (0.21, P, silty clay, sw-20%-10sp)

30 neM17 ne*, re ne: Carex utriculata; re: Typha latifolia (0.33, P, organic-70, G-0-100%, sw-100%-50sp, presence of seepage)

31 tsS21-B h, ts*, ne h: Acer X freemanii; ts: Cornus stolonifera; ne: Carex utriculata (0.11, P, organic-45, G-0-100%, sw-100%-40sp, presence of seepage)

32 tsS1-E ts*, ne ts: Salix petiolaris; ne: Carex utriculata (0.06, P, organic-70, G-0-100%, sw-100%-50sp, presence of seepage)

53 2e suW18 ne, be, re, su* ne: Scirpus cyperinus; be: Sagittaria latifolia; re: Typha latifolia; su: Utricularia vulgaris (0.60, P, clay, g-0-30%, sw-90%-45su)

54 39b hS22-C h*, ne h: Fraxinus pennsylvanica; ne: Carex tuckermanii (0.06, I, silty clay, sw-90%-30sp)

Legend

Vegetation Forms:h - deciduous treesc - coniferous treesdh - dead deciduous treests - tall shrubsgc - herbs (ground cover)m - mossesre - robust emergentsne - narrow leaved emergentsbe - broad leaved emergentsf - floating plants (rooted)ff - free floating plantssu - submerged plantsu - unvegetated* - dominant form

Map Codes:M - MarshS - SwampW - Open Water Marsh

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Wetland Name:

Wetland Size (ha):

Vegetation Form % area in which form is dominant

h

c

dh

dc

ts

ls

ds

gc

m

ne

be

re

ff

f

su

u (unvegetated) Total = 100%

6

2.7

0.3

100.0

27.0

10.7

7.8

12.6

4.4

2.9

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50.84

17.3

1.2.3 DIVERSITY OF SURROUNDING HABITAT(Check all appropriate items(1))

row croppastureabandoned agricultural landdeciduous forest coniferous forestmixed forest (at least 25% conifer and 75% deciduous or vice versa) abandoned pits and quarriesopen lake or deep riverfence rows with cover, or shelterbelts terrain appreciably undulating,hilly,or with ravines creek flood plain

Diversity of Surrounding Habitat Score (1 for each, maximum 7 points)

1.2.4 PROXIMITY TO OTHER WETLANDS(Check first appropriate category only) Scoring

1) Hydrologically connected by surface water to other wetlands(different dominant wetland type) or to open lake or deep riverwithin 1.5 km (Credit River) 8 points

2) Hydrologically connected by surface water to other wetlands(same dominant wetland type) within 0.5 km 8

3) Hydrologica11y connected by surface water to other wetlands (different dominant wetland type),or to open lake or deep river from

1.5 to 4 km away 5

4) Hydrologically connected by surface water to other wetlands(same dominant wetland type) from 0.5 to 1.5 km away 5

5) Within 0.75 km of other wetlands (different dominant wetland type)or open water body, but not hydrologically connected bysurface water 5

6) Within 1 km of other wetlands,but not hydrologicallyconnected by surface water 2

7) No wetland within 1 km 0

Proximity to other Wetlands Score (Choose one only, maximum 8 points)

7

5

7

5

xx

x

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1.2.5 INTERSPERSION

Number of Intersections(Check one) Score

1) 26 or less 32) 27 to 40 63) 41 to 60 94) 61 to 80 125) 81 to l00 156) 101 to 125 187) 126 to 150 218) 151 to 175 249) 176 to 200 2710) >200 30

Interspersion Score (Choose one only maximum 30 points) 1.2.6 OPEN WATER TYPES

Permanently flooded: 8.07 ha / 50.23 ha x 100 = 16.07% Open Water(Check one) Score

1) type 1 82) type 2 83) type 3 144) type 4 205) type 5 306) type 6 87) type 7 148) type 8 39) no open water 0

Open Water Type Score (Choose one only maximum 30 points)

8

8

8

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1.3 SIZE

hectares Subtotal for Biodiversity

Size Score (Biological Component) (maximum 5O points)

Evaluation Table Size Score (Biological component)Wetlandsize (ha) <37 >132

<21 ha 1 50

21-40 5 50

41-60 6 50

61-80 7 50

81-100 8 50

101-120 9 50

121-140 10 50

141-160 11 50

161-180 13 50

181-200 15 50

201-400 17 50

401-600 19 50

601-800 21 50

801-1000 23 50

1001-1200 25 50

1201-1400 28 50

1401-1600 31 50

1601-1800 34 50

1801-2000 37 50>2000 40 50

9

83

11

198

108 132

28

120 109-

7

46

4334

37

34 43 50

494031

40 49 50

504637

46 50 50

505043

50 50 50

505049

50 50 50

505050

50 50 50

505050

50 50 50

505050

50 50 50

505050

50 50 50505050

50

50

5050

49

50

50

50

37

40

43

46

25

28

31

28

25

23

21

18

15

34

40

37

34

31

50

49

46

43

4950 50

50

37

40

43

46

25

28

31

34

17

19

21

23

9

8

7

5

15

13

11

10

37

34

31

28

25

23

21

19

17

504643

40

37

40

43

47

25

15

28

31

34

17

19

21

23

13

11

13

15

9

10

11

9

10

13

11

10

21

23

9 17 258

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37-48 49-60 61-72 73-84 97- 85-96Total Score for Biodiversity Subcomponent

121-

50.84

2.0 SOCIAL COMPONENT

2.1 ECONOMICALLY VALUABLE PRODUCTS

2.1.1 WOOD PRODUCTS

Area of wetland forested (ha), i.e. dominant form is h or c. Note that this is not wetland size. (Check oneonly)

1) <5 ha 02) 5 -25 ha 33) 26 -50 ha 64) 51- l00 ha 95) 101 -200 ha 126) >200 ha 18

Source of information:

Wood Products Score (Score one only, maximum 18 points) 2.1.2 WILD RICE

(Check one) Score (Choose one)Present (minimum size 0.5 ha) 1) 6 pointsAbsent 2) 0


Wild Rice Score (maximum 6 points)

2.1.3 COMMERCIAL FISH (BAIT FISH AND/OR COARSE FISH(Check one) Score (Choose one)Present 1) 12 points

Habitat not suitable for fish 2) 0

Source of information: see attached sheet 30A & B

Commercial Fish Score (maximum 12 points)

2.1.4 BULLFROGS(Check one) Score (Choose one)Present 1) 1 pointsAbsent 2) 0


Bullfrog Score (maximum 1 point)

10

1

field observations OMNR 2004

12

fish records on file at MNR - Aurora District

x

0

field observations

12

3

21.7 ha of forested wetlands

x


Score

11

2.1.5 SNAPPING TURTLES(Check one) Score (Choose one)Present 1) 1 pointAbsent 2) 0


Snapping Turtle Score (maximum 1 point) 2.1.6 FURBEARERS

(Consult Appendix 9)

Name of furbearer Source of information

1) 32) 33) 34) 35)

Red Fox

Scoring: 3 points for each species. maximum 12Furbearer Score (maximum 12 points)

2.2 RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES

8 8 8 Not possible/NotKnown

8 8 8(score one level for each of the three wetland uses; scores are cumulative; maximum score 80 points)Sources of information:

Hunting:

Nature:

Fishing:

Recreational Activities Score (maximum 80 points)

11

24

Landowner fishing in Wetland No. 31

40 points2080

40 points2080

Landowners use trails in and around wetlands

20

08

Totals

Low Moderate

High

Deer archery

40 pointsEcosystem StudyIntensity of Use Hunting

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Type of Wetland-Associated Use

12

FishingNature Enjoyment/

1

field observation-Scott Sampson, CVC June 2006

Red Squirrel

field observations -

1

RaccoonMuskratCoyoteBeaver

OMNR 2004, 2005, 2007see attached mammal list

2.3 LANDSCAPE AESTHETICS

2.3.1 DISTINCTNESS(Check one) Score (Choose one)Clearly distinct 1) 3 pointsIndistinct 2) 0

Landscape Distinctness Score (maximum 3 points) 2.3.2 ABSENCE OF HUMAN DISTURBANCE

(Check one) Score (Choose one)Human disturbances absent or nearly so 1) 7 pointsOne or several localized disturbances 2) 4Moderate disturbance; localized water pollution 3) 2Wetland intact but impairment of ecosystem qualityintense in some areas 4) 1Extreme ecological degradation, or water pollutionsevere and widespread 5) 0


Absence of Human Disturbance Score (maximum 7 points)

2.4 EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESS

2.4.1 EDUCATIONAL USES(Check one) Score (Choose one)Frequent 1) 20 pointsInfrequent 2) 12No visits 3) 0


Educational Uses Score (maximum 20 points) 2.4.2 FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS

(check one) Score (Choose one)Staffed interpretation centre 1) 8 pointsNo interpretation centre or staff but a system ofself-guiding trails or brochures available 2) 4Facilities such as maintained paths (e.g., woodchips)boardwalks, boat launches or observation towersbut no brochures or other interpretation 3) 2No facilities or programs 4) 0


Facilities and Programs Score (maximum 8 points) 12

0

field observations

0

x

0

not known

field observations

2

2

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3

3

2.4.3 RESEARCH AND STUDIES(check appropriate spaces) ScoreLong term research has been done 12 pointsResearch papers published in refereed scientificjournal or as a thesis 10One or more (non-research) reports have been writtenon some aspect of the wetland ' s flora faunahydrology etc. 5No research or reports 0

Attach list of known reports by above categories Levi's Creek Subwatershed Study (CVC in prep.)

Research and Studies Score (Score is cumulative, maximum 12 points)

2.5 PROXIMITY TO AREAS OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTCircle the highest applicable score

Distance of wetland from 1) 2) 3) settlement

1) Within or adjoining settlement 402) 0.5 to 10 km from settlement3) 10 to 60 km from settlement4) >60 km from settlement

40 0 0

Name of settlement:metres from southernmost part of wetland complex

Proximity to Human Settlement Score (maximum 40 points) 2.6 (FA= fraction Area) Score

FA of wetland in public or private ownershipheld under contract or in trust for wetland protection x 10 =FA of wetland area in public ownership,not as above x 8 =FA of wetland area in private ownership,not as above x 4 =


Ownership Score (maximum 10 points)

13

82

16

1040

4

landowner contact

40

1.00

0.000.004.00

5

City of Brampton - new business park development 100

community

26

40 points

125

26

16

OWNERSHIP


population> 10,000population

2,500 -10,000population

<2,500 or cottage

5

2.7 SIZE

hectares Subtotal for Social

Evaluation Table for Size Score (Social Component)

<31 >150

1 15

1 16

2 16

3 17

3 17

4 18

5 19

5 20

5 20

5 20

6 20

6 20

6 20

6 20

7 20

7 20

7 20

7 20

7 20

8 20

8 20

8 20

8 208 20

Total Size Score (Social Component)

14

50.84 93

17

20

2020

20

2020

20

2020

19

2020

20

2020

15

1616

18

1818

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

18

18

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

17

17

19

19

14

15

16

17

20

14

14

15

16

16

17

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

18

19

19

20

20

20

14

14

15

15

16

16

18

18

20

20

20

20

19

19

20

20

17

17

18

18

15

15

16

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

17

14

15

15

16

19

19

8

8

9

10

10

11

13

13

18

18

18

19

18

18

18

18

16

17

17

18

15

15 17

10

12

13

14

14

15

16

14

14

14

14

12

13

13

13

10

11

11

11

6

7

8

10

1461-1898

1899-2467>2467

<2 ha

2 - 4ha

5 - 8ha

9 - 12ha

512-665

666-863

864-1123

1124-1460

179-233

234-302

303-393

394-511

14

13-17

18-28

29-37

38-49

50-62

63-81

82-105

106-137

138-178

12

12

13

14

9

10

10

10

9

9

9

9

7

8

8

9

3

4

5

7

136-150

2

2

2

4

4

5

12

13

14


Wetland Size (ha) Total for Size Dependent Score

31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 91-105 106-120 121-135

2.8 ABORIGINAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE VALUES

Either or both Aboriginal or Cultural Values may be scored. However, the maximum score permitted for 2.8 is 30 points. Attach documentation.

2.8.1 ABORIGINAL VALUES

Full documentation of sources must be attached to the data record.

1) Significant = 30 points2) Not Significant = 03) Unknown = 0

Total:

2.8.2 CULTURAL HERITAGE

1) Significant = 30 points2) Not Significant = 03) Unknown = 0

Total:Aboriginal Values/Cultural Heritage Score (maximum 30 points)

15


0

0x

x0

3.0 HYDROLOGICAL COMPONENT

3.1 FLOOD ATTENUATION

If the wetland is a complex including isolated wetlands, apportion the l00 points according to area. For example if 10 ha of a l00 ha complex is isolated, the isolated portion receives the maximum proportional score of 10. The remainder of the wetland is then evaluated out of 90.

FA isolated = 0.02 x 100 pts = 2 points 100 - 2 = 98 pointsStep 1: Detennination of Maximum Score

Wetland is located on one of the defined 5 large lakes or 5 major rivers (Go to Step 4)Wetland is entirely isolated (i.e. not part of a complex) (Go to Step 4) All other wetland types (Go through Steps 2,3 and 4B)

Step 2: Determination of Upstream Detention Factor (DF)

(a) Wetland area (ha) (50.84 - 0.96 = 49.88)(b) Total area (ha) of upstream detention areas

(include the wetland itself) (30.0 + 50.84 = 80.84)(c) Ratio of (a):(b)(d) Upstream detention factor: (c) x 2 =

(maximum allowable factor = 1)

Step 3: Determination of Wetland Attenuation Factor (AF)

(a) Wetland area (ha)(b) Size of catchment basin (ha) upstream of wetland

(include wetland itself in catchment area)(c) Ratio of (a):(b)(d) Wetland attenuation factor: (c) x 10 =

(maximum allowable factor = 1)

Step 4: Calculation of final score

(a) Wetlands on large lakes or major rivers 0

(b) Wetland entirely isolated l00

(b) All other wetlands --calculate as follows:(c * Complex Formula - Isolated portion 1

Initial Score 100 *Upstream detention factor (DF) (Step 2) Wetland attenuation factor (AF) (Step 3)Final score: [(DF + AF)/2] x Initial score =

(c * Final score: add 2 points =*Unless wetland is a complex with isolated portions (see above).

Flood Attenuation Score (maximum l00 points)

16


x

49.8880.84

0.621.23 1.00

49.88

1927.000.030.26

64

98.00

63.74

0.26

1.000.26

61.74

LegendWetland Catchment Basin

Unevaluated Wetland

Evaluated Wetland

Road

Watercourse

Contour

Waterbody

Levi's Creek Wetland ComplexCatchment Basin

Approx. Scale: 0 0.5 1 1.5 20.25

KM

¯ 1:36,000

Wetland Area = 50.84 haUpstream Detention Area = 30.0 ha

Size of Catchment Basin = 1927.0 ha

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

Information provided by the Ministry of Natural Resources districtoffice in Aurora.Ministry of Natural Resources - Aurora District50 Bloomington Road West, Aurora, ON L4G 3G8

Base information derived from the Ontario Base Map, 1983 at a scale of1:10,000 and the Natural Resources Values Information System (NRVIS).

PLEASE NOTE

The information displayed on this map has been compiled fromvarious sources. While every effort has been made to accuratelydepict the information, this map should be viewed asillustrative only. Do not rely on it as being a precise indicatorof routes, locations of features, nor as a guide to navigation.

For detailed information on natural features such as their location,size or status, the individual files held by the Aurora districtoffice of the Ministry of Natural Resources should be consulted.

PUBLICATION

© Queen's Printer for Ontario Universal Transverse Mercator Printed in Ontario, Canada (6 degree) projection, Zone 17. May, 2007. North American Datum 1983

3.2 WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

3.2.1 SHORT TERM WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

Step 1: Determination of maximum initial score

Wetland on one of the 5 defined large lakes or 5 major rivers (Go to Step 5a)All other wetlands (Go through Steps 2, 3, 4, and 5b)

Step 2: Determination of watershed improvement factor (WIF)Calculation of WIF is based on the fractional area (FA) of each site type that makes up the total area of the wetland.

(FA= area of site type/total area of wetland) FractionalArea

FA of isolated wetland x 0.5 =FA of riverine wetland x 1 =FA of palustrine wetland with no inflow x 0.7 =FA of palustrine wetland with inflows x 1 =FA of lacustrine on lake shoreline x 0.2 =FA of lacustrine at lake inflow or outflow x 1 =

Sub Total:Sum (WIF cannot exceed 1.0)

Step 3: Determination of catchment land use factor (LUF)(Choose the first category that fits upstream landuse in the catchment.)

1) 1.0 Over 50% agricultural and/or urban 1.02) Between 30 and 50% agricultural and/or urban 0.83) Over 50% forested or other natural vegetation 0.6

LUF (maximum 1.0)

Step 4: Determination of pollutant uptake factor (PUT)Calculation of PUT is based on the fractional area (FA) of each vegetation type that makes up the total area of the wetland. Base assessment on the dominant vegetation form for each community except where dead trees or shrubs dominate. In that case base assessment on thedomininant live vegetation. (FA = area of vegetation type/total area of wetland)

FA of wetland with live trees, shrubs, Fractional Areaherbs or mosses (c,h,ts,ls,gc,m) x 0.75 =FA of wetland with emergent, submergentor floating vegetation (re,be,ne,su,f,ff) x 1 =

FA of wetland with little or no vegetation (u) x 0.5 =

Sum (PUT cannot exceed 1.0)

17

0.9

0.51

0.37

0.51

0.90.90

1.0

0.49

0.01

0.220.67

0.310.67


x

0.02


(a) Wetland on large lakes or major rivers 0(b) All other wetlands -calculate as follows

Initial score 60Water quality improvement factor (WQF)Land use factor (LUF)Pollutant uptake factor (PUT)

Final score: 60 x WQF x LUF x PUT =

Short Term Water Quality Improvement Score (maximum 60 points)

3.2.2 LONG TERM NUTRIENT TRAP

Step 1:Wetland on large lakes or 5 major rivers 0 points

x All other wetlands (proceed to Step 2)

Step 2: Choose only one of the following settings that best describes the wetland being evaluated

1) Wetland located in a river mouth 10 points2) Wetland is a bog, fen or swamp with more than

50% of the wetland being covered with organic soil 10

3) Wetland is a bog, fen or swamp with less than50% of the wetland being covered withorganic soil 3

4) Wetland is a marsh with more than50% of the wetland covered with organic soil 3

5) x None of the above 0

Long Term Nutrient Trap Score (maximum 10 points)

18

0

48.6

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3.2.3 GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE

(Circle the characteristics that best describe the wetland being evaluated and then sum the scores. If the sum exceeds 30 points assign the maximum score of 30.)

Wetland type 1) Bog = 0 2) Swamp/Marsh = 2 2 3) Fen = 5Topography 1) Flat/rolling = 0 0 2) Hilly = 2 3) Steep = 5Wetland Large (>50%) = 0 Moderate (5-50%) Small (<5%) = 5Area: Upslope = 3% = 2 5Catchment AreaLagg Development 1) None found = 0 0 2) Minor = 2 3) Extensive = 5Seeps 1) None = 0 2) = or < 3 seeps = 2 3) > 3 seeps = 5 5Surface marl deposits 1) None = 0 0 2) = or < 3 sites = 2 3) > 3 sites = 5Iron precipitates 1) None = 0 0 2) = or < 3 sites = 2 3) > 3 sites = 5Located within 1 km N/A = 0 0 N/A = 0 Yes = 10of a major aquiferTotals 0 2 10

(Scores are cumulative maximum score 30 points)

Groundwater Discharge Score (maximum 30 points)

3.3 CARBON SINK

Choose only one of the following

1) Bog, fen or swamp with more than 50% coverageby organic soil 5 points

2) Bog, fen or swamp with between 10 to 49%coverage by organic soil 2

3) Marsh with more than 50% coverage by organicsoil 3

4) Wetlands not in one of the above categories 0

Carbon Sink Score (maximum 5 points)

19

x

0

12

None to Little Some High

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WetlandCharacteristics

Potential for Discharge

3.4 SHORELINE EROSION CONTROLStep 1: Score

Wetland entirely isolated or palustrine 0Any part of the Wetland riverine or lacustrine

(proceed to Step 2)

Step 2:Choose the one characteristic that best describes the shoreline vegetation (see text for a definition of shoreline)

Score1) Trees and shrubs 152) Emergent vegetation 83) Submergent vegetation 64) Other shoreline vegetation 35) No vegetation 0

Shoreline Erosion Control Score (maximum 15 points)

3.5 GROUND WATER RECHARGE

3.5.1 WETLAND SITE TYPEScore

(a) Wetland > 50% lacustrine (by area) or located on one of thefive major rivers 0

(b) Wetland not as above. Calculate final score as follows:(FA= area of site type/total area of wetland)

FractionalArea

FA of isolated or palustrine wetland x 50 =FA of riverine wetland x 20 =FA of lacustrine wetland (wetland <50% lacustrine) x 0 =

Ground Water Recharge Wetland Site Type Component Score (maximum 50 points)

20

50

0

1.000.000.00

50.00.00.0

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x

3.5.2 WETLAND SOIL RECHARGE POTENTIAL

(Circle only one choice that best describes the hydrologic soil class of the area surrounding thewetland being evaluated.)

1) Sand, loam, gravel, till 2) Clay or bedrock1) Lacustrine or on a major 0 0

river2) Isolated 10 53) Palustrine 7 4 44) Riverine (not a major river) 5 2Totals 0 4

Ground Water Recharge Wetland Soil Recharge Potential Score (maximum 10 points)

21


Dominant Wetland Type

4

4.1 RARITY

4.1.1 WETLANDS

Site District 7E-4Presence of wetland type (check one or more)

BogFen

x Swampx Marsh

Score for rarity within the landscape and rarity of the wetland type. Score for rarity of wetland type is cumulative (maximum 80 points) based on presence or absence.

Score forRarity withinthe Landscape

6-1 60 6-2 60 6-3 40 6-4 60 6-5 20 6-6 40 6-7 60 6-8 20 6-9 0 6-10 20 6-11 0 6-12 0 6-13 60 6-14 40 6-15 40 7-1 60 7-2 60 7-3 60 7-4 80 7-5 80

Rarity within the Landscape Score (maximum 80 points) 80Rarity of Wetland Type Score (maximum 80 points) 0

22

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4.0 SPECIAL FEATURES COMPONENT

8080

Bog

Score for Rarity of Wetland Type

Slte District40 0 80

Marsh Swamp Fen

40 0 8010404020

2010

200

3030102000000

30 0000

6000000

200000000 40

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4.1.2 SPECIES

4.1.2.1 BREEDING HABITAT FOR AN ENDANGERED OR THREATENED SPECIES

Name of species Source of information

1) 2)3)4)5)

Attach documentation.

Scoring:

For each species 250 points

(score is cumulative, no maximum score)

Breeding Habitat for Endangered or Threatened Species Score (no maximum)

Name of species Source of information1) 2)3)4)5)

Attach documentation.Scoring:

For one species 150 pointsFor each additional species 75

(score is cumulative, no maximum score)

Traditional Habitat for Endangered Species Score (no maximum)

23

Total:

4.1.2.2 TRADITIONAL MIGRATION OR FEEDING HABITAT FOR AN ENDANGEREDOR THREATENED SPECIES

0

250

Total: 250

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4.1.2.3 PROVINCIALLY SIGNIFICANT ANIMAL SPECIES

Name of species Source of information

1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)

Attach separate list if necessary; Attach documentation

Scoring:

Number of provincially significant animal species in the wetland:

1 species = 50 points 14 species = 1542 species = 80 15 species = 1563 species = 95 16 species = 1584 species = 105 17 species = 1605 species = 115 18 species = 1626 species = 125 19 species = 1647 species = 130 20 species = 1668 species = 135 21 species = 1689 species = 140 22 species = 170

10 species = 143 23 species = 17211 species = 146 24 species = 17412 species = 149 25 species = 17613 species = 152

Add one point for every species past 25 (for example, 26 species = 177 points, 27 species = 178 points etc.)

(no maximum score)

Provincially Significant Animal Species Score (no maximum)

24


4.1.2.4 PROVINCIALLY SIGNIFICANT PLANT SPECIES

(Scientific names must be recorded)Common Name Scientific Name Source of information

1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)

Attach separate list if necessary; Attach documentation

Scoring:

Number of provincially significant plant species in the wetland:

1 species = 50 points 14 species = 1542 species = 80 15 species = 1563 species = 95 16 species = 1584 species = 105 17 species = 1605 species = 115 18 species = 1626 species = 125 19 species = 1647 species = 130 20 species = 1668 species = 135 21 species = 1689 species = 140 22 species = 17010 species = 143 23 species = 17211 species = 146 24 species = 17412 species = 149 25 species = 17613 species = 152

Add one point for every species past 25 (for example, 26 species = 177 points, 27 species = 178 points etc.)

Provincially Significant Plant Species Score (no maximum)

25


4.1.2.5 REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT SPECIES (SITE REGION)

Scientific names must be recorded for plant species. Lists of significant species must be approved by MNR.

SIGNIFICANT IN SITE REGION:

.Common Name Scientific Name Source of information

1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)

Attach separate list if necessary .Attach documentation.

Scoring:

No. of species significant in Site Region

1 species = 20 6 species = 552 species = 30 7 species = 583 species = 40 8 species = 614 species = 45 9 species = 645 species = 50 10 species = 67

Add one point for every species past 10. (no maximum score)

Regionally Significant Species Score (Site Region)(no maximum)

26

20

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4.2.1.6 LOCALLY SIGNIFICANT SPECIES (SITE DISTRICT)

Scientific names must be recorded for plant species. Lists of significant species must be approved by MNR.

Common Name Scientific Name Source of information

123456789101112131415161718

Attach separate list if necessary .Attach documentation.

Scoring:

No. of species significant in Site District

1 species = 10 6 species = 412 species = 17 7 species = 433 species = 24 8 species = 454 species = 31 9 species = 475 species = 38 10 species = 49

For each significant species over 10 in the wetland, add 1 point.

Locally Significant Species Score (Site District) (no maximum)

27

87

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Levi’s Creek Wetland Complex – Significant Species 4.1.2.1 Habitat for an Endangered or Threatened Species (Endangered but not regulated in the Province of Ontario) Source: V- Steve Varga field observations 2005, G – Albert Garofalo field observations 2005, L – Gartner Lee Ltd. (GLL 2006) Status: based on OMNR, Species at Risk Section, Species at Risk in Ontario List Location: the wetland a species occurs in is noted by the wetland number from W1 to 54 1. Juglans cinerea (Butternut) VG W10, 12 4.1.2.5 Regionally Significant Plant Species (Rare in OMNR’s former Central Region) Source: V- Steve Varga field observations 2005, G – Albert Garofalo field observations 2005 Status: Based on Riley 1989 Location: the wetland a species occurs in is noted by the wetland number from W1 to 54 1. Carex grayi (Gray’s Sedge) VG W23 4.2.1.6 Locally Significant Plant Species (Rare in Site District 7E-4) Source: V- Steve Varga field observations 2005, G – Albert Garofalo field observations 2005, F – Emma Followes field observations 2004, L – Gartner Lee Ltd. (GLL 2006), C – Credit Valley Conservation, Scott Sampson and Heather Lynn field observations 2003 (CVC 2004) Status: Rare in site district 7E4, being known from 12 or less locations in the site district, with a location defined as a 2X2 km square, based on Varga S. et al. 2000 Location: the wetland a species occurs in is noted by the wetland number from W1 to 54 1. Alnus incana (Speckled Alder) C W14 2. Bidens tripartita (Three-parted Beggar-Ticks) VGL W15, 52 3. Carex alopecoidea (Foxtail Sedge) VG W9 4. Carex bromoides (Brome-like Sedge) G W51 5. Carex crinita (Fringed Sedge) G W27, 28 6. Carex interior (Inland Sedge) VG W28-30, 37 7. Carex laevivaginata (Smooth-sheathed Sedge) VGL W12, 37 8. Carex leptalea (Bristle-stalked Sedge) VG W37 9. Carex normalis (Larger Straw Sedge) V W23, 51 10. Carex projecta (Necklace Sedge) VG W52 11. Carex tuckermanii (Tuckerman’s Sedge) VG W51, 54 12. Carex utriculata (Beaked Sedge) VG W52 13. Ceratophyllum demersum (Common Coontail) VGL W13, 15, 31, 44 14. Chrysosplenium americanum (Golden Saxifrage) VGL W10, 11, 14 15. Cicuta bulbifera (Bulb-bearing Water-hemlock) VGL W52 16. Circaea alpina (Small Enchanter’s Nightshade) VG W37 17. Cypripedium reginae (Showy Lady’s Slipper) G W37 18. Dryopteris clintoniana (Clinton’s Wood Fern) VGL W12 19. Dryopteris cristata (Crested Wood Fern) VGC W14, 37 20. Eleocharis intermedia (Intermediate Spike-rush) V W50 21. Equisetum sylvaticum (Woodland Horsetail) C W14 22. Equisetum variegatum (Variegated Horsetail) VG W27-30, 37 23. Galium tinctorium (Stiff Marsh Bedstraw) VG W14 24. Galium trifidum var. trifidum (Small Bedstraw) V W52 25. Geum rivale (Water Avens) VGL W10, 11 26. Hydrocotyle americana (Marsh Pennywort) VGL W10, 11 27. Ilex verticillata (Winterberry) VG W52 28. Lindera benzoin (Spicebush) VGL W15 29. Ludwigia palustris (Marsh Purslane) VG W45, 50 30. Mitella nuda (Naked Mitrewort) VG W37 31. Pilea fontana (Spring Clearweed) VGL W10-12, 14, 37, 52 32. Polygonum pensylvanicum (Pink Knotweed) VGL W6, 9, 13, 22, 24, 31, 49 33. Potamogeton foliosus (Leafy Pondweed) VGL W 13, 37, 50 34. Ranunculus pensylvanicus (Bristly Buttercup) VGL W9, 12 35. Ribes triste (Swamp Red Currant) VGLC W14 36. Salix lucida (Shining Willow) L W15

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37. Salix nigra (Black Willow) VGL W13 38. Salix petiolaris (Slender Willow) VG W28-30, 52 39. Scirpus pungens (Common Three-square) G W50 40. Solidago patula (Rough-leaved Goldenrod) VG W27, 28 41. Solidago rugosa (Rough Goldenrod) VG W14 42. Spirodela polyrhiza (Greater Duckweed) VG W31, 37, 44, 50 43. Streptopus roseus (Rose Twisted Stalk) V W37 44. Utricularia vulgaris (Common Bladderwort) F W53 45. Veronica americana (American Speedwell) VGL W10, 11 46. Viola blanda (Sweet WhiteViolet) VG W10, 11 47. Wolffia borealis (Northern Water-meal) VG W25, 37, 50 48. Wolffia columbianum (Columbian Water-meal) VG W25, 31, 37, 44, 50

4.2 SIGNIFICANT FEATURES AND/OR FISH & WILDLIFE HABITAT

4.2.1 NESTING OF COLONIAL WATERBIRDS

1) Currently nesting 50 points

2) Known to have nested 25within past 5 years

3) Active feeding area(Do not include feeding 15by great blue herons)

4) None known 0

Attach documentation (nest locations etc., if known)

Score highest applicable category only; maximum score 50 points.

Score for Nesting Colonial Waterbirds (maximum 50 points)

4.2.2. WINTER COVER FOR WILDLIFE

(Check only highest level of significance) Score(one only)

1) Provincially significant l002) Significant in Site Region 503) Significant in Site District 253) Locally significant 104) Little or poor winter cover present 0

Source of information: 2.26 ha of coniferous and mixed White Cedar swamps

Winter Cover for Wildlife Score (maximum l00 points)

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10

field observations - numerous deer in winter,

10

0


Name of species Source of Information ScoreStatus

4.2.3 WATERFOWL STAGING AND/OR MOULTING

(Check only highest level of significance for both staging and moulting; score is cumulativeacross columns, maximum score 150

Staging Score Moulting Score(one only) (one only)

1) Nationally significant 150 1502) Provincially significant 100 l003) Regionally significant 50 504) Known to occur 10 105) Not possible 0 0 6) Unknown 0 0

Source of information:Waterfowl Moulting and Staging Score (maximum 150 points)

Mallard, Canada, Goose, Wood Duck, Hooded Merganser & American Black Duck4.2.4 WATERFOWL BREEDING

(Check only highest level of significance) Score

1) Provincially significant l002) Regionally significant 503) Habitat suitable 104) Habitat not suitable 0

Source of information:breeding Mallard, Canada Goose & Wood Duck

Waterfowl Breeding Score (maximum lOO points)

4.2.5 MIGRATOR PASSERINE, SHOREBIRD OR RAPTOR STOPOVER AREA

(check highest applicable category)

1) Provincially significant l002) Significant in Site Region 503) Significant in Site District 104) Not significant 0


Passerine, Shorebird or Raptor Stopover Score (maximum 100 points)

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0

unknown

10

10

field observations OMNR, Gartner Lee Ltd.

00

10field observations OMNR


Total: 10

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4.2.6 FISH HABITAT

4.2.6. Spawning and Nursery Habitat

Table 5. Area Factors for Low Marsh, High Marsh, and Swamp Communities.

No. of ha of Fish Habitat Area Factor< 0.5 ha 0.10.5- 4.9 0.25.0- 9.9 0.410.0- 14.9 0.615.0 -19.9 0.820.0+ ha 1.0

Step 1:

Fish habitat is not present within the wetland (Score = 0)

Fish habitat is present within the wetland (Go to Step 2) see attached sheet - 30A & B

Step 2: Choose only one option

1) Significance of the spawning and nursery habitat within the wetland is known(Go to Step 3)

2) Significance of the spawning and nursery habitat within the wetland is notknown (Go through Steps 4, 5, 6 and 7)

Step 3: Select the highest appropriate category below attach documentation:

1) Significant in Site Region l00 points

2) Significant in Site District 50

3) Locally Significant Habitat (5.0+ ha) 25

4) Locally Significant Habitat (<5.0 ha) 1532 fish species in and around wetlands

Score for Spawning and Nursery Habitat (maximum score 100 points)

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15

15

x

x


Fish Species present in and around the Levi's Creek Wetland Complex

based on fish records at OMNR Aurora District 1975, 1982, 1984, 1990 1994-95, 1997-99, 2000-03

blacknose dacebluegillbluntnose minnowbrassy minnowbrook sticklebackbrown bullheadcommon carpcentral mudminnowcoho salmoncommon shinercreek chubemerald shinerfantail darterfathead minnowgolden shinergoldfishhornyhead chubjohnny darterlargemouth basslongnose dacelongnose suckernorthern hog suckernorthern redbelly daceOhio darterpumpkinseedrainbow darterrainbow troutrock bassrosyface shinerspottail shinerstonecatwhite sucker

30A

FISH RECORDS IN AND AROUND THE LEVIS CREEK WETLAND COMPLEXbased on: fish records OMNR Aurora District; Levi's Creek Subwatershed in the Credit River Watershed1975, 1982, 1984, 1990, 1994-5, 1997-99, 2000-03.

Locality of Station Fish dot # collected Collectors # caught Fish type362 08/08/1995 A. Shragge 25 blacknose dace

C. Thomas 17 creek chub9 white sucker8 common shiner5 rainbow darter4 johnny darter2 northern redbelly dace1 longnose dace

362 08/08/1995 C. Thomas 17 blacknose daceA. Shragge 10 creek chub

6 fathead minnow362 28/06/1984 S. Warnock - pumpkinseed

D. McLeish - johnny darterI. Buchanan - white sucker

- blacknose dacecreek chub

- common shiner362 05/07/1990 - 2 sunfish

23 creek chub11 longnose dace11 common shiner1 johnny darter1 white sucker

Levi's Creek section fromDerry Rd. to Old Derry Rd. 29 17/06/1975 Inglis 1 common shiner

Stewart 7 bluntnose minnow4 creek chub2 white sucker

29 11/07/1990 - 1 golden shiner10 longnose dace3 white sucker15 pumpkinseed29 creek chub10 common shiner23 bluntnose minnows1 brown bullhead2 johnny darter2 rainbow darter1 Ohio darter

29 11/05/1984 D. McLeish 27 coho salmonM. Ferguson

J. KristmansonS. Warnock

29 04/08/1982 Martin 14 white sucker2 common shiner

Levi's Creek section fromDerry Road bridgedownstream to mouth

30B

23 blacknose dace10 creek chub10 johnny darter

29 11/28/1994 D. Rideout 16 white sucker44 blacknose dace66 creek chub1 rainbow darter

573 14/05/1984 - 16 coho salmon

573 06/06/2001 M. Ewaschuk 1 brown bullheadB. Payne 1 stonecatA. Bruce 6 longnose dace

1 bullhead2 northern hog sucker3 white sucker66 blacknose dace4 golden shiner15 common shiner45 creek chub34 rainbow darter3 johnny darter5 pumpkinseed15 bluntnose minnow4 fathead minnow

573 09/06/1999 A. Brooks 105 creek chub40 common shiner146 blacknose dace33 white sucker40 rainbow darter27 johnny darter1 rosyface shiner8 northern hog sucker6 emerald shiner17 bluntnose minnow17 longnose dace11 fathead minnow1 bluegill11 pumpkinseed2 longnose sucker32 brassy minnow

573 11/06/2003 A. Bruce 6 rainbow troutM. Pirie 15 white sucker

R. Acheson 6 northern hog sucker58 blacknose dace15 fathead minnow26 common shiner6 pumpkinseed1 brook stickleback1 rock bass3 longnose dace42 creek chub26 bluntnose minnow

Levi's Creek just upstream of Derry Road

30B

33 rainbow darter3 hornyhead chub15 johnny darter

572 22/01/2001 M. Ruthven 56 creek chub47 common shiner26 blacknose dace7 bluntnose minnow1 white sucker1 pumpkinseed7 salmon sp.

572 24-25/06/98 A. Brooks 120 white sucker60 northern hog sucker60 brown bullhead60 bluntnose minnow60 fathead minnow

2520 creek chub60 longnose dace

2400 blacknose dace60 golden shiner360 common shiner60 johnny darter120 rainbow darter60 brook stickleback

572 05/09/1997 D. Featherstone 1 central mudminnow12 white sucker6 northern hog sucker18 common shiner12 bluntnose minnow3 fathead minnow66 blacknose dace2 longnose dace68 creek chub9 pumpkinseed8 largemouth bass28 rainbow darter12 johnny darter

572 06/29/1999 B. Morris 2 white suckerA. Bruce 2 common shiner

25 creek chub12 blacknose dace63 rainbow darter2 johnny darter1 fantail darter27 creek chub2 bluntnose minnow

Levi's tributary just upstream o 777 11/06/2002 L. Grewal 4 common shinerof Derry Road J. Davis 21 creek chub

B. Morrison 1 brassy minnowA. Kennedy 39 blacknose dace

8 longnose dace3 bluntnose minnow1 northern hog sucker

Levi's Creek section betweenFinancial Drive andWestbridge Way

30B

6 white sucker1 rainbow trout14 rainbow darter1 johnny darter

Levi's Creek at Embleton Rd. 280 16/07/1984 Steedman 54 chub sp.east of Winston Churchill 333 carpBlvd. 141 white sucker

35 blacknose dace57 stickleback2 pumpkinseesd4 bluntnose minnow7 stickleback sp.6 largemouth bass

280 04/08/1982 Martin 19 white sucker4 goldfish3 northern redbelly dace6 bluntnose minnow20 creek chub5 largemouth bass

280 21/05/1985 - - goldfish6 carp1 large mouth bass3 pumpkinseed26 creek chub7 common shiner7 white sucker1 northern redbelly dace3 bluntnose minnow

553 15/05/1984 D. McLeish - goldfishJ. Kristmanson

and Steeles Ave. S. WarnockB. Williams

749 14/06/2001 K. Glasberger 14 creek chubJ. Cavallo 20 blacknose dace

14 white sucker7 common shiner4 bluntnose minnow1 rainbow darter

749 14/06/2001 K. Glasberger 4 white suckerJ. Cavallo 7 creek chub

9 blacknose dace4 common shiner2 rainbow darter1 johnny darter

827 04/07/2003 J. Davis 1 cyprinid sp.

828 04/07/2003 J. Davis 2 pumpkinseed

Larger pond abutting north- 829 04/07/2003 J. Davis 52 fathead minnowern arm of Wetland No. 15 10 northern redbelly dace

10 spottail shiner

Levi's Creek section between Mississauga Road and

Levi's Creek around SteelesAve. bridge

Off-line pond just south ofWetland No. 28

Levi's Creek - pond inWetland No. 31

30B

829 04/07/2003 J. Davis 10 spottail shiner19 fathead minnow43 northern redbelly dace

Smaller pond abutting north- 829 04/07/2003 J. Davis 125 northern redbelly daceern arm of Wetland No. 15 18 fathead minnow

16 spottail shiner830 04/07/2003 J. Davis 1 largemouth bass

831 04/07/2003 J. Davis 9 creek chub17 white sucker

25 and just upstream of 1 brook sticklebackWetland Nos. 21 & 24 3 pumpkinseed

832 04/07/2003 J. Davis 180 northern redbelly dace27 fathead minnow

Levi's Creek around Derry Rd 301 22/06/2000 L. Grewal 1 northern hogsuckerP. Ghandi 2 longnose daseA. Bruce 5 johnny darter

6 common shiner27 rainbow darter2 fantail darter8 blacknose dace37 creek chub1 bluntnose minnow

301 14/05/1984 S. Warnock 17 coho salmonD. McLeish 1 creek chub

J. KristmansonB. Williams

301 11/07/1990 - 14 creek chub1 sunfish sp.1 common shiner1 bluntnose minnow1 rainbow darter4 longnose dace4 johnny darter1 white sucker

Pond abutting western arm ofWetland No. 15

Levi's Creek around HeritageRoad next to Wetland No. 25

Levi's Creek - pond inWetland No. 31

30B

Step 4: Proceed to Steps 4 to 7 only if Step 3 was not answered.

(Low Marsh: marsh area from the existing water line out to the outer boundary of the wetland)

Low marsh not present (Continue to Step 5)Low marsh present (Score as follows)

Scoring for Presence of Key Vegetation Groups

Scoring is based on the one most clearly dominant plant species of the dominant form in each Low Marsh vegetation community. Check the appropriate Vegetation Group (see Appendix 16 Table 16-2) for eachLow Marsh community. Sum the areas of the communities assigned to each Vegetation Group and multiply by the appropriate size factor from Table 5.

Vegetation Vegetation PresentGroup Number Group Name as a Score

Dominant (areaForm (see factor(check) Table 5) x score)

1 Tallgrass 6 pts2 Shortgrass-Sedge 113 Cattail-Bulrush-Burreed 54 Arrowhead-Pickerelweed 55 Duckweed 26 Smartweed-Waterwillow 67 Waterlily-Lotus 118 Waterweed-Watercress 99 Ribbongrass 10

10 Coontail-Naiad-Watermilfoil 1311 Narrowleaf Pondweed 512 Broadleaf Pondweed 8

Step 5: (High Marsh: area from the water line to the inland boundary of marsh wetland type. This is essentially what is commonly referred to as a wet meadow, in that there is insufficient standing water to provide fisheries habitat except during flood or high water conditions.)

High marsh not present (Continue to Step 6) High marsh present (Score as follows)

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Sub Total Score (maximum 75 points)Total Score (maximum 75 points)


TotalArea(ha)

AreaFactor

Score Final

Scoring for Presence of Key Vegetation Groups

Scoring is based on the one most clearly dominant plant species of the dominant form in each High 1Marsh vegetation community. Check the appropriate Vegetation Group (see Appendix 16 Table 16-2) for each HighMarsh community. Sum the areas of the communities assigned to each Vegetation Group and multiply by the appropriate size factor from Table 5.

Vegetation Vegetation Present Total Area Score FinalGroup Number Group Name as a Area Factor Score

Dominant (ha) (see (areaForm Table 5) factor(check) x score)

1 Tallgrass 6 pts2 Shortgrass-Sedge 113 Cattail-Bulrush-Burreed 54 Arrowhead-Pickerelweed 5

Step 6: (Swamp: Swamp communities containing fish habitat,either seasonally or permanently.Determine the total area of seasonally flooded swamps and permanently flooded swamps containing fish habitat.)

Swamp containing fish habitat not present (Continue to Step 7)Swamp containing fish habitat present (Score as follows)

Swamp containing fish Present Total Area Factor Score TOTAL SCOREHabitat (check) area (ha) (see Table 5) (factor x score)

Seasonally flooded 10Permanently flooded 10


Score for Spawning and Nursery Habitat (Low Marsh) (maximum 75) =

Score for Spawning and Nursery Habitat (High Marsh) (maximum 25) =

Score for Swamp Containing Fish Habitat (maximum 20) =

Sum (maximum score 100 points) =

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Sub SCORE (maximum 20 points)SCORE (maximum 20 points)

Sub Total Score (maximum 25 points)Total Score (maximum 25 points)


4.2.6.2 Migration and Staging Habitat

Step 1:

1) x Staging or Migration Habitat is not present in the wetland (Score = 0)

2) Staging or Migration Habitat is present in the wetland significance of the habitat is known (Go to Step 2)

3) Staging or Migration Habitat is present in the wetland significance of the habitat is not known (Go to Step 3)

NOTE: Only one of Step 2 or Step 3 is to be scored.

Step 2: Select the highest appropriate category below, attach documentation:Score

1) Significant in Site Region 25 points

2) Significant in Site District 15

3) Locally Significant 10

4) Fish staging and/or migration habitatpresent,but not as above 5

Score for Fish Migration and Staging Habitat (maximum score 25 points) Step 3: Select the highest appropriate category below based on presence of the designated site type (does not have to be dominant). See Section 1.1.3. Note name of river for 2) and 3).

Score1) Wetland is riverine at rivermouth or lacustrine at rivermouth 25 points

2) Wetland is riverine,within 0.75 km of rivermouth 15

3) Wetland is lacustrine,within 0.75 km of rivermouth 10

4) Fish staging and/or migration habitatpresent, but not as above 5

Score for Staging and Migration Habitat (maximum score 25 points)

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0

4.3 ECOSYSTEM AGE

(Fractional Area = area of wetland/total wetland area)

FractionalArea Scoring

Bog x 25 =Fen, treed to open on deep soilsfloating mats or marl x 20 =Fen, on limestone rock x 5 =Swamp x 3 =Marsh x 0 =

Ecosystem Age Score (maximum 25 points)

4.4 GREAT LAKES COASTAL WETLANDS

Score for coastal (see text for definition) wetlands only

Choose one only

wetland < 10 ha = 0 pointswetland 10- 50 ha = 25wetland 51 -lOO ha = 50wetland > 100 ha = 75

Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands Score (maximum 75 points)

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Sub Total: 1.30

0

1

1.300.00

0.430.57


5.0 EXTRA INFORMATION

5.1 PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE

Absent/Not seen

x Present (a) One location in wetland Two to many locations x

Abundance code(b) (l < 20 stems

(2 20-99 stems(3 100-999 stems x(4 >1000 stems

5.2 SEASONALLY FLOODED AREAS

Check one or more

Ephemeral (less than 2 weeks) xTemporal (2 weeks to 1 month) xSeasonal (1 to 3 months) xSemi-permanent (>3 months) xNo seasonal flooding

5.3 SPECIES OF SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE

5.3.1 Osprey

Present and nestingKnown to have nested in last 5 yr Feeding area for ospreyNot as above x

5.3.2 Common Loon

Nesting in wetlandFeeding at edge of wetland Observed or heard on lake or

river adjoining the wetland Not as above x

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INVESTIGATORS AFFILIATION

DATES WETLAND VISITED

DATE THIS EVALUATION COMPLETED:

ESTIMATED TIME DEVOTED TO COMPLETING THE FIELD SURVEY IN "PERSON HOURS"

WEATHER CONDITIONS

i) at time of field work(Continue in the space below if necessary)

ii) summer conditions in general warm winter conditions mild

OTHER POTENTIALLY USEFUL INFORMATION:

CHECKLIST OF PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES RECORDED IN THE WETLAND:

Attach a list of all flora and fauna observed in the wetland.

*Indicate if voucher specimens or photos have been obtained, where located, etc.

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March 26, 29, April 1, 4, 19, 23, 26, May 15, 2007; June 14, 2004July 20-22, Aug. 17, Sept. 20, 21, 30, Oct. 3-6, 11, Nov. 14, 21, Dec. 12, 2005; a day in April 2006

May 2007

270 hours

Sept. 2, 2003; August 2, 3, 1988

OMNR - Aurora District, 2004OMNR - Aurora District, 2007

Credit Valley Conservation, 2003Credit Valley Conservation, 1988

Emma Followes & Vicki MacDonaldSteve Varga, Mark Heaton & Suzanne Robinson

Scott Sampson & Heather LynnJudy Fedorawick, Laurie Hickey & Kathy Kukay


Albert Garofalo, Mark Heaton, Steve Varga,Jason Zacarias, Chitat Lee & April Tranter

Heather Lynn, Kari Van Allen & Scott Sampson

OMNR - Aurora District, 2005-2006"

Credit Valley Conservation, 2005

Vascular Plant Checklist - In and Around Levi's Creek Wetland Complex

Latin Name Family Grouping Observer StatusAcer negundo ACERACEAE DICOTS vxgAcer platanoides ACERACEAE DICOTS vxAcer rubrum ACERACEAE DICOTS vxgAcer saccharum ssp. saccharum ACERACEAE DICOTS vxgAcer saccharum ssp. nigrum ACERACEAE DICOTS xAcer spicatum ACERACEAE DICOTS vxgAcer X freemani ACERACEAE DICOTS vxAmaranthus powelli AMARANTHACEAE DICOTS vxAmaranthus retroflexus AMARANTHACEAE DICOTS vRhus radicans ssp. negundo ANACARDIACEAE DICOTS vxRhus radicans ssp. rydbergi ANACARDIACEAE DICOTS vxgRhus typhina ANACARDIACEAE DICOTS vxgCicuta bulbifera APIACEAE DICOTS vxg LRCicuta maculata APIACEAE DICOTS vxgCryptotaenia canadensis APIACEAE DICOTS vDaucus carota APIACEAE DICOTS vxgHeracleum lanatum APIACEAE DICOTS xHydrocotyle americana APIACEAE DICOTS vxg LRPastinaca sativa APIACEAE DICOTS xgSium suave APIACEAE DICOTS vxApocynum androsaemifolium APOCYNACEAE DICOTS xApocynum cannabinum APOCYNACEAE DICOTS vxgIlex verticillata AQUIFOLIACEAE DICOTS vx LRAralia nudicaulis ARALIACEAE DICOTS vxAralia racemosa ARALIACEAE DICOTS vgAsarum canadense ARISTOLOCHIACEAE DICOTS vxAsclepias incarnata ASCLEPIADACEAE DICOTS gAsclepias syriaca ASCLEPIADACEAE DICOTS vxgAchillea millefolium ASTERACEAE DICOTS vxgAmbrosia artemisiifolia ASTERACEAE DICOTS vxgArctium lappa ASTERACEAE DICOTS vgArctium minus ASTERACEAE DICOTS xgArtemisia biennis ASTERACEAE DICOTS vArtemisia vulgaris ASTERACEAE DICOTS xAster cordifolius ASTERACEAE DICOTS vgAster ericoides ASTERACEAE DICOTS xgAster lanceolatus ASTERACEAE DICOTS vxgAster lateriflorus ASTERACEAE DICOTS vxgAster macrophyllus ASTERACEAE DICOTS vAster novae-angliae ASTERACEAE DICOTS vxgAster pilosus ASTERACEAE DICOTS g LRAster puniceus ASTERACEAE DICOTS vxgBidens cernuus ASTERACEAE DICOTS vxgBidens frondosus ASTERACEAE DICOTS vxgBidens tripartitus ASTERACEAE DICOTS vxg LRBidens vulgatus ASTERACEAE DICOTS vx LUChrysanthemum leucanthemum ASTERACEAE DICOTS vgCichorium intybus ASTERACEAE DICOTS vxCirsium arvense ASTERACEAE DICOTS vxgCirsium vulgare ASTERACEAE DICOTS vxgConyza canadensis ASTERACEAE DICOTS vErigeron annuus ASTERACEAE DICOTS vxgErigeron philadelphicus ASTERACEAE DICOTS vgEupatorium maculatum ASTERACEAE DICOTS vxgEupatorium perfoliatum ASTERACEAE DICOTS vxgEuthamia graminifolia ASTERACEAE DICOTS vxgHelianthus tuberosus ASTERACEAE DICOTS xHieracium caespitosum ASTERACEAE DICOTS vgInula helenium ASTERACEAE DICOTS vxgLactuca serriola ASTERACEAE DICOTS vxMatricaria matricarioides ASTERACEAE DICOTS xPrenanthes altissima ASTERACEAE DICOTS vxRudbeckia hirta ASTERACEAE DICOTS xSenecio vulgaris ASTERACEAE DICOTS vgSolidago altissima ASTERACEAE DICOTS vxgSolidago canadensis ASTERACEAE DICOTS gSolidago flexicaulis ASTERACEAE DICOTS vxgSolidago gigantea ASTERACEAE DICOTS vgSolidago nemoralis ASTERACEAE DICOTS xSolidago patula ASTERACEAE DICOTS vx LRSolidago rugosa ASTERACEAE DICOTS vx LRSonchus arvensis ASTERACEAE DICOTS vxgTaraxacum officinale ASTERACEAE DICOTS vxgTragopogon pratensis ASTERACEAE DICOTS gTussilago farfara ASTERACEAE DICOTS vxgXanthium strumarium ASTERACEAE DICOTS vx

Observers: v - S. Varga, x - A. Garofalo et al., f - E. Followes, c - CVC 2004, g - Gartner Lee Ltd. 2006; Status: E - Endangered, RR- Regionally Rare (Riley 1989), LR- Locally Rare LU- Locally Uncommon in Ecodistrict 7E-4 (Varga et al. 2000)


Impatiens capensis BALSAMINACEAE DICOTS vxgBerberis thunbergi BERBERIDACEAE DICOTS xCaulophyllum giganteum BERBERIDACEAE DICOTS vgPodophyllum peltatum BERBERIDACEAE DICOTS vxgAlnus incana BETULACEAE DICOTS c LRBetula alleghaniensis BETULACEAE DICOTS vxgBetula papyrifera BETULACEAE DICOTS vxgCarpinus caroliniana BETULACEAE DICOTS vxgCorylus cornuta BETULACEAE DICOTS vxgOstrya virginiana BETULACEAE DICOTS vxgEchium vulgare BORAGINACEAE DICOTS gHackelia virginiana BORAGINACEAE DICOTS xg LUMyosotis laxa BORAGINACEAE DICOTS xMyosotis scorpioides BORAGINACEAE DICOTS vxSymphytum officinale BORAGINACEAE DICOTS xAlliaria petiolata BRASSICACEAE DICOTS vxgBarbarea vulgaris BRASSICACEAE DICOTS vxCardamine concatenata BRASSICACEAE DICOTS vHesperis matronalis BRASSICACEAE DICOTS gNasturtium microphyllum BRASSICACEAE DICOTS vxgLobelia siphilitica CAMPANULACEAE DICOTS vxDiervilla lonicera CAPRIFOLIACEAE DICOTS vxgLonicera dioica CAPRIFOLIACEAE DICOTS vxLonicera tatarica CAPRIFOLIACEAE DICOTS gLonicera X bella CAPRIFOLIACEAE DICOTS vSambucus canadensis CAPRIFOLIACEAE DICOTS vxgSambucus pubens CAPRIFOLIACEAE DICOTS vxgViburnum acerifolium CAPRIFOLIACEAE DICOTS vxViburnum lantana CAPRIFOLIACEAE DICOTS xViburnum lentago CAPRIFOLIACEAE DICOTS vxViburnum opulus CAPRIFOLIACEAE DICOTS vxDianthus armeria CARYOPHYLLACEAE DICOTS xSaponaria officinalis CARYOPHYLLACEAE DICOTS xSilene vulgaris CARYOPHYLLACEAE DICOTS vStellaria graminea CARYOPHYLLACEAE DICOTS xEuonymus obovata CELASTRACEAE DICOTS vxgCeratophyllum demersum CERATOPHYLLACEAE DICOTS vxg LRAtriplex patula CHENOPODIACEAE DICOTS vxChenopodium album CHENOPODIACEAE DICOTS vgChenopodium glaucum CHENOPODIACEAE DICOTS vChenopodium rubrum CHENOPODIACEAE DICOTS vxHypericum perforatum CLUSIACEAE DICOTS vxgCornus alternifolia CORNACEAE DICOTS vxgCornus foemina CORNACEAE DICOTS xCornus rugosa CORNACEAE DICOTS gCornus stolonifera CORNACEAE DICOTS vxfgEchinocystis lobata CUCURBITACEAE DICOTS vxgDipsacus fullonum DIPSACACEAE DICOTS vxgElaeagnus umbellata ELAEAGNACEAE DICOTS vxAcalypha rhomboidea EUPHORBIACEAE DICOTS vgAmphicarpaea bracteata FABACEAE DICOTS vCoronilla varia FABACEAE DICOTS gLotus corniculatus FABACEAE DICOTS vgMedicago lupulina FABACEAE DICOTS vxMedicago sativa FABACEAE DICOTS gMelilotus alba FABACEAE DICOTS xgMelilotus officinalis FABACEAE DICOTS gRobinia pseudoacacia FABACEAE DICOTS gTrifolium pratense FABACEAE DICOTS vxTrifolium repens FABACEAE DICOTS vxVicia cracca FABACEAE DICOTS vxgFagus grandifolia FAGACEAE DICOTS vxgQuercus macrocarpa FAGACEAE DICOTS vxgQuercus rubra FAGACEAE DICOTS vxgGeranium robertianum GERANIACEAE DICOTS vxgRibes americanum GROSSULARIACEAE DICOTS vxgRibes cynosbat GROSSULARIACEAE DICOTS vgRibes rubrum GROSSULARIACEAE DICOTS vxgRibes triste GROSSULARIACEAE DICOTS vxcg LRHamamelis virginiana HAMAMELIDACEAE DICOTS xgHydrophyllum virginianum HYDROPHYLLACEAE DICOTS vxCarya cordiformis JUGLANDACEAE DICOTS vxgCarya ovata JUGLANDACEAE DICOTS vxg LUJuglans cinerea JUGLANDACEAE DICOTS vxg EJuglans nigra JUGLANDACEAE DICOTS vxgGlechoma hederacea LAMIACEAE DICOTS gLeonurus cardiaca LAMIACEAE DICOTS vxgLycopus americanus LAMIACEAE DICOTS vxgObservers: v - S. Varga, x - A. Garofalo et al., f - E. Followes, c - CVC 2004, g - Gartner Lee Ltd. 2006; Status: E - Endangered, RR- Regionally Rare (Riley 1989), LR- Locally Rare LU- Locally Uncommon in Ecodistrict 7E-4 (Varga et al. 2000)


Lycopus uniflorus LAMIACEAE DICOTS vxgMentha arvensis LAMIACEAE DICOTS vxMentha spicata LAMIACEAE DICOTS gMentha X piperita LAMIACEAE DICOTS vNepeta cataria LAMIACEAE DICOTS vxgPrunella vulgaris LAMIACEAE DICOTS vxgScutellaria galericulata LAMIACEAE DICOTS vScutellaria lateriflora LAMIACEAE DICOTS vxgLindera benzoin LAURACEAE DICOTS vxg LRUtricularia vulgaris LENTIBULARIACEAE DICOTS f LRLythrum salicaria LYTHRACEAE DICOTS vxgAbutilon theophrast MALVACEAE DICOTS xMenispermum canadense MENISPERMACEAE DICOTS vx LUMorus alba MORACEAE DICOTS vgFraxinus americana OLEACEAE DICOTS vxgFraxinus nigra OLEACEAE DICOTS vxgFraxinus pennsylvanica OLEACEAE DICOTS vxgCircaea alpina ONAGRACEAE DICOTS vx LRCircaea lutetiana ONAGRACEAE DICOTS vxgEpilobium ciliatum ONAGRACEAE DICOTS vxEpilobium hirsutum ONAGRACEAE DICOTS vEpilobium parviflorum ONAGRACEAE DICOTS vxgLudwigia palustris ONAGRACEAE DICOTS vx LROenothera biennis ONAGRACEAE DICOTS vxgEpifagus virginiana OROBANCHACEAE DICOTS vOxalis stricta OXALIDACEAE DICOTS vxChelidonium majus PAPAVERACEAE DICOTS xSanguinaria canadensis PAPAVERACEAE DICOTS vxgPlantago lanceolata PLANTAGINACEAE DICOTS vxPlantago majo PLANTAGINACEAE DICOTS vxgPlantago rugeli PLANTAGINACEAE DICOTS vxPolygonum cuspidatum POLYGONACEAE DICOTS vxgPolygonum hydropipe POLYGONACEAE DICOTS vxgPolygonum lapathifolium POLYGONACEAE DICOTS vxgPolygonum pensylvanicum POLYGONACEAE DICOTS vxg LRPolygonum persicaria POLYGONACEAE DICOTS vgRumex crispus POLYGONACEAE DICOTS vxClaytonia virginica PORTULACACEAE DICOTS vLysimachia ciliata PRIMULACEAE DICOTS vxgLysimachia nummularia PRIMULACEAE DICOTS gTrientalis borealis PRIMULACEAE DICOTS vg LRPyrola elliptica PYROLACEAE DICOTS x LUActaea pachypoda RANUNCULACEAE DICOTS vxgActaea rubra RANUNCULACEAE DICOTS vxgAnemone acutiloba RANUNCULACEAE DICOTS vAnemone canadensis RANUNCULACEAE DICOTS xAnemone quinquefolia RANUNCULACEAE DICOTS xAnemone virginiana RANUNCULACEAE DICOTS xAquilegia canadensis RANUNCULACEAE DICOTS gCaltha palustris RANUNCULACEAE DICOTS vgRanunculus abortivus RANUNCULACEAE DICOTS vxRanunculus acris RANUNCULACEAE DICOTS vxgRanunculus hispidus var. caricetorum RANUNCULACEAE DICOTS vgRanunculus pensylvanicus RANUNCULACEAE DICOTS vxg LRRanunculus recurvatus RANUNCULACEAE DICOTS vxRanunculus sceleratus RANUNCULACEAE DICOTS vxgThalictrum dioicum RANUNCULACEAE DICOTS vxThalictrum pubescens RANUNCULACEAE DICOTS xRhamnus cathartica RHAMNACEAE DICOTS vxgAgrimonia gryposepala ROSACEAE DICOTS vxgAmelanchier arborea ROSACEAE DICOTS vxCrataegus holmesiana ROSACEAE DICOTS v LUCrataegus macracantha ROSACEAE DICOTS vCrataegus monogyna ROSACEAE DICOTS xCrataegus punctata ROSACEAE DICOTS vgFragaria vesca ROSACEAE DICOTS vxgFragaria virginiana ROSACEAE DICOTS vGeum aleppicum ROSACEAE DICOTS xGeum canadense ROSACEAE DICOTS vxgGeum laciniatum ROSACEAE DICOTS vGeum rivale ROSACEAE DICOTS vxg LRMalus domestica ROSACEAE DICOTS xgPotentilla norvegica ROSACEAE DICOTS vPotentilla recta ROSACEAE DICOTS xg



Potentilla simplex ROSACEAE DICOTS xPrunus avium ROSACEAE DICOTS vxPrunus pensylvanica ROSACEAE DICOTS vPrunus serotina ROSACEAE DICOTS vxgPrunus virginiana ROSACEAE DICOTS vxgRosa blanda ROSACEAE DICOTS gRosa multiflora ROSACEAE DICOTS gRubus allegheniensis ROSACEAE DICOTS vxgRubus idaeus ROSACEAE DICOTS vxgRubus occidentalis ROSACEAE DICOTS vxgRubus odoratus ROSACEAE DICOTS vgRubus pubescens ROSACEAE DICOTS vxg LUSorbus aucuparia ROSACEAE DICOTS vxgWaldsteinia fragarioides ROSACEAE DICOTS vxgGalium aparine RUBIACEAE DICOTS xg LUGalium palustre RUBIACEAE DICOTS gGalium tinctorium RUBIACEAE DICOTS vx LRGalium trifidum RUBIACEAE DICOTS v LRGalium triflorum RUBIACEAE DICOTS vxMitchella repens RUBIACEAE DICOTS vx LRPopulus balsamifera SALICACEAE DICOTS vxgPopulus deltoides SALICACEAE DICOTS vgPopulus grandidentata SALICACEAE DICOTS vxgPopulus tremuloides SALICACEAE DICOTS vxfgPopulus X canadensis SALICACEAE DICOTS gSalix amygdaloides SALICACEAE DICOTS vxg LUSalix bebbiana SALICACEAE DICOTS xSalix discolor SALICACEAE DICOTS vxgSalix eriocephala SALICACEAE DICOTS vxgSalix exigua SALICACEAE DICOTS vxgSalix lucida SALICACEAE DICOTS g LRSalix nigra SALICACEAE DICOTS vxg LRSalix petiolaris SALICACEAE DICOTS vxSalix purpurea SALICACEAE DICOTS gSalix X rubens SALICACEAE DICOTS vxgChrysosplenium americanum SAXIFRAGACEAE DICOTS vxg LRMitella nuda SAXIFRAGACEAE DICOTS vx LRPenthorum sedoides SAXIFRAGACEAE DICOTS vTiarella cordifolia SAXIFRAGACEAE DICOTS vxChelone glabra SCROPHULARIACEAE DICOTS vgLinaria vulgaris SCROPHULARIACEAE DICOTS vxgMimulus ringens SCROPHULARIACEAE DICOTS vVerbascum thapsus SCROPHULARIACEAE DICOTS vxVeronica americana SCROPHULARIACEAE DICOTS vxg LRVeronica officinalis SCROPHULARIACEAE DICOTS vPhysalis heterophylla SOLANACEAE DICOTS g LRSolanum dulcamara SOLANACEAE DICOTS vxfgSolanum ptycanthum SOLANACEAE DICOTS vTilia americana TILIACEAE DICOTS vxgUlmus americana ULMACEAE DICOTS vxgBoehmeria cylindrica URTICACEAE DICOTS v LULaportea canadensis URTICACEAE DICOTS vxgPilea fontana URTICACEAE DICOTS vxg LRPilea pumila URTICACEAE DICOTS vxUrtica dioica ssp. gracilis URTICACEAE DICOTS vxgPhryma leptostachya VERBENACEAE DICOTS xVerbena hastata VERBENACEAE DICOTS vxgVerbena urticifolia VERBENACEAE DICOTS vxViola affinis VIOLACEAE DICOTS v LUViola blanda VIOLACEAE DICOTS vx LRViola conspersa VIOLACEAE DICOTS vxViola cucullata VIOLACEAE DICOTS v LUViola pubescens VIOLACEAE DICOTS vxgViola sororia VIOLACEAE DICOTS vxgParthenocissus inserta VITACEAE DICOTS vxgVitis riparia VITACEAE DICOTS vxg

Juniperus virginiana CUPRESSACEAE GYMNOSPERMS x LUThuja occidentalis CUPRESSACEAE GYMNOSPERMS vxgPicea abies PINACEAE GYMNOSPERMS vgPicea glauca (planted PINACEAE GYMNOSPERMS vxgPinus resinosa (planted) PINACEAE GYMNOSPERMS vxgPinus strobus PINACEAE GYMNOSPERMS vxfgPinus sylvestris PINACEAE GYMNOSPERMS vxgObservers: v - S. Varga, x - A. Garofalo et al., f - E. Followes, c - CVC 2004, g - Gartner Lee Ltd. 2006; Status: E - Endangered, RR- Regionally Rare (Riley 1989), LR- Locally Rare LU- Locally Uncommon in Ecodistrict 7E-4 (Varga et al. 2000)


Tsuga canadensis PINACEAE GYMNOSPERMS vxgTaxus candensis TAXACEAE GYMNOSPERMS g LU

Alisma plantago-aquatica ALISMATACEAE MONOCOTS vxSagittaria latifolia ALISMATACEAE MONOCOTS xfArisaema triphyllum ARACEAE MONOCOTS vxgCarex alopecoidea CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS vx LRCarex arctata CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS vgCarex bebbi CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS xgCarex blanda CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS vCarex bromoides CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS x LRCarex communis CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS vCarex crinita CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS x LRCarex cristatella CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS vxgCarex deweyana CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS vgCarex digitalis CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS vg LRCarex gracillima CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS vCarex granularis CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS vfCarex grayi CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS vx RRCarex interior CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS vx LRCarex intumescens CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS vx LUCarex lacustris CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS vx LUCarex laevivaginata CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS vxg LRCarex laxiculmis CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS v LRCarex laxiflora CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS g LUCarex leptalea CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS vx LRCarex lupulina CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS vx LUCarex normalis CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS v LRCarex pedunculata CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS vxgCarex pensylvanica CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS vxgCarex projecta CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS v LRCarex pseudo-cyperus CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS vgCarex radiata CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS vxfgCarex retrorsa CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS xg LUCarex rosea CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS vgCarex stipata CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS vxfCarex tenera CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS vCarex tuckermani CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS v LRCarex utriculata CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS vx LRCarex vulpinoidea CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS vgCarex woodi CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS v LREleocharis erythropoda CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS xEleocharis intermedia CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS v LRScirpus atrovirens CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS vxgScirpus cyperinus CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS vxfScirpus pungens CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS x LRScirpus validus CYPERACEAE MONOCOTS vxfJuncus dudleyi JUNCACEAE MONOCOTS fJuncus effusus JUNCACEAE MONOCOTS vxJuncus tenuis JUNCACEAE MONOCOTS gJuncus torreyi JUNCACEAE MONOCOTS xLemna minor LEMNACEAE MONOCOTS vxgSpirodela polyrhiza LEMNACEAE MONOCOTS vx LRWolffia borealis LEMNACEAE MONOCOTS vx LRWolffia columbiana LEMNACEAE MONOCOTS vx LRAllium tricoccum LILIACEAE MONOCOTS vxAsparagus officinalis LILIACEAE MONOCOTS vxgErythronium americanum LILIACEAE MONOCOTS vHemerocallis fulva LILIACEAE MONOCOTS xLilium michiganense LILIACEAE MONOCOTS xMaianthemum canadense LILIACEAE MONOCOTS vxgMaianthemum racemosum LILIACEAE MONOCOTS vxgMaianthemum stellatum LILIACEAE MONOCOTS vxgPolygonatum pubescens LILIACEAE MONOCOTS vxgStreptopus roseus LILIACEAE MONOCOTS v LRTrillium erectum LILIACEAE MONOCOTS vxTrillium grandiflorum LILIACEAE MONOCOTS vxgCypripedium reginae ORCHIDACEAE MONOCOTS x LREpipactis helleborine ORCHIDACEAE MONOCOTS vxgAgrostis gigantea POACEAE MONOCOTS vgAgrostis stolonifera POACEAE MONOCOTS vxBromus inermis POACEAE MONOCOTS vxgDactylis glomerata POACEAE MONOCOTS vgDigitaria sanguinalis POACEAE MONOCOTS vObservers: v - S. Varga, x - A. Garofalo et al., f - E. Followes, c - CVC 2004, g - Gartner Lee Ltd. 2006; Status: E - Endangered, RR- Regionally Rare (Riley 1989), LR- Locally Rare LU- Locally Uncommon in Ecodistrict 7E-4 (Varga et al. 2000)


Echinochloa crusgall POACEAE MONOCOTS vxElymus repens POACEAE MONOCOTS vxgElymus virginicus POACEAE MONOCOTS xGlyceria grandis POACEAE MONOCOTS vxgGlyceria striata POACEAE MONOCOTS vxgLeersia oryzoides POACEAE MONOCOTS vxLeersia virginica POACEAE MONOCOTS vxg LUMuhlenbergia mexicana POACEAE MONOCOTS vOryzopsis asperifolia POACEAE MONOCOTS vgPanicum capillare POACEAE MONOCOTS vgPanicum virgatum POACEAE MONOCOTS g LRPhalaris arundinacea POACEAE MONOCOTS vxgPhleum pratense POACEAE MONOCOTS vxgPhragmites australis POACEAE MONOCOTS vPoa compressa POACEAE MONOCOTS vPoa palustris POACEAE MONOCOTS vxgPoa pratensis POACEAE MONOCOTS vxgSetaria glauca POACEAE MONOCOTS vSetaria viridis POACEAE MONOCOTS vPotamogeton crispus POTAMOGETONACEAE MONOCOTS xPotamogeton foliosus POTAMOGETONACEAE MONOCOTS vxg LRPotamogeton pectinatus POTAMOGETONACEAE MONOCOTS xg LUSmilax herbacea SMILACEAE MONOCOTS vxSmilax hispida SMILACEAE MONOCOTS g LUTypha angustifolia TYPHACEAE MONOCOTS vxgTypha latifolia TYPHACEAE MONOCOTS vxgTypha x glauca TYPHACEAE MONOCOTS vxg

Equisetum arvense EQUISETACEAE PTERIDOPHYTES vxfgEquisetum hyemale EQUISETACEAE PTERIDOPHYTES vxEquisetum sylvaticum EQUISETACEAE PTERIDOPHYTES c LREquisetum variegatum EQUISETACEAE PTERIDOPHYTES vx LRAthyrium filix-femina FERN FAMILIES PTERIDOPHYTES vxgCystopteris bulbifera FERN FAMILIES PTERIDOPHYTES vxgDryopteris carthusiana FERN FAMILIES PTERIDOPHYTES vgDryopteris clintoniana FERN FAMILIES PTERIDOPHYTES vxg LRDryopteris cristata FERN FAMILIES PTERIDOPHYTES vxc LRDryopteris intermedia FERN FAMILIES PTERIDOPHYTES vgDryopteris marginalis FERN FAMILIES PTERIDOPHYTES xgGymnocarpium dryopteris FERN FAMILIES PTERIDOPHYTES v LUMatteuccia struthiopteris FERN FAMILIES PTERIDOPHYTES vxgOnoclea sensibilis FERN FAMILIES PTERIDOPHYTES vxfgOsmunda cinnamomea FERN FAMILIES PTERIDOPHYTES vxgPolystichum acrostrichoides FERN FAMILIES PTERIDOPHYTES vxgPteridium aquilinum FERN FAMILIES PTERIDOPHYTES vxgThelypteris palustris FERN FAMILIES PTERIDOPHYTES vx


ONTARIO BIRD CHECKLIST IN AND AROUND LEVI'S CREEK WETLAND COMPLEX* - breeding in Ontario; N - recorded in north; S - recorded in south

Bl-bellied Whis-Duck (S) *Spruce Grouse N/S *Turkey Vulture N/SFulvous Whistling-Duck (S) *Willow Ptarmigan N/(S) *Osprey N/SGr White-fr Goose N/S Rock Ptarmigan N Sw-tailed Kite (N)/(S)*Snow Goose N/S *Sharp-tailed Grouse N/S Mississippi Kite (S)*Ross's Goose N/(S) *Gr Prairie-Chn (N)/(S) *Bald Eagle N/SBrant N/S xr *Wild Turkey S *Northern Harrier N/SCackling Goose N/S Northern Bobwhite S *Shp-sh Hawk N/S

x10m4b *Canada Goose N/S *Red-throated Loon N/S *Cooper's Hawk N/S*Mute Swan (N)/S *Pacific Loon N/(S) *Northern Goshawk N/STrumpeter Swan S *Common Loon N/S *Red-shouldered Hawk N/S*Tundra Swan N/S Yellow-billed Loon (S) *Broad-winged Hawk N/S

g2x2m *Wood Duck N/S *Pied-billed Grebe N/S Swainson's Hawk (N)/(S)*Gadwall N/S *Horned Grebe N/S g2xb *Red-tailed Hawk N/SEurasian Wigeon (N)/S *Red-necked Grebe N/S Ferruginous Hawk (S)*American Wigeon N/S *Eared Grebe (N)/S *Rough-legged Hawk N/S

x1m *American Black Duck N/S Western Grebe (N)/(S) *Golden Eagle N/Sg3x47mb *Mallard N/S Northern Fulmar (N)/(S) Crested Caracara (N)/(S)

*Blue-winged Teal N/S Black-capped Petrel (S) *American Kestrel N/S*Cinnamon Teal (N)/(S) Greater Shearwater (S) *Merlin N/S*Northern Shoveler N/S Manx Shearwater (S) Gyrfalcon N/S*Northern Pintail N/S Audubon's Shearwater (S) *Peregrine Falcon N/SGarganey (N)/(S) Wilson's Storm-Petrel (S) Prairie Falcon (S)*Green-winged Teal N/S Leach's Stm-Petrel (N)/(S) *Yellow Rail N/S*Canvasback N/S Bd-r Storm-Petrel (S) Black Rail (S)*Redhead N/S Northern Gannet (N)/(S) *King Rail S*Ring-necked Duck N/S *Am White Pelican N/S *Virginia Rail N/STufted Duck (N)/(S) Brown Pelican (N)/(S) *Sora N/S*Greater Scaup N/S *Dble-c Cormorant N/S Purple Gallinule (N)/(S)*Lesser Scaup N/S Great Cormorant (S) *Common Moorhen (N)/S*King Eider N/S Anhinga (S) *American Coot N/S*Common Eider N/(S) Mag Frigatebird (S) *Sandhill Crane N/SHarlequin Duck (N)/S *American Bittern N/S Whooping Crane (S)*Surf Scoter N/S *Least Bittern (N)/S Black-bellied Plover N/S*White-winged Scoter N/S g1xmb *Great Blue Heron N/S *Am Golden-Plover N/SBlack Scoter N/S *Great Egret (N)/S Lesser Sand-Plover (S)*Long-tailed Duck N/S *Snowy Egret (N)/S Snowy Plover (S)*Bufflehead N/S Little Blue Heron (N)/(S) Wilson's Plover (S)*Common Goldeneye N/S Tricolored Heron (N)/(S) *Semipalmated Plover N/SBarrow's Goldeneye (N)/S *Cattle Egret (N)/S *Piping Plover (N)/(S)Smew (S) *Green Heron (N)/S *Killdeer N/S

x4m *Hooded Merganser N/S *Bl-cr Night-Heron (N)/S American Oystercatcher (S)*Common Merganser N/S Y-crowned Night-Heron (S) *Black-necked Stilt (N)/(S)*R-br Merganser N/S White Ibis (S) *American Avocet (N)/S*Ruddy Duck N/S Glossy Ibis (S) *Greater Yellowlegs N/SGray Partridge N/S White-faced Ibis (S) *Lesser Yellowlegs N/S*Ring-necked Pheasant N/S Wood Stork (S) Spotted Redshank (S)*Ruffed Grouse N/S Black Vulture (N)/(S) *Solitary Sandpiper N/S


Willet (N)/S *Herring Gull N/S *Great Gray Owl N/SWandering Tattler (S) Thayer's Gull N/S *Long-eared Owl N/S

g1 *Spotted Sandpiper N/S Iceland Gull N/S *Short-eared Owl N/S*Upland Sandpiper N/S Lesser Black-backed Gull (N)/S *Boreal Owl N/SEskimo Curlew (N)/(S) Slaty-backed Gull (S) *Northern Saw-whet Owl N/S*Whimbrel N/S Glaucous Gull N/S Lesser Nighthawk (S)Slender-billed Curlew (S) *Great Black-backed Gull N/S *Common Nighthawk N/SLong-billed Curlew (S) Sabine's Gull N/S Common Poorwill (N)Black-tailed Godwit (S) Black-legged Kittiwake (N)/S *Chuck-will's-widow (S)*Hudsonian Godwit N/S Ross's Gull (N)/(S) *Whip-poor-will N/S*Marbled Godwit N/S Ivory Gull (N)/(S) White-collared Swift (S)Ruddy Turnstone N/S *Caspian Tern N/S *Chimney Swift N/SRed Knot N/S Royal Tern (S) Green Violet-ear (N)Sanderling N/S Sandwich Tern (S) Broad-billed Hummingbird (S)*Semipalmated Sandpiper N/S *Common Tern N/S *Ruby-throated Hummingbird N/SWestern Sandpiper (N)/S *Arctic Tern N/(S) Black-chinned Hummingbird (S)Little Stint (N)/(S) *Forster's Tern N/S Rufous Hummingbird (N)/(S)*Least Sandpiper N/S Least Tern (S) *Belted Kingfisher N/SWhite-rumped Sandpiper N/S Sooty Tern (S) Lewis's Woodpecker (N)/(S)Baird's Sandpiper N/S White-winged Tern (S) *Red-headed Woodpecker N/S*Pectoral Sandpiper N/S *Black Tern N/S *Red-bellied Woodpecker (N)/SSharp-tailed Sandpiper (N)/(S) Black Skimmer (N)/(S) *Yellow-bellied Sapsucker N/SPurple Sandpiper N/S Dovekie (S) g2 *Downy Woodpecker N/S*Dunlin N/S Thick-billed Murre (S) *Hairy Woodpecker N/SCurlew Sandpiper (N)/(S) Razorbill (S) *Am 3-toed Woodpecker N/S*Stilt Sandpiper N/S *Black Guillemot N/(S) *Black-backed Woodpecker N/SBuff-breasted Sandpiper N/S Long-billed Murrelet (S) g6 *Northern Flicker N/S (yellow shaftRuff (N)/S Ancient Murrelet (S) *Pileated Woodpecker N/S*Short-billed Dowitcher N/S Atlantic Puffin (N)/(S) *Olive-sided Flycatcher N/SLong-billed Dowitcher N/S *Rock Pigeon N/S Western Wood-Pewee (N)*Wilson's Snipe N/S Band-tailed Pigeon (N)/(S) g5 *Eastern Wood-Pewee N/S

x1b *American Woodcock N/S Eurasian Collared-Dove (S) *Yellow-bellied Flycatcher N/S*Wilson's Phalarope N/S White-winged Dove (N)/(S) *Acadian Flycatcher S*Red-necked Phalarope N/S g2 *Mourning Dove N/S *Alder Flycatcher N/SRed Phalarope N/S *Passenger Pigeon (Extinct) *Willow Flycatcher (N)/SPomarine Jaeger (N)/S Inca Dove (N) g1 *Least Flycatcher N/S*Parasitic Jaeger N/S Common Ground-Dove (N) Gray Flycatcher (S)Long-tailed Jaeger N/(S) *Black-billed Cuckoo N/S Dusky Flycatcher (N)Laughing Gull (N)/S *Yellow-billed Cuckoo N/S *Eastern Phoebe N/SFranklin's Gull N/S Groove-billed Ani (N)/(S) Say's Phoebe (N)/(S)*Little Gull N/S *Barn Owl (N)/(S) Vermilion Flycatcher (S)Black-headed Gull (N)/S *Eastern Screech-Owl (N)/S Ash-throated Flycatcher (S)*Bonaparte's Gull N/S g1xdm *Great Horned Owl N/S *Great Crested Flycatcher N/SHeermann's Gull (S) Snowy Owl N/S Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher (S)Mew Gull (S) *Northern Hawk Owl N/S Variegated Flycatcher (S)*Ring-billed Gull N/S Burrowing Owl (N)/(S) Tropical Kingbird (S)*California Gull (N)/(S) *Barred Owl N/S Cassin's Kingbird (S)


*Western Kingbird N/S *Golden-crowned Kinglet N/S *Pine Warbler N/Sg1 *Eastern Kingbird N/S *Ruby-crowned Kinglet N/S *Kirtland's Warbler (N)/(S)

Gray Kingbird (S) *Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (N)/S *Prairie Warbler (N)/SScissor-t Flycatcher (N)/(S) Siberian Rubythroat (S) *Palm Warbler N/SFork-t Flycatcher (N)/(S) Northern Wheatear (N)/(S) *Bay-breasted Warbler N/S*Loggerhead Shrike (N)/S *Eastern Bluebird N/S *Blackpoll Warbler N/S*Northern Shrike N/S Mountain Bluebird (N)/(S) *Cerulean Warbler S*White-eyed Vireo (N)/S Townsend's Solitaire N/(S) *Black-and-white Warbler N/SBell's Vireo (S) *Veery N/S g1 *American Redstart N/SBlack-capped Vireo (S) *Gray-cheeked Thrush N/S *Prothonotary Warbler (N)/S*Yellow-throated Vireo N/S Bicknell's Thrush (S) Worm-eating Warbler SPlumbeous Vireo (S) *Swainson's Thrush N/S Swainson's Warbler (S)*Blue-headed Vireo N/S *Hermit Thrush N/S *Ovenbird N/S

g3 *Warbling Vireo N/S *Wood Thrush N/S *Northern Waterthrush N/S*Philadelphia Vireo N/S Eurasian Blackbird (S) *Louisiana Waterthrush S

g12 *Red-eyed Vireo N/S Fieldfare (S) Kentucky Warbler (N)/SGray Jay N/S g15xbm *American Robin N/S *Connecticut Warbler N/S

g5xm *Blue Jay N/S Varied Thrush N/S *Mourning Warbler N/SClark's Nutcracker (N) g4xm *Gray Catbird N/S MacGillivray's Warbler (S)*Black-billed Magpie N/(S) *Northern Mockingbird N/S g2 *Common Yellowthroat N/SEurasian Jackdaw (S) Sage Thrasher (N)/(S) g1 *Hooded Warbler (N)/S

g4 *American Crow N/S *Brown Thrasher N/S *Wilson's Warbler N/SFish Crow (S) g4 *European Starling N/S *Canada Warbler N/S*Common Raven N/S *American Pipit N/S Painted Redstart (S)*Horned Lark N/S Sprague's Pipit (N) *Yellow-breasted Chat (N)/S*Purple Martin N/S *Bohemian Waxwing N/S Summer Tanager (N)/S

g2xm *Tree Swallow N/S g2xm *Cedar Waxwing N/S *Scarlet Tanager N/SViolet-green Swallow (N) Phainopepla (S) Western Tanager (N)/(S)

g1 *N Rough-w Swallow N/S *Blue-winged Warbler (N)/S Green-tailed Towhee (S)xm *Bank Swallow N/S *Golden-winged Warbler N/S Spotted Towhee (N)/(S)

*Cliff Swallow N/S *Tennessee Warbler N/S *Eastern Towhee (N)/SCave Swallow (S) *Orange-crowned Warbler N/S Cassin's Sparrow (N)/(S)

g1 *Barn Swallow N/S *Nashville Warbler N/S Bachman's Sparrow (S)Carolina Chickadee (S) Virginia's Warbler (N)/(S) *American Tree Sparrow N/S

g7 *Black-capped Chickadee N/S *Northern Parula N/S g6 *Chipping Sparrow N/S*Boreal Chickadee N/S g7 *Yellow Warbler N/S *Clay-colored Sparrow N/S*Tufted Titmouse S g1 *Chestnut-sided Warbler N/S Brewer's Sparrow (N)*Red-breasted Nuthatch N/S *Magnolia Warbler N/S *Field Sparrow (N)/S

g3xm *White-breasted Nuthatch N/S *Cape May Warbler N/S *Vesper Sparrow N/S*Brown Creeper N/S *Bl-throated Blue Warbler N/S *Lark Sparrow (N)/(S)Rock Wren (N)/(S) *Yellow-rumped Warbler N/S Black-throated Sparrow (N)*Carolina Wren (N)/S Bl-throated Gray Warbler (S) Lark Bunting (N)/(S)*Bewick's Wren (N)/(S) *Bl-throated Green Warbler N/S g2 *Savannah Sparrow N/S

g5 *House Wren N/S Townsend's Warbler (S) *Grasshopper Sparrow (N)/Sg1 *Winter Wren N/S Hermit Warbler (S) Baird's Sparrow (N)

*Sedge Wren N/S *Blackburnian Warbler N/S *Henslow's Sparrow (S)*Marsh Wren N/S Yellow-throated Warbler (N)/S *Le Conte's Sparrow N/S

ONTARIO BIRD CHECKLIST FOR LEVI'S CREEK WETLAND COMPLEX * - breeding in Ontario; N - recorded in north; S - recorded in south

*Nelson's Shp-t Sparrow N/S Hoary Redpoll N/S*Fox Sparrow N/S *Pine Siskin N/S

g33 *Song Sparrow N/S Lesser Goldfinch (S)*Lincoln's Sparrow N/S g10 *American Goldfinch N/S*Swamp Sparrow N/S *Evening Grosbeak N/S*White-throated Sparrow N/S g2 *House Sparrow N/S*Harris's Sparrow N/S Eurasian Tree Sparrow (S)*White-crowned Sparrow N/SG-crowned Sparrow (N)/(S)*Dark-eyed Junco N/S*Lapland Longspur N/S CODES:*Smith's Longspur N/(S)Ch-collared Longspur (N)/(S) g - no. of individuals observed during breeding seasons of June 2000- *Snow Bunting N/S 2005 (Gartner Lee Ltd. 2006) in the tableland block bounded by the

g12 *Northern Cardinal N/S Credit River to the north, Heritage Rd. to the west, north of Steeles Ave., g1 *Rose-breasted Grosbeak N/S and Mississauga Rd. to the east

Bl-headed Grosbeak (N)/(S) x - observed by OMNR during breeding season (b), migration (m), Blue Grosbeak (N)/(S) resident (r) or dead (d) in 2005, 2007 (OMNR 2005, 2007) and no. of Lazuli Bunting (N)/(S) individuals noted when available

g11 *Indigo Bunting N/SVaried Bunting (S)Painted Bunting (N)/(S)*Dickcissel (N)/S*Bobolink N/S

g17xb *Red-winged Blackbird N/S*Eastern Meadowlark N/S*Western Meadowlark N/S*Yellow-headed Blackbird N/S*Rusty Blackbird N/S*Brewer's Blackbird N/S

g3 *Common Grackle N/SGreat-tailed Grackle (N)/(S)

g4 *Brown-headed Cowbird N/S*Orchard Oriole (N)/SHooded Oriole (S)Bullock's Oriole (N)/(S)

g3 *Baltimore Oriole N/SScott’s Oriole (N)Brambling (N)/(S)Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (N)/(S)*Pine Grosbeak N/S*Purple Finch N/SCassin's Finch (S)

g3 *House Finch N/S*Red Crossbill N/S*White-winged Crossbill N/S*Common Redpoll N/S

MAMMALS HERPETOFAUNA

x Opossum Mudpuppy CODESMasked Shrew Eastern NewtWater Shrew Jefferson Salamander x - observed OMNR 2004-2007Smoky Shrew Blue-spotted Salamander g - Gartner Lee Ltd. 2006Pigmy Shrew Jefferson complex hybrid s - Scott Sampson pers. comm. 2006N. Short-tailed Shrew Jefferson complex (undet.) w - Heather Whitehouse pers. comm. Hairy-tailed Mole Spotted Salamander 2007

x Star-nosed Mole Dusky SalamanderLittle Brown Bat Four-toed SalamanderKeen's Bat x Eastern Redback SalamanderSmall-footed Bat East. Redback Salamander - Grey phaseSilver-haired Bat xg American ToadEastern Pipistrelle x Spring PeeperBig Brown Bat xgw Tetraploid Gray TreefrogRed Bat x Midland Chorus FrogHoary Bat xg Wood Frog

x Eastern Cottontail xg Northern Leopard FrogSnowshoe Hare Pickerel FrogEuropean Hare xg Green Frog

x Eastern Chipmunk Mink FrogWoodchuck x Bullfrog

x Gray Squirrel - Gray s Common Snapping TurtleGray Squirrel - Black Stinkpot

x Red Squirrel Midland Painted TurtleSouthern Flying Squirrel Red-eared SliderNorthern Flying Squirrel Map Turtle

x Beaver Blanding's TurtleDeer Mouse Wood TurtleWhite-footed Mouse Spotted TurtleS. Red-backed Vole Box TurtleMeadow Vole Eastern Spiny Softshell

x Muskrat Eastern Garter SnakeS. Bog Lemming Northern Ribbon SnakeNorway Rat Northern Water SnakeHouse Mouse Redbelly SnakeMeadow Jumping Mouse Brown SnakeWoodland Jumping Mouse East. Smooth Green SnakePorcupine Northern Ringneck Snake

x Coyote Black Rat SnakeRed Fox Eastern Fox SnakeGray Fox Eastern Milk SnakeBlack Bear Eastern Massasauga

x RaccoonErmineLong-tailed Weasel Additional Species:

x MinkBadger

x Striped SkunkRiver OtterBobcat

x White-tailed Deer

FAUNAL CHECKSHEET - IN AND AROUND LEVI'S CREEK WETLAND COMPLEX

Wet-land #

Wildlife Observations (Obervers: GL - Gartner Lee Limited 2006; OMNR: AG - Albert Garofalo et al., SV - Steve Varga, MH - Mark Heaton, EF - Emma Followes, SR - Suzanne Robinson; Credit Valley Conservation: SS - Scott Sampson and HL - Heather Lynn; HW - Heather Whitehouse pers. comm. 2007)

2 Waterfowl staging: 4 Mallards - Oct. 11, 07 (AG); American Toads calling - spring 2006 (AG); 1 Muskrat - April 1, 07 (SV)

4 Red-winged Blackbirds on territory - March 29, 07 (SV)5 Tetraploid Gray Treefrog in dried out oxbow, Blue Jay, White-breasted

Nuthatch - Oct. 4, 05 (AG); Scuds, Freshwater Clams and 1000s of Mosquito larvae in standing water - April 14, 07 (SV et al.)

6 1 Mallard, 1000s of mosquito larvae, Fairy Shrimps, Scuds, Red Mites, Freshwater Clams and Caddisfly larvae in two open water ponds - April 19, 07(SV et al.); Near wetland: Wild Turkey roost tree and scrappings, Eastern Cottontail tracks, White-tailed Deer tracks - March 29, 07 (MH); several American Toads calling from the eastern pond - May 1, 07 (HW)

7 White-tailed Deer tracks - Oct. 4, 05 (AG)8 Leopard Frog in swamp with no standing water - Sept. 20, 05 (AG)9 full chorus of Tetraploid Gray Treefrogs calling - May 16, 06 (HW), still

calling although in reduced numbers - June 14, 06 (WH); dozens of Green Frog tadpoles, red dragonfly - Sept. 20, 05 (AG)

10 Tetraploid Gray Treefrog, White-tailed Deer, Blue Jay - Sept. 2, 03 (SS, HL); White-tailed Deer tracks, Raccoon tracks, American Toad - Sept. 20, 05 (AG, SV, MH); Winter Wren - GL

11 Green Frogs, American Toads calling - GL; Waterfowl staging in open water portion: 3 Mallards - Sept 20, 05 (AG, SV, MH); fish in open pond portion - Sept 20, 05 (AG, SV, MH)

12 American Toad, Redback Salamander - Sept 20, 05 (AG, SV, MH)13 Green Frogs, American Toads, Tetraploid Gray Treefrogs calling - GL;

Waterfowl staging: 6 Mallards - Sept 20, 05 (AG, SV, MH); Green Frogs, dead Great Horned Owl, evidence of Muskrat - Sept. 20, 05 (AG, SV, MH)

14 American Toad, Leopard Frog in swamp - Sept. 2, 03 (SS, HL); Green Frogs, American Toads, Tetraploid Gray Treefrogs calling in pond on edge of wetland - GL; Least Flycatcher breeding in the swamp - GL

15 American Toads, Leopard Frogs, Wood Frogs, Green Frogs calling in open water portion on edge of wetland - GL; fish including Smallmouth Bass present in open water portion - Sept 20, 05 (AG, SV, MH), 1 Great Blue Heron feeding - Sept. 20, 05 (AG, SV, MH); American Toad in swamp with no standing water Sept. 20, 05 (AG, SV, MH)

17 several American Toads calling - April 26, 07 (SV - roadside survey)18 several American Toads calling - April 26, 07 (SV - roadside survey)23 Shotgun shells and deer stand in surrounding woodlot - July 21, 05 (AG);

Wood Frog in swamp with no standing water - Sept. 9, 05 (SV); Caddisfly larvae, Mosquito Larvae and Scuds in standing water, American Robins, White-tailed Deer tracks - April 19, 07 (SV, SR)

25 American Robin, Blue Jay, evidence of Beaver - Oct. 4, 05 (AG); Red-winged Blackbirds on terrritory - April 1, 07(SV); several American Toads calling - May 15, 07 (SV)

Wildlife Records - Levi's Creek Wetland Complex

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27 American Redstart breeding in swamp - GL31 Leopard Frogs present in open water portions, Muskrat trails and footprints,

fish present, evidence of Beaver - Sept 21, 05 (AG); Waterfowl staging: 10 Canada Geese, 1 Mallard - Sept. 21, 05 (AG), 2 Canada Geese, 2 Mallards - March 26, 07 (SV), 6 Canada Geese - March 29, 07 (SV), 3 Canada Geese - April 1, 07 (SV); Great Blue Heron feeding - March 29, 07 (SV); Snapping Turtle female attempting to lay eggs on shoulder of road next to wetland - June 5, 06 (SS); several American Toads calling - April 26, 07 (SV); Tetraploid Gray Treefrog calling - May 15, 07 SV)

32 Green Frogs, Red-winged Blackbirds - June 14, 04 (EF); Waterfowl staging: 2 Hooded Merganser pairs feeding in open water - March 29, 07 (SV), Mallard pair - April 1, 07 (SV); Waterfowl breeding: Canada Goose pair nesting - April 1, 07 (SV); beaver dam and beaver lodge - March 29, 07 (SV)

33 Chimney Crayfish - Sept. 30, 05 (AG)34 Green Frogs and fish present in open water portion, Wood Frog in swamp with

no standing water, Blue Jay, American Robin, Cedar Waxwing - Sept. 30, 05 (AG)

37 Green Frog calling, tadpoles in open water portion, Bluegill and Green Frogs in pond, White-tailed Deer tracks in conifer swamp - July 22, 05 (AG); Waterfowl staging: 2 Wood Ducks, 5 Mallards in open water portion - March 26, 07 (SV), 4 Mallards, 1 American Black Duck in open water portion - March 29, 07 (SV, SR), 2 Mallards - April 1, 07(SV); 1 Muskrat swimming - April 1, 07 (SV); evidence of winter White-tailed deer use in the conifer swamp including droppings, bedding areas and browsing - March 29, 07 (SV, MH, SR); several American Toads calling - April 26, 07 (SV - roadside survey)

42 several American Toads calling - April 26, 07 (SV - roadside survey)43 Waterfowl staging: 7 Canada Geese and 5 Mallards flying into wetland - March

26, 07(SV)44 Leopard Frogs, 1 Great Blue Heron feeding, fish present in open water portion -

Aug. 17 (AG); Waterfowl staging: 20 Mallards - Aug. 17, 05 (AG), 2 Canada Geese, 1 Mallard - April 1, 07 (SV), 1 Muskrat - March 29, 07 (SV), 2 Muskrats - April 1, 07 (SV)

45 Waterfowl staging: 13 Mallards in open water portion - Oct. 4, 05 (AG); 1 Great Blue Heron feeding - Oct.4, 05 (AG); American Toads calling - spring 2006 (AG); Red-winged Blackbirds, 2 male Mallards in open water portion - April 23, 07 (SV)

46 American Toads calling - spring 2006 (AG); Red-winged Blackbirds on territory - April 23, 07 (SV)

48 Red-winged Blackbird - June 14, 04 (EF)

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50 Green Frogs calling, hundreds of small Leopard Frogs, minnows and Water Boatman in open water portion, Raccoon tracks, White-tailed Deer tracks - July 21, 05 (AG); Leopard Frogs in open water portions and in marshes with no standing water - Sept. 9, 05 (SV); Waterfowl staging: 4 Mallards in open water -Oct.6, 05 (AG); 3 Mallards staging, Sucds, Caddisfly larvae and Pond Snails in open water, Red-winged Blackbirds on territory, White-tailed deer tracks common along stream and around ponds - April 19, 07 (SV, SR); several Leopard Frogs and American Toads calling in more southern pond, several Wood Frogs and Leopard Frogs calling in central pond, several American Toads calling in northern pond - April 23, 07(SV); 2 Mallards in open water in more southern pond - April 23, 07 (SV)

51 Fairy Shrimp, Mosquito Larvae, Caddisfly Larvae and Scuds in standing water - April 19, 07 (SV, SR)

52 Tetraploid Gray Treefrog in swamp with some standing water - Sept. 9, 05 (SV); Waterfowl staging - 5 Mallards in flooded swamp - April 19, 07 (SV, SR); Waterfowl breeding: pair of Canada Geese on nest - April 19, (SV, SR); 1000s of Mosquito Larvae, 1000s of Fairy Shrimp, Sucds, Diving Beetle, Freshwater Clams, Red Mites and Caddisfly larvae in flooded swamps and marshes, full choruses of Wood Frogs calling with two populations in the two marsh communities; 1 Spring Peeper, 2 Midland Chorus Frogs and 1 Leopard Frog calling,Red-winged Blackbirds on territory, Song Sparrow pair, White-breasted Nuthatch, Gray Squirrel - April 19, 07 (SV, SR); chorus of Wood Frogs (no longer full chorus) - April 23, 07 (SV)

53 Green Frogs, Bullfrogs, Leopard Frog, Mallard pair in open water - June 14, 04 (EF)

54 Caddisfly Larvae, Fairy Shrimp and Mosquito larvae in standing water - April 19, 07 (SV, SR)

Amphibian movements along roads through the Levi's Creek Wetland Complex on the rainy early morning of April 4, 07, 3:00- 4:00 AM (5 Celius) - (SV) Distances north of Steeles Ave. on Heritage Rd.100 m north - dead American Toad200 m north - dead American Toad500 m north - dead American Toad600 m north - dead American Toad1.4 km north - 3 dead American Toads east of Wetland No. 211.85 km north - dead American Toad near Wetland No. 252.3 km north - dead American Toad east of Wetland No. 312.4 km north - dead American Toad near irrigation pond

Distances west from Heritage Rd. along Embleton Rd.550 m west - dead American Toad near tributary of Levi's Creek600 m west - dead American Toad near tributary of Levi's Creek

Between Winston Churchill Blvd. and 10th Line N. on Embleton Rd.No amphibian movements

North and south from Embleton Rd. on Winston Churchill Blvd.No amphibian movements

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Amphibian movements along roads through the Levi's Creek Wetland Complex on the rainy evening of April 26, 07, 8:45-10:45 PM (10 Celius) - (SV) Distances north from Steeles Ave. along Heritage Rd.350 m north - live American Toad heading west550 m north - live American Toad heding northwest to Wetland No. 45650 m north - live American Toad heading northwest to Wetland No. 45700 m north - live American Toad heading northwest to Wetland No. 451.2 km north - dead American Toad near Levi's Creek and Wetland No. 211.6 km north - dead American Toad, east of Wetlands No. 22 & 242.65 km north - 2 dead American Toads just west of irrigation pond where Toads are calling2.7 km north - live American Toad heading southwest, possibly towards pond in Wetland No. 31 where Toads are calling

Distances south from Embleton Rd. along Heritage Rd.350 m south - 7 dead American Toads near irrigation pond where Toads are calling450 m south - live American Toad heading east to an irrigation pond where Toads are calling800 m south - 1 live American Toad heading east from Wetland No. 31 to Wetland No. 292.25 km south - live American Toad heading west to Wetland No. 462.55 km south - live American Toad heading west to Wetland No. 45

Distances west of Heritage Rd. along Embleton Rd.150 m west - dead American Toad250 m west - live American Toad heading south, possibly towards pond in Wetland No. 31 where Toads are calling 300 m west - dead American Toad550 m west - dead American Toad near tributary of Levi's Creek600 m west - dead American Toad near tributary of Levi's creek650 m west - dead American Toad near tributary of Levi's Creek700 m west - dead American Toad near tributary of Levi's Creek975 m west - dead Wood Frog that looked like it was heading north, known to breed in Wetland No. 52 to the south

Distances west from Winston Churchill Blvd. along Embleton Rd.50 m west - dead American Toad250 m west - dead American Toad450 m west - dead American Toad, north of Wetland No. 26 and an adjoining pond500 m west - dead American Toad, north of Wetland No. 26 and an adjoining pond550 m west - dead American Toad, north of Wetland No. 26 and an adjoining pond900 m west - dead American Toad across from Wetland No. 32

Distances north from Embleton Rd. along Winston Churchill Blvd.250 m north - live American Toad heading west1050 m north - dead American Toad at a tributary of Levi's Creek

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1.2 km north - dead American Toad east of Wetland Nos. 41 & 42 with Toads calling in the adjacent pond in Wetland No. 42

South for 1.5 km from Embleton Rd. on Winston Chuchhill Blvd.No amphibian movements

Amphibian movements along roads through the Levi's Creek Wetland Complex on the rainy evening of May 15, 07, 10:20 PM - 12:00 AM (18 Celius) - (SV) Distances north from Steeles Ave. along Heritage Rd.50 m north - dead small American Toad100 m north - live large American Toad heading west 150 m north - dead small American Toad300 m north - dead small American Toad400 m north - dead small American Toad450 m north - live small American Toad heading northeast500 m north - dead small American Toad 550 m north - 2 live small American Toads heading northwest600 m north - 2 dead small American Toads700-750 m north - 4 dead small American Toads next to Wetland No. 451.45 km north - live small American Toad heading northeast1.47 km north - dead large American Toad1.50 km north - live small American Toad heading northwest1.55 km north - dead small American Toad1.65 km north - dead small American Toad1.85 km north - dead small American Toad1.95 km north - dead small American Toad next to Wetland No. 25 where several American Toads are calling2.25 km north - dead large American Toad next to Wetland No. 312.30 km north - 2 dead American Toads, 1 dead Green Frog next to Wetland No. 312.35 km north - 1 dead American Toad, 1 dead Green Frog, 1 dead Tetraploid Gray Treefrog next to Wetland No. 31, with a Gray Treefrog calling from Wetland No. 312.45 km north - 1 dead Leopard Frog, 2 dead Tetraploid Gray Treefrogs east of Wetland No. 312.50 km north - 1 dead large Green Frog, 1 dead Tetraploid Gray Treefrog2.55 km north - live large American Toad heading east2.60 km north - 2 dead American Toads2.65 km north - 5 dead Leopard Frogs, 2 dead large American Toads, 1 dead Green Frog, next to an irrigation pond, with a Tetraploid Gray Treefrog calling from the pond2.75 km north - 1 dead Tetraploid Gray Treefrog, 1 dead Leopard Frog, 1 dead American Toad, with several American Toads and 1 Gray Treefrog next to an irrigation pond, with a Gray Treefrog calling from the pond

Distances west of Heritage Rd. along Embleton Rd.300 m west - 1 dead Gray Treefrog, 1 live Tetraploid Gray Treefrog heading south 350 m west - live small American Toad heading south 400 m west - dead American Toad

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450 m west - 1 dead Tetraploid Gray Treefrog, 1 dead large American Toad, 1 live Tetraploid Gray Treefrog heading north475 m west - 4 dead American Toads, 1 dead Wood Frog that was heading north, 1 dead Tetraploid Gray Treefrog, 1 dead Green Frog550 m west - 2 dead American Toads 600-625 m west - 6 dead American Toads, 1 dead Tetraploid Gray Treefrog near tributary of Levi's Creek675 m west - 2 dead American Toads750 m west - 1 dead American Toad850 m west - 5 dead American Toads, 1 dead Green Frog, 1 dead Tetraploid Gray Treefrog between Wetland Nos. 52 and 33 900 m west - 1 dead American Toad between Wetland Nos. 52 and 33950 m west - 1 dead large American Toad, 1 dead Green Frog between Wetland Nos. 52 and 33 1.15 km west - 2 dead American Toads

Distances west from Winston Churchill Blvd. along Embleton Rd.500 m west - dead American Toad, north of Wetland No. 26 and an adjoining pond550 m west - dead American Toad, north of Wetland No. 26 and an adjoining pond650 m west -live large American Toad heading north, possibly from Wetland No. 26 and an adjoining pond700 m west - live small American Toad heading south towards Wetland No. 26 and an adjoining pond750 m west - dead American Toad, next to Wetland No. 321 km west - dead American Toad, next to Wetland No. 4

Distances north from Embleton Rd. along Winston Churchill Blvd.450 m north - dead large Green Frog700 m north - dead large American Toad, west of Wetland No. 371.45 km north - 2 dead American Toads, 1 live small American Toad heading east1.55 km north - 2 dead small American Toads, east of Wetland No. 421.60 km north - 2 dead small American Toads, east of Wetland No. 42 1.65 km north - 2 dead small American Toads, 1 dead Tetraploid Gray Treefrog, east of Wetland No. 421.75 - 1.80 km north - 3 dead small American Toads, east of Wetland No. 42

1.90 km north - 1 dead small American Toad, 1 live small American Toad heading east

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WETLAND NAME AND/OR NUMBER

1.1 PRODUCTIVITY

1.1.1 Growing Degree-Days/Soils 1.1.2 Wetland Type1.1.3 Site Type

Total for Productivity

1.2 BIODIVERSITY

1.2.1 Number of Wetland Types1.2.2 Vegetation Communities (maxixmum 45) 1.2.3 Diversity of Surrounding Habitat (maximum 7) 1.2.4 Proximinty to Other Wetlands1.2.5 Interspersion1.2.6 Open Water Type

Total for BiodiversitySub Total for Biodiversity

1.3 SIZE (Biological Component)

TOTAL FOR BIOLOGICAL COMPONENT (not to exceed 250)

83

128

122

34

133275

188

83

11

20

WETLAND EVALUATION SCORING RECORD

1.0 BIOLOGICAL COMPONENT



2.1 ECONOMICALLY VALUABLE PRODUCTS

2.1.1 Wood Products 2.1.2 Wild Rice2.1.3 Commercial Fish 2.1.4 Bullfrogs2.1.5 Snapping Turtles 2.1.6 Furbearers

Total for Economically Valuable Products

2.2 RECREATIONAl ACTIVITIES (maximum 80)

2.3 LANDSCAPE AESTHETICS

2.3.1 Distinctness2.3.2 Absence of Human Disturbance

Total for Landscape Aesthetics

2.4 EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESS

2.4.1 Educational Uses2.4.2 Facilities and Programs 2.4.3 Research and Studies

Total for Education and Public Awareness

2.5 PROXIMITY TO AREAS OF HUMAN SETTLEMENT

2.6 OWNERSH1PSubtotal for Social Component

2.7 SIZE (Social Component)

2.8 ABORIGINAL AND CULTURAL VALUES

TOTAL FOR SOCIAL COMPONENT (not to exceed 250)

93

1120

0

5

23

Southern Ontario Welland Evaluation March 1993

2.0 SOCIAL COMPONENT

3

24

29

121

124

0

17

4

40

5

50

3.1 FLOOD ATTENUATION

3.2 WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

3.2.1 Short Term Improvement 3.2.2 Long Term Improvement3.2.3 Groundwater Discharge (maximum 30)

Total for Water Quality Improvement

3.3 CARBON SINK

3.4 SHORELINE EROSION CONTROL

3.5 GROUNDWATER RECHARGE

3.5.1 Site Type3.5.2 Soils

Total for Groundwater Recharge

TOTAL FOR HYDROLOGICAL COMPONENT (not to exceed 250) 179

64

0

61

0

4

012

54

3.0 HYDROLOGICAL COMPONENT

Southem Ontario Wetland Evaluation, Score Summary March 1993

49

50

4.1 RARITY

4.1.1 Wetlands4.1.1.1 Rarity within the Landscape4.1.1.2 Rarirty of Wetland Type (maximum 80)

Total for Wetland Rarity

4.1.2 Species4.1.2.1 Endangered or Threatened Species Breeding4.1.2.2 Traditional Use by Endangered or Threatened Species 4.1.2.3 Provincially Significant Animals4.1.2.4 Provincially Significant Plants 4.1.2.5 Regionally Significant Species 4.1.2.6 Locally Significant Species

Total for Species Rarity

4.2 SIGNIFICANT FEATURES OR HABITAT

4.2.1 Colonial Waterbirds4.2.2 Winter Cover for Wildlife4.2.3 Waterfowl Staging and Moulting4.2.4 Waterfowl Breeding4.2.5 Migratory Passerine, Shorebird or Raptor Stopover 4.2.6 Fish Habitat

Total for Significant Features and Habitat

4.3 ECOSYSTEM AGE

4.4 GREAT LAKES COASTAL WETLANDS

TOTAL FOR SPECIAL FEATURES (maximum 250)

Southern Ontario Wetland Evaluation, Score Summary December 2002

4.0 SPECIAL FEATURES

800

80

250000

2087

357

0101010

0

250

015

45

1

Wetland

TOTAL FOR 1.0 BIOLOGICAL COMPONENT

TOTAL FOR 2.0 SOCIAL COMPONENT

TOTAL FOR 3.0 HYDROLOGICAL COMPONENT

TOTAL FOR 4.0 SPECIAL FEATURES COMPONENT

WETLAND TOTAL

INVESTIGATORS

AFFILIATION

DATE

Steve Varga, Mark Heaton & Suzanne Robinson

OMNR - Aurora District, 2005-2006"

Albert Garofalo, Mark Heaton, Steve Varga,Jason Zacarias, Chitat Lee & April Tranter

Heather Lynn, Kari Van Allen & Scott SampsonEmma Followes & Vicki MacDonald

May 2007

OMNR - Aurora District, 2004OMNR - Aurora District, 2007

Credit Valley Conservation, 2005

124

179

250

681

Southern Ontario Wetland Evaluation, Score Summary March 1993

SUMMARY OF EVALUATION RESULT


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