Biodiversity
Fort Erie Natural Asset Management Project
Partnership with the Town of Fort Erie to inventory, assess, and valuate their green infrastructure (i.e., natural areas, urban street trees, trails) for future asset management planning.
Climate resilient infrastructure
Floodplain Mapping Program
Ongoing initiative as part of the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority’s (NPCA) core mandate. Floodplain mapping is underway for Coyle Creek (Pelham), Draper’s Creek (Pelham/Welland), and Oswego Creek (Lincoln). Beaver Creek and Big Forks Creek were completed in 2023. The floodplain mapping process includes a 200-year storm scenario to test impacts Read more…
Biodiversity
Corporate Climate Change Action Plan & Program
The Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority’s (NPCA) Corporate Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) is currently under development with a framework established and staff engagements nearly complete. The action plan has three objectives to guide the NPCA in addressing the local impacts due to climate change: build climate change resilience within the Read more…
Biodiversity
Land Securement Program
Greenspace is a critical component of climate adaptation and mitigation. A land securement strategy was developed and approved by the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) Board of Directors in 2022. The strategy guides the securement of lands within the Niagara Peninsula watershed over the next decade for environmental, natural hazard Read more…
Biodiversity
Enhanced Restoration and Stewardship Program
This program builds and expands upon the past and current work of Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority’s (NPCA) restoration and stewardship programs and initiatives, formalizes programming for emerging partnerships and opportunities, and meets the internal needs of integrating knowledge and building organizational capacity. The program identifies six program and service areas Read more…
Biodiversity
Carbon Sequestration of Natural Areas in NPCA watershed Jurisdiction & Natural Assets Analysis
Project is to develop an integrated carbon budget model that will be applied to the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority’s (NPCA) jurisdiction using the best available data and approaches for the landcover types present within the watershed. Using the integrated model, net carbon storage and sequestration will be estimated over a Read more…
Climate resilient infrastructure
Living in Niagara quality of Life report and Niagara Knowledge Exchange
Niagara Connects is built by and for the Niagara-wide community to share and exchange reliable evidence that informs action planning for a stronger future. The Living in Niagara (LIN) Sectors align with the Social Determinants of Health, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s). The Environment Sector of the LIN-2023 Read more…
Biodiversity
Corporate Climate Adaptation Plan
The City of St. Catharines’ Climate Adaptation Plan outlines a variety of climate action goals to address the local impacts of climate change on municipal operations and services. Moving towards a climate resilient future requires attainable action and monitoring progress. Review the six climate action goals outlined in the Climate Adaptation Plan:
Climate resilient infrastructure
Climate Change Adaptation Plan
The City of Niagara Falls is taking a proactive approach to reducing the impacts of a changing climate and extreme weather on the community’s built, social, natural, and economic systems by guiding the development of a Climate Change Adaptation Plan. The adaptation planning process is supported by ICLEI Canada and Read more…