Anuja Ramgoolam - The Dundas 50 Year Vision
Using some beautiful pictures of the Dundas Valley area, Anuja presented the work underway on the Dundas Valley 50 Year Vision project. This project was for the whole valley - over 5400 hectares, not just the 1464 hectares of the Conservation Authority. The project has the following main goals
- Managing our natural lands in conjunction with others
- Preserving our history and cultural heritage
- Keeping our culture vibrant to day and in future
- Providing for recreation - balancing environmental protection with access and use
The project seeks to engage everyone in the community and deal with the above goals, while also addressing some significant challenges; these include
- Climate Change
- Deer population
- Invasive species
- The growing volume of visitors to green spaces.
The strategy is long term, but work is underway dealing with protection of lands, education of needs, economic viability and financing the work. The HRCA is in an 18 month planning and early implementation phase and seeking community involvement. The next opportunity to get engaged is an Open House on April 4th at the Ancaster Public Library at 6pm.
Anuja is pictured below with the bobolink, a threatened species in the Valley