Ontario Power Generation
Western Waste Management Facility & Bruce Complex
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Certified Gold through 2026
Project Name
Project Type
Phragmite Management at Baie Du Dore
Invasive Species
Songbird and Duck Nesting Box Program
Avian
Turtle Nesting Program and Basking Structures
Reptiles & Amphibians
OPG Environment Tent at Pumpkinfest
Awareness & Community Engagement
Snake Coverboard Monitoring Program and Hibernaculum
Reptiles & Amphibians
Amphibian and Bird Marsh Monitoring
Reptiles & Amphibians
Breeding Birds & Eastern Meadowlark Observations
Avian
Peregrine Falcon and Birds of Prey School Program
Awareness & Community Engagement
About the Program
The Western Waste Management Facility & Bruce Complex program is in Ontario, Canada near the Baie du Dore, a part of Lake Huron. This site contains grassland, wetland and forest habitats that are home to a wide array of wildlife. The objective of this program is to protect, enhance and restore habitats across the site to benefit wildlife while also teaching the community the importance of these ecosystems.
Practices and Impacts
The Western Waste Management Facility & Bruce Complex program is in Ontario, Canada near the Baie du Dore, a part of Lake Huron. This site contains grassland, wetland and forest habitats that are home to a wide array of wildlife. The objective of this program is to protect, enhance and restore habitats across the site to benefit wildlife while also teaching the community the importance of these ecosystems.
Practices and Impacts
- A hibernaculum was created for native snake species by digging a six-foot depression below the frost line then covering the area with large and small rocks. In addition to providing a place to hibernate, larger rocks were placed so they receive direct sunlight for snakes to bask. The area is monitored visually by employees and an ecologist with use of a trail camera.
- Thirty-two wooden coverboards were deployed and GPS-located on-site. These boards provide artificial shelter within the habitat to attract snake species. Information collected is mapped, and photographs are taken whenever possible of the snakes and other interesting fauna found under the coverboards. Snake observations are documented during monitoring.
