User:Mindmatrix/Oak Ridges Moraine

This is a list of resources that may be useful in the expansion of the various ORM-related articles.

Oak Ridges Moraine

 * Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing - The Oak Ridges Moraine
 * links to maps, legislation etc.
 * Geoscape Toronto: Oak Ridges Moraine
 * Case Study: The Oak Ridges Moraine - Linking Science And Policy For Urban Nonpoint Source Pollution In The Great Lakes Region

Origin of the Oak Ridges Moraine

 * Hydraulic-Jump and Hyperconcentrated-Flow Deposits of a Glacigenic Subaqueous Fan: Oak Ridges Moraine, Southern Ontario, Canada
 * includes hydrography information too
 * Regional unconformities and the sedimentary architecture of the Oak Ridges Moraine area, southern Ontario
 * ORM Study Area and Surficial Geology of Southern Ontario
 * Regional architecture of the Oak Ridges Moraine area, southern Ontario, using seismic reflection methods
 * GLACILACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT OF PART OF THE OAK RIDGES MORAINE, SOUTHERN ONTARIO

Glaciation of the area
These links are not ORM-specific.


 * Wisconsin's Glacial Legacy
 * Glaciation in Scugog Township
 * Formation of the Great Lakes

Ecology of the Oak Ridges Moraine

 * Oak Ridges Moraine Technical Paper Series (Part I - Ministry of Natural Resources)
 * Practical Options for the Greening of Carolinian Canada
 * there is also a summary available
 * Achieving Ecological Integrity on the Oak Ridges Moraine: Towards Ecologically Relevant Water Management

Hydrography of the Oak Ridges Moraine

 * Oak Ridges Moraine Technical Paper Series (Part II - Ministry of the Environment)
 * also contains some Ecology info (Recreation Plans and Vegetation Management Plans)
 * Hunter Geographic - Oak Ridges Moraine Hydrogeology Study: Overview
 * Hydrogeology of the Oak Ridges Moraine aquifer system: implications for protection and management from the Duffins Creek watershed
 * 3 Hydrostratigraphy CAMC/YPDT 01-06 (PDF)

Watersheds

 * Oak Ridges Moraine: Watershed Systems with Drainage
 * The Humber Watershed
 * Watershed: Issues in Stormwater Quality and Quantity in the Humber (WISQQiH)
 * WISQQiH - Background

Politics of the Oak Ridges Moraine

 * Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Bill 122, Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act, 2001
 * contains links to ORM-related bills etc.
 * Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing: Documents and Legislation
 * Natural Systems and Alternative Urban Development
 * The Oak Ridges Moraine - Towards a Long Term Strategy - September 1999
 * includes three maps (last three pages) of planned developments
 * pg 51 - R2, R3, R4 and R5 were the Richmond Hill developments to be terminated from the land swap; most are still ongoing
 * City of Pickering: Studies by Outside Agencies
 * Amendment 41 to the Official Plan for the Regional Municipality of York
 * Town of Newmarket proposed Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw amendments regarding the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan
 * Still lots of action on 'no-build' moraine

Conservation

 * Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act, 2001
 * Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act, 2001 - ONTARIO REGULATION 140/02
 * Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan
 * Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act, 2001 - DESIGNATION OF OAK RIDGES MORAINE AREA
 * Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act, 2001 - MUNICIPALITIES THAT ARE REQUIRED TO PREPARE AND ADOPT OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENTS UNDER SUBSECTION 9 (2) OF ACT

News

 * Richmond Hill Agreement Protects Vital Corridor
 * McGuinty vows to halt development on moraine
 * Moraine pain: Developers, tree-huggers, Grits in tough

Research on the Oak Ridges Moraine

 * Hunter Geographic - Hydrogeology and Hydrogeochemistry - Oak Ridges Moraine Experience (to September 2001)
 * MIXEDWOOD PLAINS ECOLOGICAL SCIENCE COOPERATIVE - Geological Survey of Canada Major Ecozone Activity

Natural heritage areas on the Oak Rdiges Moraine
Not all of these are relevant.


 * Natural Areas Report: KENDAL RECREATION AREA
 * Natural Areas Report: HARWOOD PLAINS
 * Natural Areas Report: DARLINGTON PROVINCIAL PARK
 * Natural Areas Report: FLEETWOOD CREEK NATURAL AREA
 * Natural Areas Report: OAK RIDGES MORAINE (GRAVEL BAR)
 * Natural Areas Report: OAK RIDGES MORAINE TILL SECTION
 * Natural Areas Report: DURHAM COUNTY FOREST
 * Natural Areas Report: HAMILTON MOULIN KAME
 * Natural Areas Report: GLENVILLE HILLS
 * Natural Areas Report: HAPPY VALLEY
 * Natural Areas Report: CAVAN SUPRAGLACIAL TILL NO. 1
 * Natural Areas Report: PERCY - ALNWICK TOWNSHIP DRUMLINS
 * Natural Areas Report: COLD CREEK SWAMP
 * Natural Areas Report: WALKER PROPERTY
 * Natural Areas Report: PEFFERLAW INFILTRATION AREA
 * Natural Areas Report: ALDERVILLE WOODLAND
 * Natural Areas Report: SLESWICK COMPLEX
 * Natural Areas Report: SQUIRREL CREEK HEADWATERS
 * Natural Areas Report: KENDAL CROWN LAND AREA
 * Natural Areas Report: LONICERA SITE
 * Natural Areas Report: UXBRIDGE INFILTRATION AREA
 * Natural Areas Report: BULLEN PROPERTY
 * Natural Areas Report: KETTLEBY
 * Natural Areas Report: BROOKDALE LAKE
 * Natural Areas Report: KETTLEBY INFILTRATION AREA
 * Natural Areas Report: MUSSELMAN LAKE
 * Natural Areas Report: BLAIR PROPERTY
 * Natural Areas Report: WRIGHT PROPERTY
 * Natural Areas Report: LASKAY WETLAND COMPLEX
 * Natural Areas Report: PIGEON RIVER KAMES
 * Natural Areas Report: MARY LAKE WETLAND
 * Natural Areas Report: PRESTON LAKE WETLAND
 * Natural Areas Report: WILLOUGHBY CANDIDATE NATURE RESERVE
 * Natural Areas Report: MAPLE SPUR OF THE OAK RIDGES MORAINE
 * Natural Areas Report: PERRYTOWN REMNANT HILL
 * Natural Areas Report: HAPPY VALLEY INFILTRATION AREA
 * Natural Areas Report: KING CITY WETLAND COMPLEX
 * Natural Areas Report: MONO ROAD WETLAND COMPLEX
 * Natural Areas Report: UPPER PEFFERLAW WETLAND #3
 * Natural Areas Report: FORESTER MARSH
 * Natural Areas Report: PARIS, GALT AND MOFFAT MORAINES
 * Natural Areas Report: HOPEVILLE DRUMLINS
 * Natural Areas Report: BADEN HILLS (KAMES)
 * Natural Areas Report: DREW AREA
 * Natural Areas Report: OMEMEE ESKER SOUTH
 * Natural Areas Report: DOBBINTON ESKER
 * Natural Areas Report: TARA MORAINE AND ESKER
 * Natural Areas Report: WILLISCROFT MORAINE
 * Natural Areas Report: GUELPH DRUMLIN FIELD
 * Natural Areas Report: ARKELL MELTWATER CHANNEL
 * Natural Areas Report: UXBRIDGE FOREST KAMES

Other

 * Natural Resources Canada - Surficial Geology of the Greater Toronto / NATMAP Area