فلامبورو سنتر بارك

غابة الحفر والتلال

بدأت المرحلة الأولى من الترميم في حديقة فلامبورو بإنشاء 0.5 هكتار (1.2 فدان) من إعادة تشجير "الحفر والتلال". يستخدم نهج "الحفرة والتلال" لإنشاء نوع من التضاريس التي يمكن العثور عليها على أرضية غابة نمو قديمة ، والتي ستستغرق عقودا لتأسيسها من تلقاء نفسها. بطبيعة الحال ، سيتم إنشاء هذا المشهد عندما يتم اقتلاع الأشجار ذات الجذور الضحلة خلال العاصفة. ونتيجة لذلك ، ستصبح الكتلة المرتفعة من الجذور والتربة تلال ، ثم تمتلئ بالماء لتشكيل حفرة. أنشأ هالتون 30 "حفرة وتلال" صغيرة واثنين من "الحفرة والتلال" الأكبر حجما ، ولكل منهما شكل وحجم مختلفان قليلا لتوفير مظهر أكثر طبيعية.

موائل الحياة البرية

After the “pit and mounds” were created, a series of wildlife habitat features were installed. Salvaged wood debris, such as logs and branches, were placed around the “pit and mound” features as amphibian egg attachment sites. This wood debris will serve as natural habitat for wildlife, and when it breaks down as organic matter, it will provide nutrients to the soil. Conservation Halton also installed a number of bird boxes and perching poles for birds to use for resting and feeding.

الأراضي الرطبة الضحلة

Phase 2 of restoration activities at Flamborough Park began in 2021. First, with the help of environmental consultants, a deeper wetland with a larger footprint was designed. During the summer, groundwater levels are usually low, so the wetland will be dry. During the spring and fall, groundwater levels are higher, and the wetland will be wet.

Habitat features, such as sunning logs and brush piles, were added to the wetland area for native species to rest, lay their eggs and hide from predators. The native trees and shrubs that were planted in the area around the wetland will attract insects, which will provide food for amphibians, birds, and turtles. Also, large wood debris, like tree trunks, branches and logs, will provide habitat for a range of organisms, including plants, mosses, lichens, insects and small animals.

Conservation Halton planted more than 1,200 native wetland plants, such as Marsh Marigold and White Turtlehead, and more than 1,500 trees and shrubs in the  area surrounding the new wetland. These native species will help to further reduce flooding through the process of “evapotranspiration,” which is the release of water vapor by plants into the atmosphere.

Carbon

To simulate the conditions of a natural wetland, organic material like wood debris and “biochar,” was added to the soil. Biochar is a charcoal-like substance made by burning organic material, which helps wetlands to support water-purifying microbes and does not decompose, so carbon remains locked into the soil.

Installation Schedule:

• Phase 3 – 2022
• Phase 4 – 2023

Conservation Halton is working to restore an additional 1.6 hectares of Flamborough Centre Park into a treed wetland ecosystem over a two-year period. (This area is the front half of the park, where the former baseball diamond used to be.) As with previous phases, these will include the creation of a number of small wetlands and “pit and mound” features throughout the park to hold rainwater and groundwater. The wetlands and other features will be constructed at various depths to provide habitat conditions for wetland vegetation and wildlife.

Bat Habitat

Two “roosting poles” for bats will be installed at Flamborough Centre Park as part of the restoration project. Habitat loss is a major threat to bat populations in Ontario, but these poles will help increase habitat available  for them to raise their young. Bats play an important role in the ecosystem by helping to pollinate important food crops, spread seeds, and manage pests.

A variety of native trees, shrubs, wetland plants, nuts and seeds were planted throughout the site at Flamborough Centre Park. It is estimated that after construction is complete, there will be:

• 10,000+ native wetland plants, trees and shrubs planted
• 3,200 herbaceous plants planted
• 42 kilograms of native seed mix scattered

• مارس 30, 2023 – Greenbelt Foundation Blog
• 16 أغسطس 2021: مراجعة فلامبورو
• 11 سبتمبر 2020: مراقب الخليج
• 30 يوليو 2020: إعلان تمويل مؤسسة الحزام الأخضر
• 25 يونيو 2020: مراجعة فلامبورو

This project was also funded by the Province of Ontario, Natural Resources Canada, and Wildlife Preservation Canada. Such support does not indicate endorsement by the Government of Ontario of the contents of this material.

(Conservation Halton is responsible for managing and implementing Phase 3 and 4 of the project on behalf of a third-party. Funding for this portion of the project is provided by the third-party to offset impacts to a nearby ecosystem.)