Ecological Site District 6E7

The HVF properties are located in Ecological Site District 6E7. The western and northwestern portions of this ecodistrict follow the Niagara Escarpment and the moraines and spillways overlying the Niagara Escarpment rim, plain and slopes. The eastern portion includes the kame moraines of the Oak Ridges Moraine to the north, and drumlinized tillplains on the southern slope, and sand plains on the eastern boundary. Approximately one-third of the ecodistrict remains as natural cover,primarily forest. Kame moraine forest complex, such as those found on the HVF properties makes up one-third of the remaining natural cover, followed by till plain forest complex (23%) and till moraine forest complexes (15%). These forest complexes are primaril ydeciduous. Over half of this ecodistrict has been converted to agricultural lands. (32,430 ha). Conservation Authorities have secured nearly one-third of this land (10,184 ha). Over 17,000 hectares have been identified as provincially significant life science ANSIs. Nearly half of the occurrences of species and vegetation community targets in 6E-7 are within conservation lands,primarily provincially significant life science ANSIs.

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