Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve Management Statement

Statement of Conservation Interest

June, 2003

Dryden District
Ministry of Natural Resources

Approval statement

We are pleased to approve this Statement of Conservation Interest for the Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve (C2311).

This Statement of Conservation Interest will provide guidance for the management of the Conservation Reserve and form the basis for ongoing monitoring of activities. More detailed direction is not anticipated at this time. Should significant facility development be considered or complex issues arise requiring additional studies, more defined management direction, or special protection measures, a more detailed Conservation Reserve Management Plan will be prepared with full public consultation.

The Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve will be managed under the jurisdiction of the Wabigoon Area Supervisor, Dryden District, Ministry of Natural Resources.

Signed by:

R.G. McColm
Dryden District Manager
Ministry of Natural Resources

Date: June 30, 2003

Signed by:
Charlie Lauer
Regional Director
Northwest Region
Ministry of Natural Resources

Date: March 7, 2016

1.0 Background information

The purpose of this document is to identify and document the natural heritage values of the Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve, the activities that occur there and, through a set of management guidelines, lay out the activities that will and will not be permitted. For more information regarding this Statement of Conservation Interest (SCI) please refer to the "Conservation Reserve Policy and Procedure PL3.03.05".

Table 1.1: Background information for the Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve.

Name	Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve (C2311)
Site region / site district	4S-3
OMNR administrative region / district / area	Northwest Region / Dryden District / Wabigoon Area, Wabigoon Forest
Total area (ha)	1,094
Regulation date	Anticipated for 2003
First Nations	Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation, Eagle Lake First Nations
OBM	15550054900, 15540054900, 155550055000, 15540055000
Lat. /Long.	49° 38 / 92° 19
Basemap	54550, 55550, 54549, 55549
General location description	Located approximately 40 kilometers southeast of the City of Dryden on Melgund Lake.
Access	Accessible on the north end of Melgund Lake via Avery Lake. West Rd. from Melgund Rd., off of Hwy. 72. Accessible on the south end of the lake via Melgund Rd. 3 off of Hwy. 17.

Table 1.2: Representation Targets – A summary of earth science, life science, cultural resource values and present or possible recreational opportunities.

Life science representation	Upland Forest/Forested Dunes: Mixedwood – black spruce, trembling aspen, mountain maple, shrubby balsam fir, large-leaved aster Conifer Forest – jack pine, black spruce Red and white pine on shorelines and as minor component of mixedwood Wetland: Peatlands, shore fens, open bogs, bulrush marshes, treed wetlands (black spruce and tamarack), cedar swamps Animal Species: moose, bald eagle, loon, beaver, sandhill crane, pileated woodpecker, ermine
Earth science representation	Bedrock: Mostly a single phase, granitic stock composed predominantly of quartz monzonite with surrounding mafic volcanic rock. Surficial Geology: Shallow moraine over bedrock mostly glaciolacustrine. Shallow silt and clay and Recent organic deposits.
Cultural value representation	Modern man-made structures for shore lunching and camping.
Recreational opportunities	Opportunity exists for fishing, summer camping activities, shore lunch activities, hunting and trapping.

Table 1.3: Survey Information – Overview of inventories completed, their level of detail and any inventories that are needed.

Survey level	Life science	Earth science	Cultural	Recreational
Reconnaissance	- Life Science Checksheet, 2002	- Earth Science Checksheet, 2002	- not required	- Recreation Checklist, 2002
Detailed	- not required	- not required	- not required	- not required

Figure 1: General location of the Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve.

Enlarge figure 1: General location of the Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve

2.0 Values to be protected

This section provides a description of the key natural heritage values on the site, their condition relative to past resource and management activities, and their sensitivity to future land use and management activities.

Table 2.1: Values identified on the Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve.

Life science	two bald eagle nests, well-known walleye fishery
Earth science	the single phase, granitic stock stock is considered regionally significant
Cultural	fire pits, pole-wood framework, table/benches, outhouses
Aboriginal	N/A
Tourism	4 commercial boat caches exist on Melgund Lake
Recreational fishing	permitted; Melgund Lake is a popular summer walleye fishery
Recreational hunting	permitted; WMU #5
Trapping	permitted; active trap line – DR03N02401
Bear Management Area	DR-05-070
Bait harvesting	Block #496922
Commercial fishing	past commercial fishing (1981/82) on Melgund Lake; experimental licenses issued only

2.2 Values to be protected

The intent of this SCI is to protect the following values by establishing management guidelines for existing and potential uses in this area given the level of past disturbance and the nature of the existing features.

2.2.1 Forest values

Melgund Lake CR is considered regionally significant and contains the upland forest component absent in Pyatt and Adair Lake CRs. The red and white pine were considered to be possibly the best representation in the protected areas in Ecodistrict 4S-3. (Harris et al, 2002)

2.2.2 Biological values

The sport fish (specifically walleye) contained within Melgund Lake are considered to have a high biological and recreational value, however, the lake itself is not within the reserve. Numerous fish related programs have been conducted over the past 30 years including most recently, Fall Walleye Index Netting (FWIN) in 1997. Unfortunately, the data collected from the FWIN has not been interpreted to date. Thus, current recommendations and the status of the walleye fishery remain unknown.

Additionally, two bald eagle nests are contained within the reserve. Although this is a locally common bird, it is listed as a species at risk provincially.

2.2.3 Landform values

The reserve is centered on a granitic stock located in the northeast portion of the Eagle-Wabigoon-Manitou lakes greenstone belt. It is a single phase intrusion composed mainly of quartz monzonite. This stock is considered to be of regional significance. (Blackburn, 2002)

2.2.4 Recreational values

The shoreline features, structural features (man-made), general wildlife and mixed coniferous/deciduous forests were considered all to be recreation features. Melgund Lake, sport fish and sand beach were also considered recreation features although not directly within the reserve. Current activities enjoyed within the Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve include shorelunch and camping activities, hunting and trapping. Fishing does occur on Melgund Lake, however the lake itself is not within the reserve. Potential exists for nature activities such as identifying wildlife and relaxation. The shoreline, particularly areas in which man-made structures are contained, is considered to have a low sensitivity to recreation use. This is, in part, due to the extensive use of the sites and the potential for waste being left behind.

2.2.5 Tourism values

Currently, four commercial boat caches exist on Melgund Lake, however, these are not within the reserve boundaries.

Figure 2: Campsite/shore lunch area on one of the islands within the reserve.

3.0 Management guidelines

3.1 Land tenure

The Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve consists entirely of Crown land. Patent land exists south of the reserve. Melgund Lake Forest Reserve (F2311) exists within the conservation reserve and encompasses a 102 ha parcel of land. See Appendix A for forest reserve (FR) location. Policy governing FRs are similar to that of CRs except that mining and related access will be allowed in a FR where a mining claim or lease already exists. Aggregate extraction is not permitted except where:

• there is an existing aggregate permit; as is the case with F2311
• aggregate is required to support mineral exploration or mining within the FR and there are no feasible sources outside the reserve; or
• an aggregate permit is required under the Aggregate Resources Act for the production of industrial minerals and building stone

The conservation reserve will remain Crown land and no dispositions (including Land Use Permits or Licenses of Occupation) will be issued for the site.

The disposition of adjacent Crown Land will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis.

Unauthorized occupations of lands within the conservation reserve will be handled in accordance with approved policy, and any required structural removal will be at the owner’s expense.

3.2 Existing and proposed development

Natural Resource Values Information System (NRVIS) shows there being 3 tertiary roads running into the peninsula of the reserve. These were probably used for historical selective red and white pine harvest (Harris et al, 2002). At present, they are grown over and are impassable. Cutovers and logging roads can be found in the surrounding areas. There are numerous timber harvest blocks just north of the Melgund Lake Road, scheduled for harvest in the next 5 years (2003-2008). The parcel of land surrounding the large active quarry in the southwest portion of the reserve has been deemed a forest reserve. Several other active, as well as inactive, pits can be found in the surrounding areas.

Facility infrastructure and development for recreational and/or educational purposes only may be considered in the future if there is a demonstrated demand for such facilities. All provincial policies that guide development on Crown Land are applicable in Conservation Reserves. A more detailed management plan would be required prior to any development occurring. Such a plan would have to ensure that there would be no negative impacts to any habitat or ecosystem pertinent to the values protected in this reserve.

3.3 Recreational activities

Most recreational activities that have traditionally been enjoyed in this area can continue provided they pose no threat to the natural ecosystems and features protected by the Conservation Reserve. Those uses that are regulated include hunting, fishing and trapping. Most other permitted activities are non-regulated (i.e. canoeing, exploring, snowmobiling). See Section 2.2.4 for the recreational uses for this Conservation Reserve as determined by the Recreation Resource Inventory.

It is recommended that sites containing man-made structures be monitored, due to the accumulation of human waste during shore lunch and camping activities.

Recreational boat caches will continue to be a permitted use. New applications will be reviewed subject to a test of compatibility with the conservation of the ecological features of the site. In most cases, the location of the new boat caches will be located outside of the CR. In addition, the Northwest Region Boat Cache Program Guidelines will also apply.

Mechanical travel within the reserve, including the use of snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles, is permitted only on existing roads and trails. Off trail mechanized travel is permitted for retrieval of game only.

3.4 Commercial activities

No new activities, such as commercial logging, hydroelectric power development, new transmission lines (e.g. power or communications), pipelines, highways or roads, and the extraction of minerals, aggregate or peat, will be permitted.

Experimental licenses for a Commercial Whitefish Fishery were issued in 1981 and 1982 on Melgund Lake. No commercial fishing licenses have been issued since.

Resource user boat caches for the commercial harvest of natural resources (baitfish, commercial fur and wild rice) under a valid license, will continue to be a permitted use. New applications will be reviewed subject to the test of compatibility. New commercial boat caches will not be permitted. In addition, the Northwest Region Boat Cache Guidelines will also be followed.

Figure 3: Tertiary road leading to north access/campsite.

An examination of the possible impact of activities on adjacent lands should be evaluated in the Forest Management Plan.

3.5 Aboriginal interests

Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve (C2311) lies within Treaty 3 area. To date, no Aboriginal Groups have voiced any issues in regard to this conservation reserve. Nothing in this Statement of Conservation Interest affects in any way existing or future Aboriginal or treaty rights.

3.6 Natural resources stewardship

Natural Resource Stewardship involves the consideration of the following specific natural resource management categories.

3.6.1 Vegetation management

Management within the conservation reserve will allow for the continuation of natural ecosystem processes and functions with minimal human interference.

Forest fire suppression will be carried out in accordance with the approved Fire Management Strategy for the surrounding lands. "Light on the Land" suppression techniques which do not unduly disturb the landscape will be encouraged where feasible. Examples of "light on the land" techniques may include limiting the number of trees felled or the use of heavy equipment or foam.

Opportunities for prescribed burning to achieve ecological or resource management objectives may be considered. These management objectives will be developed with public consultation prior to any prescribed burning, and reflected in the document that provides management direction for this conservation reserve. Plans for any prescribed burning will be developed in accordance with the MNR Prescribed Burn Planning Manual, and the Class Environmental Assessment for Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves (approval pending).

Forest insect and disease management will continue as on surrounding Crown lands.

Figure 4: Wetland area contained within western section of the reserve.

3.6.2 Fish and wildlife management

The existing Wildlife Management Unit, sport fishing regulations and other fish and wildlife management activities will apply.

3.6.3 Landforms

None of the landforms mentioned will be altered by landform modification activities such as filling and extraction. The extraction of aggregates and similar materials are not permitted. As already mentioned, a large aggregate permit exists adjacent to the CR and has been designated a forest reserve. When the area is released back to the Crown through normal processes, the forest reserve will be incorporated into the Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve.

Mineral exploration and extraction are not permitted. The areas within the CR and the FR have been withdrawn from further staking by MNDM.

3.7 Cultural resources stewardship

To date, there have been no surveys done to assess cultural or heritage values. However, according to the Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve Recreation Inventory Report (2002), some cultural value has been allocated to the abundance of man-made structures (fire pits, pole-wood framework, benches/tables etc.) found throughout the reserve. No Aboriginal and/or archaeological values are contained within the reserve. Thus, further Cultural Inventories have been deemed unnecessary.

3.8 Client services

Given the focus on low key management, client information will be given on an inquiry basis only and will deal with the basic level of information with respect to access, natural heritage appreciation, recommended activities and boundaries.

3.9 Research

Non-destructive research by qualified individuals will be encouraged to provide a better understanding of the natural values protected by the Conservation Reserve and to advance protection, planning and management.

In order to assist with enhancing the management guidelines for the reserve, the collection of additional earth and life science information during research is encouraged. All research programs will require the approval of the Ministry of Natural Resources as will the removal of any natural or cultural specimen. The establishment of permanent plots, observation points or facilities must also be approved and be compatible with the Conservation Reserve protection objective. Any site disturbed by research activities must be rehabilitated as closely as possible to its previous state.

3.10 Marketing

Awareness of the Conservation Reserve is promoted through the Living Legacy web site. Intensive management activity to increase use is not required at this time.

4.0 Implementation

Implementation of this Statement of Conservation Interest will primarily involve monitoring activities to ensure adherence to the management guidelines and responding to inquiries about the site.

Implementation of this statement and management of the reserve are the responsibility of the Wabigoon Area Supervisor. Partnerships may be pursued to address management needs.

5.0 Review and revisions

5.1 Review and revisions

This Conservation Reserve Statement of Conservation Interest will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.

If changes in management direction are needed at any time, the significance of the changes will be evaluated and further consultation a possibility. Any major amendments will require full public consultation and the approval of the District Manager and Regional Director. Affected clients will be immediately informed of proposed changes to this Statement of Conservation Interest.

5.2 Public consultation

5.2.1 Results of past consultations

Consultation on the Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve was conducted as part of the consultation on the Ontario’s Living Legacy Land Use Strategy, July 1999. Subsequent consultation also took place in June 2001 to refine the boundary of the Conservation Reserve.

District Manager letters, totaling 96, were sent to the Dryden Forest Management Co., Weyerhaeuser and Ontario’s Forest Industries Association Tourist Outfitters, Advisory Committees, Trappers, Land Owners, Members of the Public, NGOs and GOs. Newspaper ads were placed in the Ignace Driftwood June 20, 2001 and Dryden Observer on June 19, 2001. First Nation Consultation letters were also sent to twelve Native communities and organizations including the Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation, Eagle Lake First Nation and Aboriginal People of Wabigoon. Direct consultation with Treaty 3 First Nations was carried out on a regional basis and concluded November of 2002.

Concern about the effects of the CR on aggregate extraction was voiced pertaining to the large quarry contained within the Forest Reserve. It was explained that there are provisions that state where significant mineral deposits are found with the intent to extract the deposit, the area could be deregulated and an area of equivalent size added to the Conservation Reserve. However, there was no indication that resource development would require additional area outside the present aggregate permit. A request was put in from MNR to forward any records of exploration work outside the current permit to the Regional Office in Thunder Bay. There were no additional responses. The policy on controlled exploration was later changed in March 2002. It states that there will be no new exploration on untenured land within the OLL sites. All existing mining land tenure within OLL sites including mining claims, leases, licences of occupation and patents remain protected under the Mining Act and will be treated as any others in the province.

No issues have been voiced by any of the Native groups mentioned to date.

5.2.2 Present and future consultation

More widespread consultation is deemed unnecessary at this time.

5.2.3 Author

This Statement of Conservation Interest was prepared by Alicia H.L. Morin, OLL Intern, Information Management, Dryden District. Assistance was provided by Martin Pell (Dryden District Planner) and members of the Wabigoon Area Team.

6.0 References

Blackburn, C. 2002. Earth Science Inventory – Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve. Unpublished report.

Harris, A. and Foster, R. 2002. Life Science Inventory – Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve. Unpublished report.

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. 1999. Ontario’s Living Legacy – Land Use Strategy. Queen’s Printer for Ontario.

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. 2002. Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve (C2292) Recreation Resource Inventory Report. Unpublished report.

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Lands & Natural Heritage, Lands & Waters. 1997. Conservation Reserve Policy and Procedure PL 3.03.05. 22 pp.

Appendix A: Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve (C2311) values map

Enlarge Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve (C2311) Values Map

Appendix B: Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve (C2311) Aerial Photo Image

Enlarge Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve (C2311) Aerial Photo Image

Appendix C: Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve (C2311) Earth Science Checksheet

Detailed information for Site C2311 Melgund Lake

Protection history

The reserve was identified under the provincial Lands for Life - Ontario’s Living Legacy Program as containing "representative landforms and vegetation types, including burns and mixed forests on lacustrine deposits and weakly and moderately broken ground moraine." (OMNR 1999).

No other earth science significance was assigned.

Setting

The reserve comprises 1 205 hectares, and is located in Dryden MNR District. Elevations range from 410 m a.s.l. to 470 m a.s.l.

Earth science features:

Bedrock geology

Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve is centred on a granitic stock located in the northeast portion of the Eagle-Wabigoon-Manitou lakes greenstone belt (Blackburn et al 1991: figure 9.8). The greenstone belt lies within the 900 km long, Archean age Wabigoon Subprovince of the Superior Province, at its western end (Blackburn et al 1991: figure 9.2). The Melgund Lake stock is 7.6 km long by 3.6 km wide, about the same size as the lake. The north edge of the stock closely follows the shoreline, as does much of the southern shore. A large, rocky, central peninsula protruding into the lake from the northeast shore underlies the central portion of the stock. Quite likely some mechanical or mineralogical variation in the rocks of the central part of the stock is responsible for the preservation of this upland feature.

Melgund Lake stock is a single phase intrusion, composed predominantly of quartz monzonite, but varying to monzonite and diorite, particularly close to its edges (Map 2529: Berger et al 1989). Where observed at a distance from the edge (stations 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8; photo 1) it was seen to be massive, medium to coarse grained, hornblende quartz monzonite, with little variation in mineral proportions. Close to the edge, at the contact with amphibolite of the greenstone belt (station 7), the original composition is contaminated by assimilation of basalt, so that the resulting diorite is almost indistinguishable from the volcanic rocks.

Volcanic rocks of the greenstone belt that surround the stock are dominantly mafic flows (Map 2529: Berger et al 1989). These mafic volcanics were observed within the 1 km wide buffer zone at the west end of the reserve (station 1), where they are massive and metamorphosed to medium grained, dark green amphibolite. Map 2529 (Berger et al 1989) indicates that there is variation within this buffer zone from pillowed to plagioclase phyric varieties. Metamorphism to amphibolite grade was imparted by intrusion of the stock: further distant from the stock the basaltic rocks are at a lower, greenschist, grade of metamorphism.

Surficial geology

Pleistocene age, Wisconsinan stage glaciation has scoured this largely upland area, leaving shallow till over bedrock (Roed 1980; Cowan and Sharpe 1991). Record of glacial ice movement from the northeast is seen in the bedrock ridges with similar trend that occur in particular on the central peninsula (photo 2). Just outside the reserve boundary, a sinuous, narrow northeast trending peninsula that lies in the southeast part of the lake has previously been interpreted (Map 1774A: Cowan and Sharpe 1991) to be a bar or spit of lacustrine origin. However, its linear extension to the southwest of a prominent bedrock ridge on the central peninsula, plus the observation (station 2) that it is underlain not by sand but by boulders of quartz monzonite of the Melgund Lake stock, suggests that it is the crest of a glacially scoured bedrock ridge. This interpretation is supported by the observation that it is paralleled by a chain of four small bedrock islands, that are included in the reserve, about 3 to 4 hundred metres to the northwest, similarly extending from a bedrock ridge on the peninsula (photo 3).

The northwest trending Hartman end moraine lies about 5 km to the northeast of the reserve. To the southwest of the Hartman moraine sand, gravel and boulder material has been variously interpreted as glaciofluvial outwash (Roed 1980) and shallow water glaciolacustrine (Cowan and Sharpe 1991; Barnett et al 1991). Proglacial, glaciofluvial outwash material that was deposited at the edge of the retreating Wisconsinan age glacier was most likely reworked at the edge of glacial Lake Agassiz. Difficulty in distinguishing between the two types of material may account for the variability in map interpretation. Most of these materials lie to the east of Melgund Lake reserve, but small pockets that have been interpreted (Cowan and Sharpe 1991) to be glaciolacustrine lie between bedrock ridges on the southeast side of the central peninsula. Some of the shallow drift over bedrock in the reserve area may also be of this material.

Glaciolacustrine silt and clay deposits have been interpreted (Map 1774A: Cowan and Sharpe 1991) to underlie the large island at the west end of the lake. During the present inventory, shallow silt and clay was augured at station 9, to the north of the island. Other isolated pockets of glaciolacustrine deposits may be present in the reserve.

Recent organic deposits occupy a few isolated areas, one of which was observed at station 7, where a small wetland is margined by bedrock hills. A prominent recent process is the frost heaving of horizontally jointed slabs of granitic rock on islands and shoreline outcrops (station 4: photo 4 ; station 5: photo 5).

Significance

Melgund Lake stock is almost entirely enclosed in the reserve boundary. It represents a type of synvolcanic to late tectonic intrusion into greenstone belt rocks of the Wabigoon subprovince (see Table 9.9 in Blackburn et al 1991): none of these intrusions have been incorporated in their entirety under the Ontario Living Legacy program. Although other stocks of this type have been better studied, it is considered to be of regional significance. The mafic volcanic rocks marginal to the stock are typical of large areas of greenstone belts in the Superior Province of Ontario, but are not well exposed, and there is little diversity in structures and textures. They are not considered to be significant to the earth science conservation program.

None of the surficial deposits are well developed enough to be of significance. The narrow northeast trending peninsula just outside the reserve boundary was investigated to determine if it was a lacustrine bar or spit, in which case it would have had some significance. However, the interpretation that it is the crest of a submerged bedrock ridge diminishes its significance.

Sensitivity

Bedrock features are not susceptible to degradation by either human activity or natural processes. Degradation by human activity of surficial materials is considered insignificant because of their relative lack.

Recommendations

The Melgund Lake stock is not incorporated in its entirety in the reserve. However, contact metamorphic effects of the stock on the surrounding mafic volcanic rocks are adequately incorporated along its northwest edge, so that expansion is not recommended.

The present survey has adequately identified both bedrock and surficial features of the reserve. No further recommendations for inventory are made.

References

Berger, B.R., MacMillan, D. and Butler, G. 1989, Precambrian geology, Melgund Lake area, MacFie and Avery townships; Ontario Geological Survey, Map 2529, scale 1:20 000.

Blackburn, C.E., Johns, G.W., Ayer, J. and Davis, D.W. 1991. Wabigoon Subprovince; in Geology of Ontario, Ontario Geological Survey, Special Volume 4, Part 1, p. 303-381.

Cowan, W.R. and Sharpe, D.R. 1991. Surficial Geology, Wabigoon Lake, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Map 1774A, scale 1:100 000.

OMNR 1999. Ontario’s Living Legacy: Land Use Strategy; Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, 136 p., accompanied by map, scale 1:1 200 000.

Roed, M.A. 1980. Northern Ontario Engineering Geology Terrain Study, Data Base Map, Wabigoon Lake; Ontario Geological Survey, Map 5059, scale 1:100000.

Photographs

1. Pink, massive, hornblende quartz monzonite of the Melgund Lake (Stn. 3; UTM 0550981E 5498808N)
2. Northeasterly trending bedrock (granitic) ridge on the central peninsula of Melgund
3. Extension of two granitic ridges in a sinuous peninsula (left) and islands (right) toward southwest beneath Melgund Lake
4. Horizontal sheet jointing and frost heaving in granitic rocks of the Melgund Lake stock. (Stn. 4; UTM 0551655E 5499128N)
5. Large scale frost heaving of sheeted joints in granitic rocks of the Melgund Lake stock on an island in Melgund Lake. (Stn. 5; UTM 0552116E 5498988N)

Photo 1: Pink, massive, hornblende quartz monzonite of the Melgund Lake (Stn. 3; UTM 0550981E 5498808N)

Photo 2: Northeasterly trending bedrock (granitic) ridge on the central peninsula of Melgund

Photo 3: Extension of two granitic ridges in a sinuous peninsula (left) and islands (right) toward southwest beneath Melgund Lake

Photo 4: Horizontal sheet jointing and frost heaving in granitic rocks of the Melgund Lake stock. (Stn. 4; UTM 0551655E 5499128N)

Photo 5: Large scale frost heaving of sheeted joints in granitic rocks of the Melgund Lake stock on an island in Melgund Lake. (Stn. 5; UTM 0552116E 5498988N)

Additional stations

Stn. 1 0545564E 5500016N
Stn. 2 0550459E 5498155N
Stn. 6 0548428E 5498463N
Stn. 7 0547527E 5500632N
Stn. 8 0548111E 5500537N
Stn. 9 0546158E 5499786N

Earth Science Inventory Checklist

This is an earth science inventory checklist for Melgund Lake

Name:	Melgund Lake
OLL ID:	C2311
Map name:	Dyment
NTS Number:	52F/09
UTM reference:	Z15 549000E 549
OBM Number:
Latitude:	49° 39' N
Longitude:	92° 20' W
Elevation – Max:	470 m
Elevation – Min:	410 m
County:	District of Kenora
Township:	Avery
Lot:	N/A
Concession:	N/A
Area (ha):	1,205.00
Ownership:	Crown
Air Photo:
Year – Roll – Flight line – Number:	97-58-4922A-57to61
MNR region:	Northwest
MNR district:	Dryden
Park zone:	Northwest

Earth science features:

Archean age, Wabigoon Subprovince: Melgund Lake basin is contained entirely within and circumscribed by the outer margin of the granitic Melgund Lake stock, of which the central peninsula is the core; the 1 km. buffer zone at the west end is underlain by mafic volcanic rocks of the Manitou-Stormy lakes greenstone belt, metamorphosed to medium to high grade (amphibolites).

Quaternary: deposits are dominantly Pleistocene glaciofluvial outwash material reworked by glacial Lake Agassiz, with minor glaciolacustrine silt and clay.

Significance:

Melgund Lake stock is almost entirely contained in the reserve: it represents a type of synvolcanic to late tectonic intrusion into greenstone belt rocks. It is of regional significance.

Mafic volcanic rocks are typical of large areas of greenstone belts in Superior Province, but not well exposed and little diversity in structures and textures. Not significant.

Surficial deposits not well developed enough to be of significance.

Sensitivity:

Neither bedrock nor surficial features are sensitive to natural or cultural impacts.

Recommendations:

Although Melgund Lake stock is not entirely enclosed in the reserve, contact metamorphic effects on the surrounding mafic volcanic rocks are adequately incorporated along its western edge: expansion of the reserve is not recommended.

Major references:

Berger et al 1989, OGS Map 2529; Blackburn et al 1991, "Wabigoon Subrovince" in OGS Special Volume 4; Cowan and Sharpe 1991, GSC Map 1774A; Roed 1980, OGS Map 5059.

Date compiled:

February 15, 2003

Compiler:

C.E. Blackburn, Blackburn Geological Services

Appendix D: Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve (C2311)Life Science Checksheet

C2311 Melgund Lake

Natural heritage area – life science checksheet

This is a life science checksheet for Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve

Name	Melgund Lake
Map Name	Dyment
Map Number	52F-9
UTM Ref.	Zone 15 549000 E 5499500 N
County	Kenora
Lat.	49 39' N
Long.	92 20' W
NAD	83
Min. Alt.	410 m
Max. Alt.	470 m
Locality	35 km SW of Dryden
Township	Avery
Area	1215 ha
Ownership	Crown
MNR Region	Northwest
Ecoregion and Ecodistrict	4S-3
Landform Unit	See Table 3
MNR District	Dryden
Aerial Photographs	Year-Roll-Flight Line-Numbers 97-58-4922A-57 to 61

Life science checksheet map for Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve

Life science checksheet map for Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve

Physical and biological features

Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve encompasses 1,215 hectares, including two sections of mainland and 37 islands in Melgund Lake. The mainland blocks include a buffer on the northwestern edge of the lake, extending one kilometer inland and a large peninsula dividing the lake into two basins. There are 16 km of island shoreline and 21 km mainland shoreline. The islands range in size from less than 1 ha to 48 ha, and account for 7% of the reserve (81 ha). A 102 ha parcel in the southwest of the reserve is an active quarry and currently classified as Forest Reserve.

Melgund Lake is on a sandy to loamy deposit on the southwest edge of the Hartmann Moraine. The soil is largely glacial outwash that was subsequently reworked by Lake Agassiz. The moderately broken terrain has shallow soils with bedrock hills. Pockets of silty soil suggest that aeolian deposits have filled in depressions.

Most of the forest in the reserve is trembling aspen and black spruce mixedwood on coarse loamy soil (ES19, ES21). The understorey is rich and diverse with mountain maple, shrubby balsam fir and large-leaved aster. Trembling aspen stands (ES28) dominate on silty soils except on cool, north facing slopes where black spruce stands (ES26, ES31) are found. These stands occur more frequently than indicated in Table 1, but occur as small patches within other forest types. Jack pine and black spruce forest on shallow soils (ES12) make up 8% of the area.

Red and white pine stands are typically on lakeshores. White pine dominated forest makes up only 10% of the area, but red and white pine often occur as a minor component of mixedwood stands. Rich sites have a dense balsam fir understorey.

Most of the forest in the reserve is between 40 and 100 years old, with only three stands greater than 120 years (one stand each dominated by white pine, jack pine and black spruce). A 1999 fire at the east end of the Conservation Reserve covering 20 ha is regenerating with trembling aspen.

A diversity of wetland communities is represented in the reserve, covering about 15% of the area. Peatlands make up about 10% of the reserve, occurring where organic soil has accumulated in bedrock depressions. Open peatlands include shore fen on margins of lakes and ponds (ES45) and open bogs (ES39) in hydrological isolated basins. Treed wetlands are dominated by black spruce and tamarack (ES34, ES35, ES36). Cedar swamps (ES37) develop in peaty drainage ways supplied by nutrient-rich groundwater. The extensive areas of shallow water in Melgund Lake have bulrush marsh (ES48) in more wave-washed areas and submergent-rich communities at estuaries and sheltered bays (ES49). On shorelines, shore fens (ES45) are common on quiet bays, elsewhere; the shores are mostly forested to the edge of the water with a few exposed bedrock shelves on steeper sections.

Small patches of rock barren (ES7) occur on hilltops and a few low cliffs are found on lakeshores.

Table 1. Ecosites of Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve (derived from Forest Resource Inventory data provided by OMNR).

Non-forested terrestrial ecosites

	Description	Area (ha)	Proportion (%)
ES7	Rock Barren	1	<1

Very shallow soils

	Description	Area (ha)	Proportion (%)
ES12	Black Spruce - Jack Pine: Very Shallow Soil	91	8

Sandy – coarse loamy soils

	Description	Area (ha)	Proportion (%)
ES17	White Cedar: Fresh - Moist, Coarse - Fine Loamy Soil	3	<1
ES18	Red Pine - White Pine: Fresh, Coarse Loamy Soil	26	2
ES19	Hardwood - Fir - Spruce Mixedwood: Fresh, Sandy - Coarse Loamy Soil	423	35
ES20	Spruce - Pine / Feathermoss: Fresh, Sandy - Coarse Loamy Soil	134	11
ES21	Spruce - Fir Mixedwood: Fresh, Coarse Loamy Soil	253	21
ES22	Spruce-Pine / Ledum / Feathermoss: Moist, Sandy-Coarse Loamy Soil	6	1

Fine loamy – clayey soils

	Description	Area (ha)	Proportion (%)
ES26	Spruce - Pine / Feathermoss: Fresh, Fine Loamy - Clayey Soil	25	2
ES31	Spruce-Pine / Feathermoss: Moist, Silty-Clayey Soil	61	5

Treed wetlands

	Description	Area (ha)	Proportion (%)
ES34	Treed Bog: Black Spruce / Sphagnum: Organic Soil	28	2
ES35	Poor Swamp: Black Spruce: Organic Soil	41	3
ES36	Intermediate Swamp: Black Spruce (Tamarack): Organic Soil	32	3
ES37	Rich Swamp: Cedar (Other Conifer): Organic Soil	8	1
ES38	Rich Swamp: Black Ash (Other Hardwood): Organic - Mineral Soil	3	<1

Open wetlands

	Description	Area (ha)	Proportion (%)
ES39	Open Bog: Ericaceous Shrub / Sedge / Sphagnum: Organic Soil	33	3
ES44	Thicket Swamp: Organic-Mineral Soil	1	<1
	Unknown	15	1
	Unclassified	32	3

Representation

Table 3 summarizes representation of landform vegetation types of Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve for Ecodistrict 4S-3 recently refined by Ontario Parks (Steve Kingston pers. comm.). An older version of the landform vegetation representation matrix based on the original Ontario Living Legacy gap analysis is included for comparison (Table 4).

Table 3 accurately reflects that LV types on bedrock landforms dominate the reserve. A thin layer of glaciolacustrine sand covers the bedrock, resulting in some of these forests being classified as "Sandy – Coarse Loamy Soils" rather than "Very Shallow Soils" (Table 1).

Open and treed wetlands make up about 12% of the reserve (Table 1), but are not included in the representation matrix (Table 3). This is probably because these LV types occur as small, dispersed pockets in bedrock depressions.

Melgund Lake contributes 12% of the representation target for Bedrock – Dense Deciduous Forest. Otherwise, the Conservation Reserve contributes less than 10% of any Ecodistrict target (Table 3).

Condition

The quarry on the southwest portion of the site will be managed as a "Forest Reserve" and will not be included as part of the regulated conservation reserve. When the quarry is retired this area will be added to the conservation reserve. Revegetation of the site will presumably be a requirement of its decommissioning. Despite its large size, the quarry probably has little impact on the hydrology of the reserve, given its location in impermeable bedrock and given that the surface drainage flows to the southwest, outside the reserve.

There are approximately 5 km of tertiary roads on the peninsula within the reserve, but no evidence of recent logging within, or immediately adjacent to the site. The roads were probably built for historical selective logging of red and white pine. The area surrounding the Conservation Reserve is under active forest management and cutover and logging roads are nearby. The CNR main rail line borders the southwest edge of the reserve.

Melgund Lake supports a popular walleye fishery and public access points on the south and north shores of the lake are heavily used by local anglers. Several commercial and private boat caches are also at these locations.

Despite this human activity, the lake environment, shoreline and most upland forests are in essentially pristine conditions.

Diversity

The Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve has relatively low diversity on the landscape scale, being dominated by shallow soils and glaciolacustrine deposists. A total of seven LV types (Table 3) and 21 ecosites (Table 1, Table 2) are represented. Most of the forests are of relatively uniform species composition and have a narrow range of ages.

Ecological function

Although the Conservation Reserve encompasses a moderately large area of mature forest, it is fragmented into two main blocks, and has little core forest habitat needed by marten and other area-sensitive species. Maintaining these species will depend on forest management practices in the surrounding forest.

The southwest edge of the Conservation Reserve follows the CPR rail line, posing the risk of spills, invasion of exotic plants, and fire originating from the rail line.

Melgund Lake, along with Adair Lake and Pyatt Lake, are a series of Conservation Reserves following the south edge of the Hartmann Moraine, providing a degree of connectivity to facilitate dispersal of plants and animals.

Special features

There are two bald eagle (S4B) nests on islands in the Conservation Reserve.

Recommendations

1. Conservation Reserve managers should continue to actively participate in the English River Forest management planning team
2. Ensure that the quarry on the southwest portion of the conservation reserve is rehabilitated when it is decommissioned and added to the conservation reserve

Significance level and summary of major representative values

Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve is regionally significant, representing the upland forest conditions lacking in Adair and Pyatt reserves. The mature red and white pine forest, although small in area, may be the best representation in the protected areas in Ecodistrict 4S-3.

Major information sources

Harris, A.G., S.C. McMurray, P.W.C. Uhlig, J.K. Jeglum, R.F. Foster and G.D. Racey. 1996. Field guide to the wetland ecosystem classification for northwestern Ontario. Ont. Min. Natur. Resour., Northwest Sci. & Technol. Thunder Bay, Ont. Field Guide FG-01. 74 pp. + Append.

OMNR. 1999. Ontario’s Living Legacy – Land Use Strategy. Queen’s Printer, Toronto.

Racey, G.D., A.G. Harris, J.K. Jeglum, R.F. Foster and G.M. Wickware. 1996. Terrestrial and wetland ecosites of northwestern Ontario. Ont. Min. Natur. Resour., Northwest Sci. & Technol. Thunder Bay, Ont. Field Guide FG-02. 88 pp. + Append.

Sims, R.A., W.D. Towill, K.A. Baldwin, P. Uhlig and G.M. Wickware. 1997. Field guide to the forested ecosystem classification for northwestern Ontario. Ont. Min. Natur. Resour., Northwest Sci. & Technol. Thunder Bay, Ont. Field Guide FG-03. 176 p.

Date Compiled	Compilers
February 26, 2003	Allan Harris and Robert Foster, Northern Bioscience

Map 1: Site map with significant features

Enlarge map 1: Site map with significant features

Photo 1. Red and white pine stand on Melgund Lake (photo by Alicia Morin).

Photo 2. Trembling aspen and black spruce mixedwoods make up most of the forest.

Photo 3. Black spruce stand with feathermoss on silty soil.

Photo 4. The Conservation Reserve includes 37 islands in Melgund Lake.

Photo 5. Moose are common in the Conservation Reserve (photo by Alicia Morin).

Table 2. Rapid assessment plot summary from Melgund Lake.

Plot No.	V / W Type	ES Type	Date
1	W15	ES45	September 16 2002
2	V29	ES12	September 16 2002
3	W3	ES49	September 16 2002
4	V12	ES24	September 16 2002
5	V4	ES28	September 16 2002
6	V10	ES28	September 16 2002

Table 3. Landform-vegetation (LV) type representation for Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve in Ecodistrict 4S-3 (analysis by Ontario Parks; Steve Kingston pers. comm.).^*

LV - Description	Ecodistrict 4S3: Area (ha)	Ecodistrict 4S3: Representation target %	Ecodistrict 4S3: Representation Target ha	Ecodistrict 4S3: Protected Areas (ha)	Melgund Lake: Area (ha)	Melgund Lake: Contribution to Ecodistrict Target (%)	Melgund Lake: Contribution to Existing Protection (%)	Melgund Lake: Confirmed in Field **
Bedrock-Dense Coniferous Forest	82,481	12	9,898	1,439	291	3	20	X
Bedrock-Mixed Forest – mainly Coniferous	49,571	12	5,949	1,794	211	4	12	X
Bedrock-Sparse Coniferous Forest	35,825	12	4,299	542	63	1	12	X
Bedrock-Dense Deciduous Forest	31,139	12	3,737	989	463	12	47	X
Bedrock-Mixed Forest – mainly Deciduous	17,953	12	2,154	250	41	2	16	X
Glaciolacustrine deposits-Dense Deciduous Forest	17,256	12	2,071	254	12	1	5	X
Glaciolacustrine deposits-Sparse Coniferous Forest	12,134	12	1,456	272	1	<1	<1	X

^*The LV matrix was recently refined by Ontario Parks in several ways:

1. revised Ecodistrict boundaries
2. increased resolution of Landcover28 data (25 m vs. 100 m)
3. terrain is no longer used as a modifier
4. more accurate surficial geology data
5. updated approach to representation targets

^**"X" observed in field; "-" not observed in field

Table 4. Original version of landform-vegetation (LV) type representation for Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve used in Ontario Living Legacy gap analysis.

Site District	Landform	Surface expression	burn	conifer	conifer mixed	deciduous	deciduous mixed	sparse forest	Grand Total
4S-4	Ground Moraine	Moderately Broken Weakly Broken	25 114	236	68 308	66 181	13 4	114	172 957
4S-4	Ground Moraine total		139	236	376	247	17	114	1,129
4S-4	Lacustrine deposit		4						4
Grand Total			143	236	376	247	17	114	1,133

Table 5. Site type matrix for Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve.

	Arid	Very Dry	Dry	Dry Mesic	Mesic	Wet Mesic	Wet	Very Wet	Saturated	Open Water
Colder: Rock	ES7	ES12	ES12
Colder: Sand				ES19 - ES22	ES19 - ES22
Colder: Loam					ES26 ES28	ES31
Colder: Clay
Colder: Organic								ES34 - ES36 ES39	ES34 - ES36 ES39
Normal: Rock		ES12	ES12
Normal: Sand				ES19 - ES22	ES19 - ES22
Normal: Loam					ES26 ES28	ES31			ES44
Normal: Clay
Normal: Organic								ES37	ES44 ES45	ES49
Warmer: Rock	ES7
Warmer: Sand					ES17 ES18
Warmer: Loam					ES24		ES38
Warmer: Clay
Warmer: Organic

Melgund Lake species lists

Plant list

The following plants were observed in Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve in 2002. Taxonomic order and species names generally follow Morton and Venn (1990). Introduced species are marked "I". Voucher specimens were collected for species marked "*".

Family dryopteridaceae	True Fern Family
Woodsia ilvensis (L.) R.Br.	Rusty Woodsia

Family polypodiaceae	Polypody Family
Polypodium virginianum L.	Rock Polypody

Family Lycopodiaceae	Clubmoss Family
Lycopodium annotinum L.	Bristly Clubmoss
Lycopodium clavatum L.	Common Clubmoss
Lycopodium complanatum L.	Ground Cedar
Lycopodium obscurum L.	Flat-branched Tree Clubmoss

Family Cupressaceae	Juniper Family
Thuja occidentalis L.	Eastern White Cedar

Family Pinaceae	Pine Family
Abies balsamea (L.) Miller	Balsam Fir
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss	White Spruce
Picea mariana (Miller) BSP	Black Spruce
Pinus banksiana Lambert	Jack Pine
Pinus strobus L.	White Pine

Family Alismataceae	Water Plantain Family
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.	Broad-leaf Arrowhead

Family Araceae	Arum Family
Acorus americanus L.	Sweet Flag
Calla palustris L.	Water Calla

Family Cyperaceae	Sedge Family
Carex aquatilis Wahlenb .	Water Sedge
Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh.	Wire Sedge
Dulichium arundinaceum (L.) Britton	Three-way Sedge

Family Hydrocharitaceae	Frog’s-bit Family
Elodea canadensis Rich. ex. Michaux	Canada Waterweed

Family Iridaceae	Iris Family
Iris versicolor L.	Wild Iris

Family Juncaceae	Rush Family
* Juncus brevicaudatus (Engelm.) Fern.	Short-tailed Rush

Family Lemnaceae	Duckweed Family
Lemna minor L.	Lesser Duckweed
Spirodela polyrhiza (L.) Schleiden	Greater Duckweed

Family Liliaceae	Lily Family
Clintonia borealis (Aiton) Raf.	Blue Bead Lily
Maianthemum canadense Desf.	Wild Lily-of-the-valley

Family Orchidaceae	Orchid Family
Cypripedium acaule Aiton	Stemless Ladyslipper
Goodyera tesselata Lodd.	Checkered Rattlesnake Plantain

Family Poaceae	Grass Family
Agrostis scabra Willd.	Ticklegrass
Calamagrostis canadensis (Michaux ) P.Beauv.	Bluejoint Grass
Danthonia spicata (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roemer & Schultes	Poverty Grass
Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould in Shinn.	Slender Wheat Grass
Glyceria borealis (Nash) Batch.	Northern Manna Grass
Oryzopsis asperifolia Michaux	Rough-leaved Mountain Rice
Phalaris arundinacea L.	Reed Canary Grass
Poa palustris L.	Fowl Blue Grass
Schizachne purpurascens (Torrey) Swallen	Purple Melic Grass

Family Potamogetonaceae	Pondweed Family
Potamogeton amplifolius Tuckerman	Large-leaf Pondweed
Potamogeton natans L.	Floating-leaved Pondweed
Potamogeton richardsonii (A. Bennett) Rydb .	Richardson’s Pondweed
Potamogeton spirillus Tuckerman	Snail’s-seed Pondweed
Potamogeton zosteriformis Fern.	Flat-stemmed Pondweed

Family Sparganiaceae	Bur-reed Family
Sparganium emersum Rehmann	Common Bur-reed
Sparganium natans L.	Least Bur-reed

Family Typhaceae	Cattail Family
Typha latifolia L.	Common Cattail

Family Aceraceae	Maple Family
Acer spicatum Lam.	Mountain Maple

Family Apiaceae	Parsley Family
Sium suave Walter	Water Parsnip

Family Araliaceae	Ginseng Family
Aralia hispida Vent.	Bristly Sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis L.	Wild Sarsaparilla

Family Asteraceae	Sunflower Family
Aster ciliolatus Lindley	Ciliate Wood Aster
Aster lanceolatus Willd.	Panicled Western Aster
Aster macrophyllus L.	Large-leaved Aster
Bidens frondosa L.	Bur Marigold
Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt.	Grass-leaved Goldenrod
Megalodonta beckii (Torrey ex Spreng) E. Greene	Water Marigold
Solidago nemoralis Aiton	Wood Goldenrod

Family Betulaceae	Birch Family
Alnus incana (L.) Moench	Speckled Alder
Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC.	Green Alder
Betula papyrifera Marshall	White Birch

Family Caprifoliaceae	Honeysuckle Family
Diervilla lonicera Miller	Bush Honeysuckle
Linnaea borealis L.	Twinflower

Family Cornaceae	Dogwood Family
Cornus canadensis L.	Bunchberry

Family Ericaceae	Heath Family
Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench	Leatherleaf
Gaultheria hispidula (L.) Muhlenb . ex Bigelow	Creeping Snowberry
Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton	Low Blueberry

Family Fumariaceae	Fumitory Family
Corydalis sempervirens (L.) Pers.	Pale Corydalis

Family Guttiferae	St. John’s-wort
* Hypericum majus (A.Gray) Britton	Larger St. Johnswort
Triadenum fraseri (Spach) Gleason	Marsh St. Johnswort

Family Haloragaceae	Water Milfoil Family
Myriophyllum sibiricum Komarov	Northern Water Milfoil

Family Lamiaceae	Mint Family
Lycopus uniflorus Michaux	Northern Bugleweed
Scutellaria galericulata L.	Common Skullcap

Family Lentibulariaceae	Bladderwort Family
Utricularia intermedia Hayne	Flat-leaved Bladderwort

Family Myricaceae	Bayberry Family
Myrica gale L.	Sweet Gale

Family Onagraceae	Evening-primrose
Epilobium angustifolium L.	Fireweed

Family Polygonaceae	Buckwheat Family
Polygonum cilinode Michaux	Fringed Bindweed

Family Primulaceae	Primrose Family
Lysimachia terrestris (L.) BSP	Swamp Loosestrife

Family Pyrolaceae	Wintergreen Family
Chimaphila umbellata (L.) Barton	Pipsissewa

Family Ranunculaceae	Buttercup Family
Ranunculus longirostris Godron	Curly White Water Crowfoot

Family Rosaceae	Rose Family
Fragaria virginiana Miller	Wild Strawberry
Potentilla norvegica L.	Rough Cinquefoil
Potentilla palustris (L.) Scop.	Marsh Cinquefoil
Prunus pensylvanica L.f.	Pincherry
Rubus idaeus L.	Common Raspberry
Sorbus decora (Sarg.) C.Schneider	Showy Mountain Ash
Spiraea alba Duroi	Narrow-leaved Meadow Sweet

Family Salicaceae	Willow Family
Salix humilis Marshall	Upland Willow

Melgund Lake animal species list

The following animals were observed in Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve in 2002. Taxonomic order and nomenclature follow AOU (1998) for birds and Banfield (1974) for mammals. Fish species were reported from lakes in Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve in OMNR lake surveys.

Birds

Loons	Family Gaviidae
Common Loon	Gavia immer

Cranes	Family Gruidae
Sandhill Crane	Grus canadensis

Woodpeckers	Family Picidae
Black-backed Woodpecker	Picoides arcticus
Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus
Pileated Woodpecker	Dryocopus pileatus

Jays, Crows and Ravens	Family Corvidae
Gray Jay	Perisoreus canadensis
Common Raven	Corvus corax

Wood-warblers	Family Parulidae
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Dendroica coronata

Fish

Salmon Family	Family Salmonidae
Lake Whitefish	Coregonus clupeaformis

Pike Family	Family Esocidae
Northern Pike	Esox lucius

Minnow Family	Family Cyprinidae
Spottail Shiner	Notropis hudsonius

Sucker Family	Family Catostomidae
White Sucker	Catostomus commersoni

Perch Family	Family Percidae
Yellow Perch	Perca flavescens
Sauger	Stizostedion canadense
Walleye	Stizostedion vitreum

Mammals

Squirrels	Family Sciuridae
Red Squirrel	Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Weasels and Their Allies	Family Mustelidae
Ermine	Mustela erminea

Deer	Family Cervidae
Moose	Alces alces

Appendix E: Recreation Inventory Checksheet

Recreation Inventory Checklist

Name:	Melgund lake
Map name:	Dyment
NTS Number:	52 F/9
UTM reference:	15548678549951
OBM Number:	15550054900, 15540055000
Latitude:	49° 38'
Longitude:	92° 19'
Area (ha):	1,215.00
Ownership:	Crown
MNR region:	Northwest
MNR district:	Dryden
Park zone:	Northwest
County:	N/A
Township:	Avery, unsurveyed

Recreation features	Recreation activities
M04 - Lake, Large A01 - Sport Fish B17 - Sand Beach B00 - Shore Feature, General C02 - Structural Feature w00 - Wildlife, General E05 - Mixed Coniferous/Deciduous	F00 - Fishing, General K05 - Summer Camping Activities K08 - Shore Lunch Activities H01 - Game, Large Mammal H06 - Trapping

Recreation factors	Features	Rating: Very High, High, Moderate, Low, N/A
Most Scarce Feature:	N/A
Feature Scarcity:		N/A
Most Unique Feature:	N/A
Activity Attraction Capability:		High
Scenic Attractiveness:		Moderate
Geographic Significance:		Low
Feature Significance:		Moderate
Most Sensitive Feature To Recreation Use:	4
Feature Sensitivity To Recreation Use:		Low
Most Sensitive Feature To Resource Development:	6
Feature Sensitivity To Resource Development:		Low
Cultural/Historic and Archaelogical Features:		C

Comments: Discussions with a Camper coming out of the camp site at the North end indicated that the camp site is still used quite a bit even though access is difficult - July 18, 2002

Date Compiled: Wednesday, July 31, 2002

Compiler: Alicia Morin, Brendan Greenslade, Ashleigh Prior

Source: Recreation Resource Inventory Stadndards and Proceedures Draft Report, Gov. of British Columbia, Ministry of Forests Range, Recreation and Forests Practices Branch, March 1995.

Ministry of Natural Resources
Ministère des Richesses naturelles

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Ontario Parks
300 Water Street, Peterborough, Ontario K9J 8N1

Appendix F: Permitted Uses Table

Summary of Generic Permitted Uses in Conservation Reserves within the planning area

Use	Existing Conservation Reserves	New Conservation Reserves in the Planning Area
Commercial timber harvest, commercial hydro development	Not permitted.	Not permitted.
Mineral exploration and mining	Not permitted.	There will be no new exploration permitted.
Bait fishing, commercial fishing, commercial fur harvesting, wild rice harvesting	Existing use permitted to continue, unless there are significant demonstrated conflicts. New operations can be considered, subject to the "test of compatibility".	Existing use permitted to continue unless there are significant demonstrated conflicts. New operations can be considered, subject to the "test of compatibility".
Sport hunting	Permitted.	Permitted.
Sport fishing	Permitted, except in specific fish sanctuaries.	Permitted, except in specific fish sanctuaries.
Seasonal recreation camps ("hunt camps")	Existing camps permitted to continue, and may be eligible for enhanced tenure, but not purchase of land (see 6.1.8).	Existing authorized camps permitted to continue, and may be eligible for enhanced tenure but not purchase of land (see 6.1.8).
Commercial Bear Hunting	Existing use permitted to continue. New operations not permitted.	Existing use permitted to continue. New operations not permitted.
Tourism facilities (for resource-based tourism) and recreational trails	Existing authorized facilities and trails can continue, unless there are significant demonstrated conflicts. No new tourism facilities permitted. New trails can be considered as part of planning for an individual reserve.	Existing authorized facilities and trails (motorized and non-motorized) can continue, unless there are significant demonstrated conflicts. Tourism facilities can apply to upgrade tenure from LUP to lease. New tourism and trail facilities can be considered as part of planning for an individual reserve.
Land Disposition	Sale of lands is not permitted. Renewals of existing leases or land use permits are permitted; requests for transfer of tenure will be considered in the context of the Statement of Conservation Interest or Resource Management Plan. New leases or land use permits permitted for approved activities.	Sale of lands is not permitted. Renewals of existing leases or land use permits are permitted; requests for transfer of tenure will be considered in the context of the Statement of Conservation Interest or Resource Management Plan. New leases or land use permits permitted for approved activities.
Roads	Existing roads can continue to be used, but new roads for resource extraction will not be permitted.	Existing roads can continue to be used, but new roads for resource extraction will not be permitted, with the exception of necessary access for mineral exploration and development.