Conservation Halton is the community based environmental agency that protects, restores and manages the natural resources in its watershed. With a staff of ecologists, land use planners, engineers, foresters and educators, and volunteer network Conservation Halton provides environmental protection, water and forest resources management and lifelong education and recreation within its watershed, including operating six major parks and a ski and snowboard centre in Milton. Conservation Halton’s area of jurisdiction, or Watershed, includes 1,059 km2, 963 km2 on land and 96 km2 water-based (HRCA, 1983).This comprises the watersheds of all streams entering into Lake Ontario from Joshua’s Creek to Grindstone Creek, as well as a distance of 6.44 km (4 miles) off the shoreline of Lake Ontario as defined in Order-in-Council 1386/73.