Rondeau – Erie Coast Conservation Action Plan

(completed August 2013)

The Rondeau – Erie Coast Conservation Action Plan (CAP) area covers 67044 ha (670.44 km2) of land along the north shore of western Lake Erie. Wetlands are the dominant ecosystems in the CAP area, along with forest, savannah and prairie habitats of high conservation value. The Rondeau – Erie Coast CAP is home to a remarkable diversity of southern flora and fauna with a total of at least 359 species of birds, 30 reptiles and amphibians, 35 mammals, 87 butterflies, 79 fish and more than 850 taxa of vascular plants recorded in Rondeau Provincial Park. The area provides habitat for at least 33 extant terrestrial and aquatic Species at Risk (SAR), with another 27 SAR having occurred historically. Several globally and provincially rare ecological communities also occur (e.g. Moist - Fresh Tallgrass Prairie Type, Moist - Fresh Black Oak - White Oak Tallgrass Woodland Type).