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DESCRIPTION:

Campus Lake is situated 12 kilometers south of the community of Ignace and 33 kilometers north of the Town of Atikokan, encompassing Campus, Elsie, Mable and Sandford Lakes and associated waters. This site lies between Highway 17 to the north, Highway 11 to the south and Highway 622 to the west.

This site contains representative landform and vegetation types, including wetland communities and mixed conifer and deciduous forest types on weakly broken beach and aeolian deposits and weakly broken ground moraine. It also encompasses some spectacular scenic and recreational areas adjacent to Turtle River Provincial Park.

Campus Lake was regulated as a conservation reserve on May 21, 2003.

This area contains lake(s) designated for lake trout management. For a current list of designated lakes associated with this area, refer to the Lake Trout Lake Search Index accessible via the ‘Source of Direction’ portion of this policy report.

LAND USE INTENT:

Management of this area is also governed by the general policies contained in the Land Use Strategy (1999).

MANAGEMENT DIRECTION:

Those uses and management activities not listed in the following table are governed by existing conservation reserve policy and the Campus Lake Conservation Reserve Resource Management Plan (2005). Any new uses, and commercial activities associated with conservation reserves, will be considered on a case by case basis, and must pass a test of compatibility to be acceptable. Compatibility is normally determined through a planning process.

The following tables aim to present current information. However, with the passage of new legislation, updates to provincial policy and the development of protected areas management direction documents, certain content elements may be out of date.

Commercial Activities

Activity	Permitted	Guidelines
Aggregate Extraction	No
Bait Fishing, Existing	Yes	Existing use permitted to continue, unless there are significant demonstrated conflicts.
Bait Fishing, New	Maybe	New operations can be considered, subject to the 'test of compatibility'.
Bear Hunting by Non-residents (guided), Existing	Yes	Existing authorized operations permitted to continue.
Bear Hunting by Non-residents (guided), New	No	New operations not permitted.
Commercial Fishing, Existing	Yes	Existing use permitted to continue, unless there are significant demonstrated conflicts.
Commercial Fishing, New	Maybe	New operations can be considered, subject to the 'test of compatibility'.
Commercial Fur Harvesting, Existing	Yes	Existing use permitted to continue, unless there are significant demonstrated conflicts. Existing trap cabins can continue.
Commercial Fur Harvesting, New	Maybe	New cabins are not permitted. New operations can be considered, subject to the 'test of compatibility'.
Commercial Hydro Development	No
Commercial Power Generation Development	No
Commercial Timber Harvest	No
Commercial Tourism (Services and/or Facilities), Existing	Yes	Existing authorized facilities can continue, unless there are significant demonstrated conflicts.
Commercial Tourism (Services and/or Facilities), New	Maybe	New tourism facilities can be considered through an amendment to the Resource Management Plan.
Energy Transmission and Communications Corridors, Existing	Yes	Existing corridors may continue to be used.
Energy Transmission and Communications Corridors, New	No
Food Harvest (Commercial), Existing	Maybe	Written authority required.
Food Harvest (Commercial), New	Maybe	Written authority required.
Mineral Exploration and Development	No
Peat Extraction	No
Wild Rice Harvesting, Existing	Yes
Wild Rice Harvesting, New	Maybe	New operations will be subject to the "test of compatibility"

Land and Resource Management Activities

Activity	Permitted	Guidelines
Crown Land Disposition, Commercial or Public Use	Maybe	Sale of lands is not permitted, except for minor dispositions in support of existing uses (e.g., reconstruction of a septic system). Renewals of existing leases and land use permits are permitted. Requests for transfer of tenure may be considered in the context of the Resource Management Plan. New leases or land use permits permitted for approved activities. Tourism facilities can apply to upgrade tenure from LUP to lease.
Crown Land Disposition, Private Use	Maybe	Sale of lands is not permitted, except for minor dispositions in support of existing uses (e.g., reconstruction of a septic system). Renewals of existing leases and 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. Existing authorized seasonal recreation camps may be eligible for enhanced tenure, but not purchase of land.
Fire Suppression	Yes	Fire suppression policies are similar to adjacent Crown lands, unless alternative fire policies have been developed through a planning process.
Fish Habitat Management	Maybe
Fish Stocking, Native Species	Maybe	Conservation Reserves policy indicates that 'featured species management' may be permitted.
Insect/disease Suppression	Maybe
Inventory/Monitoring	Yes
Prescribed Burning	Maybe
Private Recreation Camp, Existing	No	No current private recreation camps exist.
Private Recreation Camp, New	No	No new private recreation camps permitted.
Road Development and Maintenance, Existing	Yes	Existing roads can continue to be used. Continued use will include maintenance and may include future upgrading.
Road Development and Maintenance, New	Maybe	In accordance with commitment #20 of the Ontario Forest Accord, a road crossing for forestry purposes may be permitted within the conservation reserve on the south side of Sanford lake near Garbage Bay, if alternatives that do not cross the conservation reserve are determined to be unacceptable through future forest management planning. New roads for resource extraction will not be permitted except where there are prior agreements under the provisions of the Ontario Forest Accord.
Vegetation Management	Maybe	Conservation Reserves policy indicates that Featured Species Management and Natural Systems Management may be permitted. Vegetation management can be considered in a planning process and may require an amendment to the Resource Management Plan.
Wildlife Population Management	Maybe

Recreation Activities and Facilities

Activity	Permitted	Guidelines
All Terrain Vehicle Use, Off Trails	No	ATV off trails is not permitted except for direct retrieval of game.
All Terrain Vehicle Use, On Trails	Yes	Existing use permitted to continue where it does not adversely affect the values being protected.
Campgrounds	No
Food Gathering	Yes
Horseback Riding (trail)	Yes	Existing use on trails permitted.
Hunting	Yes	Hunting is permitted in accordance with the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act and regulations. For more information, visit https://www.ontario.ca/hunting. Some municipalities have by-laws that apply to hunting including restricting the discharge of firearms. Check with the local municipal office for details.
Motor Boat Use, Commercial	Yes	Traditional use of motor boats is permitted. Existing boat cache authority (commercial tourism, resource user, and recreation) is permitted to continue unless there are demonstrated conflicts. New commercial tourism boat cache authority may be permitted
Motor Boat Use, Private	Yes
Mountain Bike Use	Yes	Existing use on trails permitted.
Non-motorized Recreation Travel	Yes
Rock Climbing	Maybe
Snowmobiling, Off Trails	No	Snowmobile use off trails is not permitted, except for the direct retrieval of game.
Snowmobiling, On Trails	Yes
Sport Fishing	Yes	Recreational fishing is permitted in accordance with the Ontario Fishery Regulations. For more information, visit https://www.ontario.ca/fishing and review the Ontario Recreational Fishing Regulations Summary or Fish ON-Line to determine the seasons, catch limits and other restrictions that apply in this area including the location of fish sanctuaries.
Trail Development, Existing	Yes	Existing authorized trails (e.g. hiking, skiing, snowmobiling) can continue unless there are significant demonstrated conflicts.
Trail Development, New	Maybe	Development of trails for a variety of activities (e.g., hiking, cross-country skiing, cycling, horseback riding, snowmobiling) can be considered through planning.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

SOURCE OF DIRECTION:
Amendment to Area-specific Crown Land Use Policy #2005-025 (2005)
Amendment to Area specific Crown Land Use Policy #2007-025 (2009)
Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act (2006)
Amendment to Area-specific Crown Land Use Policy #2008-010 (2009)
Approved Management Direction for Conservation Reserves (2013)
Atikokan District Land Use Guidelines (1983)
Atikokan District Fisheries Management Plan (1988)
Amendment to Area-specific Crown Land Use Policy #2002-008 (2005)
Amendment to Area-specific Crown Land Use Policy #2003-017 (2003)
Conservation Reserve Policy (1997)
Ontario's Living Legacy Land Use Strategy (policies for new Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves) (1999)

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