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DESCRIPTION:

The East Lady Evelyn Lake Conservation Reserve is located in the Lady Evelyn River watershed. The values and uses within the conservation reserve include the opportunity to experience the high quality tourism and recreation area and the two provincially-significant Areas of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSIs) (e.g., parabolic dunes, esker kame complex). The East Lady Evelyn Lake Conservation Reserve is also connected to Obabika River Waterway Park and Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Wilderness Park. The conservation reserve protects a significant canoe route providing access to the canoe route network and part of a popular circle route (Mendelssohn route), a reservoir lake for Montreal River hydro dams, and water-access for lodges and cottages.

East Lady Evelyn Lake was regulated as a conservation reserve on April 6, 2001.

LAND USE INTENT:

The land use intent for the East Lady Evelyn Lake Conservation Reserve is to maintain the full range of high quality, water-based, remote recreation and tourism activities and established commercial tourist lodges on a large lake with boat access from Mowat Landing on the Montreal River. The intent is also to protect the warm-water fisheries and the representative natural heritage values within the reserve. Land use concerns include potential access development from the north, the maintenance of fisheries and remote tourism values, and the erosion of dunes caused by fluctuating water levels and recreational use.

The management area objectives are to protect natural heritage values, maintain the quality of fishing in Lady Evelyn Lake, protect remote tourism, recreation values, and parks-related values (i.e., aesthetics, remoteness, etc.), and to retain the roadless condition of the area surrounding Lady Evelyn Lake.

The land use strategies are to promote partnerships with tourist camps and user groups to meet resource management objectives (e.g., fisheries quality), encourage management of water levels with Ontario Power Generation for aquatic ecosystem, enhancement and recreation activities, and to apply viewscape management in the surrounding management areas.

MANAGEMENT DIRECTION:

Those uses and management activities not listed in the following table are governed by existing conservation reserve policy, the Temagami Land Use Plan (1997), and the Temagami Integrated Planning Resource Management Plan for Conservation Reserves (2007).

Any new uses and commercial activities associated with conservation reserves will be considered on a case-by-case basis and will be required to 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 if it does not impact the natural heritage values for which the area was established.
Bait Fishing, New	Maybe	New operations can be considered, subject to the 'test of compatibility'.
Bear Hunting by Non-residents (guided), Existing	Yes	Existing Bear Management Areas (BMA) permitted to continue. Transfer of BMA holder may be permitted. No new bear hunting facilities permitted.
Bear Hunting by Non-residents (guided), New	No
Commercial Fishing, Existing	Yes	Existing use permitted to continue if it does not impact the natural heritage values for which the area was established.
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 if it does not impact the natural heritage values for which the area was established. 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 Power Generation Development	No
Commercial Timber Harvest	No
Commercial Tourism (Services and/or Facilities), Existing	Yes	Existing authorized facilities and services can continue if it does not impact the natural heritage values for which the area was established.
Commercial Tourism (Services and/or Facilities), New	No
Energy Transmission and Communications Corridors, Existing	Yes
Energy Transmission and Communications Corridors, New	Maybe	As per PPCRA Section 20. New energy transmission, communication and transportation corridors are discouraged within the boundaries of the conservation reserve.
Food Harvest (Commercial), Existing	No	No commercial food harvesting operations currently exist.
Food Harvest (Commercial), New	Maybe	Subject to further planning and the ‘test of compatibility’.
Mineral Exploration and Development	No
Peat Extraction	No
Wild Rice Harvesting, Existing	No	No commercial wild rice harvesting operations currently exist.
Wild Rice Harvesting, New	Maybe	Subject to further planning and the ‘test of compatibility’.

Land and Resource Management Activities

Activity	Permitted	Guidelines
Crown Land Disposition, Commercial or Public Use	Maybe	No new cottages, lodges or low-intensity tourism/recreation infrastructure (e.g., cabins, huts, warm-up shelters, campsites) permitted. 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 Resource Management Plan. New leases or land use permits permitted for authorized activities
Crown Land Disposition, Private Use	Maybe	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 Resource Management Plan. New leases or land use permits permitted for approved activities.
Fire Suppression	Yes	All wildfire occurrences will be considered a high priority and will actively be suppressed until such time as policy directions change (refer to Forest Fire Management Strategy for Ontario, 2004).
Fish Habitat Management	Maybe
Fish Stocking, Native Species	Maybe	Conservation Reserves policy indicates that 'featured species management' may be permitted. No explicit guidelines are included on fish stocking.
Insect/disease Suppression	Maybe	Programs may be developed to control forest insects and diseases where there is a concern that significant values may be compromised.
Inventory/Monitoring	Yes	Inventories, assessments or monitoring programs should follow direction and methods established through MNR's Inventory, Monitoring and Assessment Reporting (IMAR) program and should be linked to district sustainability objectives and initiatives or future recreational needs.
Prescribed Burning	Maybe	Prescribed burning will be conducted only under the direction of the provincial fire strategy and authorized for the conservation reserve under a separate vegetation management plan.
Private Recreation Camp, Existing	Yes	Existing camps permitted to continue.
Private Recreation Camp, New	No
Road Development and Maintenance, Existing	Yes
Road Development and Maintenance, New	No
Vegetation Management	Maybe
Wildlife Population Management	Maybe

Recreation Activities and Facilities

Activity	Permitted	Guidelines
Aircraft Landing	Yes
All Terrain Vehicle Use, Off Trails	No
All Terrain Vehicle Use, On Trails	No	ATV use is not permitted; there are no formal motorized trails or roadways within the site.
Campgrounds	No	All overnight camping within the dune complex has been prohibited. All established campsites within the dune complex will continue to have signage indicating the closure of the campsites.
Food Gathering	Yes	For personal use only.
Horseback Riding (trail)	Yes	Horseback riding on authorized trails is 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
Motor Boat Use, Private	Yes
Mountain Bike Use	Yes	Mountain bike use on authorized trails is permitted.
Road Use (public), Existing	No	No roadways exist within the area.
Road Use (public), New	No	No roadways exist within the area.
Rock Climbing	Maybe
Snowmobiling, Off Trails	Yes	Existing use permitted to continue if it does not impact the natural heritage values for which the area was established.
Snowmobiling, On Trails	Yes	No groomed snowmobile trails permitted. Existing use permitted to continue if it does not impact the natural heritage values for which the area was established.
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 if they do not impact the natural heritage values for which the area was established.
Trail Development, New	No	No new motorized trail development is permitted; however, non-motorized trail development (e.g., hiking) may be permitted subject to a ‘test of compatibility’ and is reviewed through an appropriate planning process.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

SOURCE OF DIRECTION:
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)
Amendment to Area-specific Crown Land Use Policy #2011-011 (2013)
Forest Fire Management Strategy (2004)
Temagami Integrated Plan for Conservation Reserves (2007) (2007)
Temagami Land Use Plan (1997)
Amendment to Area-specific Crown Land Use Policy #2002-001 (2003)
Conservation Reserve Policy (1997)

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