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DESCRIPTION:

This park will provide a waterway linkage between Eagle Lake and nearby protected areas (e.g., Rushing River, Winnange). It is an important recreational waterway. The site contains regionally significant moraines, wetlands, pine forest ecosystems, eagles, waterfowl and is an important recreation and tourism area.

This area contains a portion of the Experimental Lakes area. The experimental lakes area is a controlled area set aside by the Federal and Provincial Governments for the purpose of conducting experiments. The experiments are conducted by the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans to provide quantitative guidelines for the management of lakes, streams, their watersheds and airsheds in order to protect them from the adverse effects of human activities and to enhance their value as resources. The current agreement expires in 2005.

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:

The intent is to manage this area as a waterway class provincial park, in accordance with Ministry of Natural Resources and Ontario Provincial Parks policy.

Some lakes within the proposed area are part of the Experimental Lakes Area research program. Subject to the consideration of park values, the research programs should be permitted to continue.

Eagle-Dogtooth Provincial Park was regulated on May 22, 2003.

MANAGEMENT DIRECTION:

Management of this provincial park is carried out in accordance with Ontario Provincial Parks: Planning and Management Policies (1992), the Ontario’s Living Legacy Land Use Strategy (1999) and the Interim Management Statement, where available. The Interim Management Statement provides direction to ensure custodial management of park resources until such time as a park management planning process is conducted, which includes public review of proposals. At that time, significant decisions regarding resource stewardship, operations, development and permitted uses are made.

Where a use may be permitted (Maybe or Yes on the table), the long-term management direction will be determined through planning. Such uses that are existing may continue in the interim, unless park values are threatened.

The following table presents the generic policies for this class of park. Readers should consult the above referenced documents for specific direction or further clarification.

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.

The permitted uses associated with provincial parks are found in approved management direction, which are available on the Ontario Parks website.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Management of this provincial park is carried out under the provisions of the Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act and within the context of provincial park policy.

Management direction is provided by the 2001 Interim Management Statement.

SOURCE OF DIRECTION:
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 Ontario's Provincial Parks (2013)
Amendment to Area-specific Crown Land Use Policy #2002-008 (2005)
Amendment to Area-specific Crown Land Use Policy #2003-017 (2003)
Ontario Provincial Parks: Planning and Management Policies (1992)
Ontario's Living Legacy Land Use Strategy (policies for new Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves) (1999)

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