Wineries of the Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve

The Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve is one of the premiere wine-producing regions of the world, given the unique microclimate created by the Escarpment and the moderating effects of Lake Ontario. Learn more and view maps of the wineries of the Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve.

Have you seen the fabulous Escarpment mural at Hamilton Airport?

Check out the beautiful photo mural by photographer Neil Hester at Hamilton Airport. The photo was taken atop Rattlesnake Point in Halton Region.

Educational Resources at www.escarpment.org

Calling all educators! Do you know about the NEC's "Teachers' Corner" with free educational resources available for download? Try the GIS activity to engage your students in a planning exercise in the Niagara Escarpment Planning Area.

Check out the latest Niagara Escarpment Newsletter

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Halton Region honoured with Niagara Escarpment Achievement Award

Congratulations to the Regional Municipality of Halton for receiving the Niagara Escarpment Commission's "Niagara Escarpment Achievement Award" for its outstanding forest management plan.

Six tracts of forests (423 ha) owned by the Region are included in the Niagara Escarpment Plan Area.

The Halton Regional Forest Management Plan sets high standards in both protecting and managing an extensive woodland corridor. The associated value to the Niagara Escarpment program is significant in that it marries the principles of the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act and Niagara Escarpment Plan to the reality of managing forests in a sustainable and ecological manner.

From left to right: Ron Reinholt, Regional Forester; Richard Murzin, NEC Communications Mgr; Niagara Escarpment Commissioner Allan Elgar; Regional Chair Gary Carr; Mark Menary, Commissioner Legislative and Planning Services and Carolyn DeLoyde, Senior Planner.

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Honouring the Optimist Club of Greensville

The Niagara Escarpment Commission presented the Optimist Club of Greensville with a "Niagara Escarpment Achievement Award" for its restoration of the beautiful cobblestone bridge at Webster's Falls. NEC Director Mark Frawley, Hamilton Councillor Robert Pasuta, and Optimist Club members George Flosman, Brian Green and Woody Thompson joined Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger and Councillor Lloyd Ferguson for the presentation on Sept. 30th. What a wonderful contribution to the Niagara Escarpment and Hamilton community!

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The Niagara Escarpment is one of Canada's most scenic landscapes - a rich mosaic of dolostone cliffs, forests, rivers, wildlife habitats, agricultural areas, cities and hamlets winding 725 km through the Province of Ontario.

A UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve, the Niagara Escarpment formed over 450 million years ago as the outer rim of a shallow sea known as the Michigan Basin.

The Niagara Escarpment is home to 300 bird species, 53 mammals, 36 reptiles and amphibians, 90 fish and 100 varieties of flora including 37 types of orchids.

Offering some of the province's best hiking, skiing, rock climbing, fishing, boating, camping and swimming, the Niagara Escarpment is also home to the Bruce Trail, Canada's longest footpath.