County of Essex Regional Energy Plan – Executive Summary
The climate emergency declared in 2019 by the County of Essex, the City of Windsor, and others, recognized the need for robust and permanent changes, that the future climate performance…
Reports
Friday, May 14, 2021
Monday, December 16, 2019
Essex County Demonstration Farm Annual Report – 2019
The Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) and partners from the agricultural community established the Essex County Demonstration Farm (ECDF) at Holiday Beach Conservation Area in 1996 to demonstrate best management…
Friday, December 6, 2019
Colchester to Southeast Shoal Littoral Cell Study
The Colchester to Southeast Shoal littoral cell is located on the north shore of Lake Erie in the shallow western basin. The study objectives were to: Calculate historical shoreline change…
Friday, September 13, 2019
Environmental Impact Assessment Guidelines
The Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) Guidelines provide guidance relating to the preparation of EIAs in support of Planning Act applications in the region. The ERCA Board of Directors approved this…
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Windsor-Essex Region Stormwater Management Standards Manual
The Windsor-Essex Region Stormwater Management Standards Manual provides consistent and practical design criteria for stormwater management.
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Ojibway Shores Natural Heritage Inventory/Evaluation
The Ojibway Shores Natural Heritage/Inventory was a joint effort between the Essex County Field Naturalists’ Club, the Detroit River Canadian Cleanup, the Citizens Environment Alliance and the Essex Region Conservation…
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Big Creek Watershed Plan
The Town of Amherstburg, Essex Region Conservation Authority, and other partners created the Big Creek Watershed Plan. The Watershed Plan was informed by several technical studies and included a broad…
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Sharing Agricultural Science, Technology and Data Proceedings
A bi-national conference on water quality was hosted by many partners in 2013. The Sharing Agricultural Science-Technology-Data-Proceedings are available here.
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Essex Region Natural Heritage Systems Strategy
The purpose the Essex Region Natural Heritage System Strategy is to inform regional efforts to identify and protect a natural heritage system.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Ecological Buffer Guideline Review
Ecological Buffer Guideline Review PDF This review provides a critical review of the best practices surrounding the use of ecological buffers and makes recommendations for the appropriate use of buffers…