Cold Creek Conservation Area

Cold Creek Conservation Area
Location within Ontario
Location	King Township, Ontario, Canada
Nearest city	Bolton
Coordinates	43°54′50″N 79°41′58″W / 43.9138°N 79.6995°W / 43.9138; -79.6995[1]
Area	190 hectares (470 acres)
Established	1962
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Cold Creek Conservation Area, usually referred simply as Cold Creek, is an ecologically diverse protected Area of Natural and Scientific Interest in south-central Ontario, Canada. The 190-hectare (470-acre) conservation area was opened on 20 June 1962 by Wilf Spooner and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority.^[2][3] It is located on the western end of King Township, overlapping the Oak Ridges Moraine. The Government of Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources classifies the area as a provincially significant Area of Natural and Scientific Interest (Life Science) for its "provincially or regionally significant representative ecological features".^[4][5] The area was also a site classified for the International Biological Program.^[6] The Life Science area, known as Cold Creek Swamp,^[7] is composed of a swamp^[8] and forest.

Cold Creek has hiking trails that cover the Oak Ridges Moraine and a boreal peat bog, among others. At least 110 species of birds have been observed at Cold Creek.^[9] Nest boxes are distributed throughout the conservation area to house birds and bats.

• Ecology of the Oak Ridges Moraine

• "Cold Creek Conservation Area: Terrestrial Biological Inventory and Assessment" (PDF). Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. March 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
• Cold Creek Conservation Area Management Plan. The Cold Creek Conservation Area Management Plan Advisory Committee & Toronto and Region Conservation. December 2002.
  1. Introduction
  2. Developing the Management Plan
  3. Background Studies, Strategies, Policies & Legislation
  4. Resource Inventory and Analysis
  5. Management Zones
  6. Management Recommendations
  7. Future Management of Cold Creek Conservation Area
  8. Appendices
• Craig, Gordon (Spring 2015). "Biodiversity vs habitat fragmentation and loss" (PDF). Mosaic. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

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