Conservation Sudbury

Conservation Sudbury, formerly^[1] known as the Nickel District Conservation Authority (French: L’Office de protection de la nature du district de Nickel), is a conservation authority in northern Ontario, Canada. Conservation Sudbury manages approximately 7,580 square kilometres within the watersheds of the Vermilion, Wanapitei and Whitefish rivers, as well as the Lake Laurentian Conservation Area.^[2]

Conservation Sudbury

Formation	1973
Type	Conservation authority
Purpose	Natural resources conservation and management
Headquarters	401-199 Larch Street Sudbury, Ontario P3E 5P9
Region	Greater Sudbury
Chair	Steve Kaufman
Website	conservationsudbury.ca
Formerly called	Nickel District Conservation Authority

History

The Nickel District Conservation Authority was created in 1973 with the merger of the Junction Creek Conservation Authority and the Whitson Valley Conservation Authority. In 2012, Authority was renamed to Conservation Sudbury.^[1][3]

Lake Laurentian Conservation Area

Main article: Lake Laurentian Conservation Area

The Lake Laurentian Conservation Area is a conservation area in the Ramsey Lake sub-watershed, and is based around the man-made Lake Laurentian.^[4] It was established in 1967 by the Junction Creek Conservation Authority.^[4]

See also

• Conservation Authorities Act
• Lake Laurentian Conservation Area
• List of conservation authorities in Ontario

External links

• Conservation Sudbury