Exploring Conservation Authority operations in Sudbury, northern Ontario: constraints and opportunities.

Land Acquisition

Land Leasing

Spring Water Awareness

Experience '80 Program

Federal Work Program

Administration Conservation Education and Recreation Capital Non-Capital Conservation Areas Environmental Education Maintenance and Recreation: and Development: Interpretive Centre

Tree Planting Outdoor Participation Initiatives

Picnic Areas/Shelters Nature Teaching

Beach Development Summer Day Camp

Viewing Platforms Conference Participation and

Trail Work Organization

Board Walk Construction Information Distribution i.e. The

Landscaping Informer and The Conservationist Wildlife Habitat Derelict Clean-up Improvement: Administration

Nest Boxes

Watercourse Clean-up

Wetlands Rehabilitation

and Creation (Source: NDCA 1980 to 2002) Table 3. The Range of Resources and Characteristics among CAs.*

Smallest NDCA Largest Area of Jurisdiction ([km.sup.2]) 215 7547 10,933 Population Density (persons per 4 19 1197

[km.sup.2]) 1998 Revenue 355,893 469,574 30,942,636 Full-time Permanent Staff (1999) 3 4 205 Participating Municipalities 1 1 42 *Values for smallest and largest CAs represent the highest and lowest values among all Ontario CAs for each item, and may not all come from a single CA. (Ivey et al., 2002; Conservation Ontario, 2000; NDCA, 1998b)