Conservation Lands & Trails

The Lands & Trails team provides TRCA and its partners with the following programs and services that support one of the core mandates of the Conservation Authorities Act:

Greenspace Planning Leading land planning projects, such as environmental assessments, feasibility studies, management plans, master plans, and trail plans.

Land Management and Trails Implementation Design and construction of trails, parking lots and other trail and property amenities utilized by the public. Other activities include hazard reduction, restoration, landscaping, and infrastructure and property maintenance.

Monitoring and Assessment Identification and evaluation of encroachments, illegal dumping, unauthorized uses, property hazards, trail conditions, property fencing, and security and safety issues. Monitoring and assessment also includes the use of trail user surveys, trail counters, and trail assessment tools and devices. Information collected is used for planning purposes and to identify where land and trail maintenance is required.