Post by Sharon Faulkner on Oct 23, 2006 9:07:11 GMT -5
Karst highlight of new conservation area
October 23, 2006
STONEY CREEK - Land for the city's newest conservation area -- part of a fragile geological formation of limestone sinkholes and caves known as the Eramosa karst -- will be turned over by the Ontario government to the Hamilton Conservation Authority today.
Infrastructure Minister David Caplan and Stoney Creek MPP Jennifer Mossop, both Liberals, are finally handing over the property promised in 2002 by two Tories, the then-minister of natural resources, Jerry Ouellette, and then-MPP Brad Clark.
The transfer will preserve landscape features discovered in 1998 that geologists say are unique in the Hamilton area and unusual in Ontario.
The Ministry of Natural Resources considers the site the best example of karst geology in the province.
The site, bordered roughly by Rymal, Upper Mount Albion and Highland roads and Second Road West, is intended to become a passive park. The trails are designed to allow public access, while minimizing the impact on natural features.
Karst topography forms when mildly acidic water dissolves bedrock, usually limestone, carving out an underground drainage system. Karsts often have disappearing streams and reappearing springs where water flows beneath the surface.
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October 23, 2006
STONEY CREEK - Land for the city's newest conservation area -- part of a fragile geological formation of limestone sinkholes and caves known as the Eramosa karst -- will be turned over by the Ontario government to the Hamilton Conservation Authority today.
Infrastructure Minister David Caplan and Stoney Creek MPP Jennifer Mossop, both Liberals, are finally handing over the property promised in 2002 by two Tories, the then-minister of natural resources, Jerry Ouellette, and then-MPP Brad Clark.
The transfer will preserve landscape features discovered in 1998 that geologists say are unique in the Hamilton area and unusual in Ontario.
The Ministry of Natural Resources considers the site the best example of karst geology in the province.
The site, bordered roughly by Rymal, Upper Mount Albion and Highland roads and Second Road West, is intended to become a passive park. The trails are designed to allow public access, while minimizing the impact on natural features.
Karst topography forms when mildly acidic water dissolves bedrock, usually limestone, carving out an underground drainage system. Karsts often have disappearing streams and reappearing springs where water flows beneath the surface.
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