Outdoor Spaces

Saugeen Conservation owns over 8,000 ha (21,000 acres) of land. This land includes significant wetlands, forests, riverine systems and headwater areas. These consist of:

Conservation Areas

Managed Forests

Wetland Complexes

Each property has characteristics that identify it. The two we use are Conservation Area and Managed Forest. You can find the property identification on each Outdoor Spaces page.

Conservation Areas

Each Conservation Area is unique. They feature some of the following things:

Washrooms
Picnic shelters
Recreational trails
Campgrounds
Recreational activities
Scenic areas

The following properties are Conservation Areas:

Managed Forests

Saugeen Conservation owns a total of 8,400 ha (21,000 acres) of land throughout the watershed. Many of these are identified as Managed Forests. Managed forest techniques look at the health of a forest by assessing trees in the woodland.
Management also encourages regeneration by providing proper space and lighting. It helps with the growth of crops or seed trees to ensure future sustainability.
We may use management practices like selective harvesting or thinning within these areas.
Some of our properties have Managed Forests attached to Conservation Areas and/or Wetland Complexes.The following properties have Managed Forests:
The following properties have Managed Forests:
There are other tracts of land where we manage forests besides the ones on this list. These are properties where there are no recreational activities available.