protect Ontario's biodiversity ... Toronto Wildlife Centre, Ontario. Nature, Bruce Trail ... including Minesing Wetlands
Partnering to protect Ontario’s biodiversity
99 % of the electricity we produce is free of smog and greenhouse gas emissions. Northeast
OPG has been actively managing and supporting lake sturgeon monitoring and enhancement initiatives since 1991.
Toronto
Only 30 minutes from downtown Toronto, Rouge National Urban Park is home to biodiversity, hiking trails, and Carolinian ecosystems. OPG is a proud partner.
Cornwall
OPG’s eel ladder allows for upstream migration of young American eels. Trap and transport programs also aid the downstream migration around dams.
Across Ontario
Since 2014, OPG’s Regional Biodiversity Program has created, enhanced, or restored more than 175 hectares of wetlands and wildlife habitats, including Minesing Wetlands, one of the largest in North America.
Northwest
OPG tracks the boreal chorus frog and other amphibians at our Atikokan and Thunder Bay stations to keep our marshes and wetlands healthy.
Education and Awareness
Lake Ontario
OPG and Earth Rangers are helping the endangered eastern small-footed bat. OPG’s other biodiversity partners include LEAF, Rouge National Urban Park, Toronto Wildlife Centre, Ontario Nature, Bruce Trail, and Friends of the Earth Canada.
OPG has helped to stock more than 7 million fish since becoming lead partner of Bring Back the Salmon, a program designed to help restore Atlantic salmon in Lake Ontario.
Southwest
Along with our conservation partners, OPG has planted more than 6.5 million trees and shrubs on 3,000 hectares of land since 2000.
Niagara
OPG partnered with Welland Apiaries to provide safe locations for beehives around our hydroelectric stations. OPG is also a proud sponsor of Let it Bee, an initiative to protect wild bees.
