About the MTM Project
Monitoring the Moraine (MTM) is a collaborative project between Citizens' Environment Watch (CEW), STORM Coalition (Save the Oak Ridges Moraine), and Centre for Community Mapping (COMAP). It is designed to engage and sustain community volunteers in science, stewardship, monitoring and decision-making on the Oak Ridges Moraine. The project is supported by the Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation, George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation, and Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network (EMAN), Environment Canada... [read more]
What's New
All Aboard the Moraine Train!
Join the MTM project partners in celebrating the past, present and future of community engagement on the Oak Ridges Moraine. On Sunday, November 1, 2009, we will be riding the York-Durham Heritage Railway to celebrate this milestone. For more info, click here.
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Fall into the Moraine!
Our fun and educational hikes are back for this fall in October and November. This year's "Fall into the Moraine" events include guided tours of private properties showcasing landowner stewardship. For more information, click here.
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Check Your Watershed Day 2009 - a great success!
 This year, Check Your Watershed Day was bigger and better than ever! In total, 184 people checked 520 sites across 5 watersheds.
For more information on this year's event, click here.
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The 2009 Moraine Hero Award Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 2009 Moraine Hero Awards! Awards were handed out on April 30th at the Moraine for Life Community Well-being Symposium in the City of Kawartha Lakes. It was an opportunity to recognize and celebrate those who help make the Oak Ridges Moraine a better place.
Click here for the list of winners.
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The Moraine for Life Community Well-being Symposium
Exploring Innovations in Stewardship, Livelihoods and Learning
April 30 & May 1, 2009
Bethany Ranch Resort, City of Kawartha Lakes, ON
Click for more information.
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The 2008 Moraine in Focus Photo Contest Winners
 The results are in! Click here to view the winners and information about the gallery events in May.
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It's here, It's here!
 The much anticipated 2007 Status Report on the Implementation of the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan (ORMCP): A Look at New Infrastructure Projects is now available in both hard copy and on line.
Prepared for MTM by Save the Oak Ridges Moraine Coalition, this year's report focuses on new infrastructure projects on the moraine. The approach was to conduct an inventory of new infrastructure projects (roads, water, sewage and utilities) that have triggered environmental assessments (EAs) per section 41 of the ORMCP. Such projects were focused on due to their potential cumulative effect on the quality and quantity of the moraine's ground and surface water, as well as the associated incremental loss of the moraine's natural heritage system. This report will provide updates on information from the 2006 Status Report (such as municipal conformity, wellhead protection policies, watershed planning, etc.) as well as a ecological monitoring update from Citizens' Environment Watch.
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Moraine Watch Manual
The long-awaited policy monitoring manual, Moraine Watch: A Guide to Monitoring Municipal Land Use Planning on the Oak Ridges Moraine, is now available.
- Click here to download the enitre Moraine Watch Manual [1.8 MB pdf]
- Click here to download the Moraine Watch Checklist [96 KB PDF]
The Moraine Watch Manual is a how-to guide for community members to monitor land use planning activity and the performance of their municipal government on moraine-related planning. The manual includes the Moraine Watch Checklist - a step-by-step worksheet for evaluating planning applications, as well as detailed background information on land-use planning and legislation relevant to the moraine.
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