Species checklists

We use many sources of information to generate species checklists for our watershed. These sources include natural area inventory reports, environmental impact studies, online databases, species status reports, species recovery reports and local experts. In addition, our staff occasionally conduct biological inventories on GRCA land to help assess the effectiveness of restoration and enhancment actions and to help inform management decisions.

A variety of plants and animals have been reported in our watershed, including:

• 4116 insects
• 2648 plants
• 815 fungi
• 337 birds
• 283 spiders
• 92 fishes
• 81 mollusks
• 77 mammals
• 23 reptiles
• 20 amphibians 

Species checklists

This section is currently under development.

Citizen scientists can report a plant or animal species online.

If you enjoy nature and would like to report species that you see within our watershed, please do so online at iNaturalist.org under the "Grand River Conservation Authority" project.