##  [Bibliography - Wetland Mitigation Options for Project Developments in Far Northern Ontario: An Annotated Bibliography](/resource/bibliography-wetland-mitigation-options-project-developments-far-northern-ontario) 

Organization

[Peatland Ecology Research Group](/organization/peatland-ecology-research-group)

[Birchbark Environmental Research](/organization/birchbark-environmental-research)

 

 

Project

[Peatland Ecology Research Group](/project/peatland-ecology-research-group)

 

Resource Type

[Technical guide](/taxonomy/term/35)

 

 

Author(s)

Daniel Campbell

Line Rochefort

 

 

Original Authors

Daniel Campbell

Line Rochefort

 

 

Contacts

[Daniel Campbell](/contact/daniel-campbell)

[Line Rochefort](/contact/line-rochefort)

 

 

Resource Date:

2025

 

 

This annotated bibliography presents resources related to mitigating   
impacts on wetlands for proposed mining project developments in the Ring-of-Fire region   
in the far north of Ontario. The report and the bibliography were developed for the Priority   
Species Unit of the Ontario Region of the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS-ON).

  
The Ring-of-Fire mineral exploration region is centered around McFaulds Lake (52.8° N,   
86.1° W) and covers approximately 3,000 km2 in the transition zone between the Boreal   
Shield and Hudson Bay Lowland. Rich mineral deposits have been discovered there of   
chromite, nickel, copper, platinum group elements, gold and zinc. The region is only   
connected via winter roads, so any proposed mining development would also include the   
construction of at least 300 km of all-season roads.

  
The Hudson Bay Lowland or Hudson Plains is a vast peatland expanse of bog and fen with   
areas of conifer swamp, as well as coastal marsh along the shores of Hudson Bay and   
James Bay (OMNRF, 2019; Tarnocai et al., 2011). Wetlands, most of them peatlands, cover   
almost 100% of the landscape. Uplands are scarce. The adjacent Boreal Shield or Ontario   
Shield has more upland and less wetland cover, but wetlands, again mostly peatlands,   
remain extensive and cover at least 50% of the landscape (OMNRF, 2019; Tarnocai et al.,   
2011).

  
The explicit scope of the report and the annotated bibliography is focused on mitigation   
options for migratory birds and species-at-risk in wetlands in the Ring-of-Fire region.   
However, given that few documents cover migratory birds or species at risk in this region,   
this scope is widened to include mitigation options for wetlands, especially peatlands,   
without direct consideration of migratory birds or species-at-risk in Hudson Bay Lowland   
and the adjacent Boreal Shield. Any impacts to wetlands and peatlands will also affect the  
habitats for migratory birds and faunal and vegetation species-at-risk.