The Hamilton Conservation Authority maintains the greenspace,

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and some

attractions Tourism is travel for pleasure, and the commercial activity of providing and supporting such travel. UN Tourism defines tourism more generally, in terms which go "beyond the common perception of tourism as being limited to holiday activity on ...

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, Canada. The Hamilton Conservation Authority (HCA) has managed the natural environment in partnership with the City of Hamilton and the Province of

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to help ensure a safe and sustainable community. As one of 36 conservation authorities in the province, HCA protects water sources, guards against

flooding A flood is an overflow of water ( or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are of significant concern in agriculture, civi ...

and erosion, manages conservation and recreational lands, and promotes environmental stewardship and

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. The Authority is the region's largest environmental management agency, owning or managing about 4.000

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(10,000

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) of environmentally significant land. Its recreational lands range from long distance trails and relatively passive natural areas, such as the Dundas Valley, ''Christie Lake'' and ''Valens'' conservation areas, to more developed sites on the lakefront, like ''Confederation Beach Park'' and ''Fifty Point Conservation Area and Marina.''

Parks and conservation areas

* Christie Lake Conservation Area * Confederation Beach Park * Devil's Punchbowl Conservation Area *

Dundas Valley Conservation Area Dundas Valley Conservation Area is located on the Niagara Escarpment in Dundas, Ontario, a constituent community of Hamilton, Ontario, and is owned and operated by the Hamilton Conservation Authority. Its 40-kilometre trail system provides a connec ...

Eramosa Karst Conservation Area The Eramosa Karst is a provincially significant Earth Science Area of Natural and Scientific Interest in Ontario, Canada, located in Stoney Creek, a constituent community of the City of Hamilton, and immediately south of the Niagara Escarpment. ...

* Felker's Falls Conservation Area * Fifty Point Conservation Area * Fletcher Creek Ecological Preserve * Spencer Gorge Conservation Area * Tiffany Falls Conservation Area * Valens Lake Conservation Area

Attractions

* Crooks' Hollow * Griffin House (Ancaster, Ontario) * Westfield Heritage Village * Wild Waterworks

Waterfalls

Albion Falls Albion Falls is a classical/cascade waterfall flowing down the Niagara Escarpment in Red Hill Valley, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. With cascade falls the downpour is staggered into a series of steps causing water to "cascade". The top of the fa ...

* Baby Webster's Falls *

Borer's Falls Borer's Falls is a ribbon-style waterfall found along the trails of Royal Botanical Gardens Rock Chapel trail system in Dundas, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. A road side walk along the gorge from the parking lot is required to reach it. Its sourc ...

* Buttermilk Falls * Canterbury Falls * Darnley Cascade * Dundas Falls *

Felker's Falls The city of Hamilton in Ontario, Canada is home to more than 100 waterfalls and cascades, most of which are on or near the Bruce Trail as it winds through the Niagara Escarpment. Ontario's internationally recognized Niagara Escarpment provides p ...

* Filman Falls * Great Falls *

Grindstone Cascade The city of Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton in Ontario, Canada is home to more than 100 waterfalls and cascades, most of which are on or near the Bruce Trail as it winds through the Niagara Escarpment. Ontario's internationally recognized Niagara Es ...

* Hermitage Cascade *

Jones Road Falls The city of Hamilton in Ontario, Canada is home to more than 100 waterfalls and cascades, most of which are on or near the Bruce Trail as it winds through the Niagara Escarpment. Ontario's internationally recognized Niagara Escarpment provides ...

* Little Davis Falls * Lower Cliffview Falls * Lower Mills Falls * Lower Punchbowl Falls * Lower Sydenham Falls * Lower Westcliffe Falls * Middle Sydenham Falls * Mill Falls *

Mineral Springs Falls The city of Hamilton in Ontario, Canada is home to more than 100 waterfalls and cascades, most of which are on or near the Bruce Trail as it winds through the Niagara Escarpment. Ontario's internationally recognized Niagara Escarpment provides p ...

* Mountview Falls * Princess Falls * Scenic Falls * Sherman Falls * Sydenham Falls *

Tew's Falls The city of Hamilton in Ontario, Canada is home to more than 100 waterfalls and cascades, most of which are on or near the Bruce Trail as it winds through the Niagara Escarpment. Ontario's internationally recognized Niagara Escarpment provides p ...

* Tiffany Falls * Vinemount Middle Falls * West Vinemount Falls *

Webster's Falls Webster's Falls is a classical curtain and plunge waterfall located in the Spencer Gorge Conservation Area in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The water flows down Spencer Creek. In the past, the falls have been known by various names such as Dr. ...

References

External links

ConservationHamilton.ca
{{Authority control Conservation authorities in Ontario Organizations based in Hamilton, Ontario Year of establishment missing

Parks and conservation areas

Attractions

Waterfalls

See also

References

External links