User guide: Restoration action dashboard

Restoration actions are site-specific restoration opportunities that would benefit fish and fish habitat in a strategic manner by addressing identified restoration goals. Restoration actions have been assessed to ensure they are:

• strategic restoration opportunities that address an identified restoration goal, and meet DFO’s Offsetting Policy
• consistent with provincial fish management objectives
• consistent with Indigenous priorities, where information is provided
• consistent with existing land-use practices (for example, agricultural drains)
• not barriers, where if removed would enable the expansion of invasive species or compromise protections of species at risk and/or isolated native populations

If there is interest in pursuing a specific restoration action, the following steps should be considered: 

• consult with DFO to determine whether a specific restoration action is suitable for the intended DFO program or tool, such as:
  • habitat banking
  • offsetting
  • funding through grants or contributions
• contact DFO and/or the source of the action identified in the dashboard for possible additional site-specific information
• securing property access
• exploring funding and resource opportunities
• conduct feasibility assessments, including but not limited to socio-economic assessments, determining compatibility with existing land-uses (for example, drain maintenance) and exploring future climate resilience
• plan and design implementation approach and materials
• Indigenous engagement for implementation approach and materials
• obtain applicable permits/authorizations from DFO and others
• design monitoring plan
• carry out restoration work while following appropriate avoidance, mitigation and permit conditions
• inform DFO when the status of a restoration action changes to “in progress” or “complete”
• monitor and report on success

About this dashboard

This dashboard provides an overview of site-specific restoration actions. There are more layers under ‘Important areas’ and ‘Context Data’ that can provide more information and context. The map does not offer a full view of Canada. It is focused on DFO’s Ontario and Prairie Region.

Tips for interacting with the dashboard:

• To reposition the map, zoom in and out using your mouse wheel or the zoom buttons, and drag the map. As you zoom, the map may display more or less features.
• To reposition and zoom the map to a location, type a place name or address in the Find address or place bar.
• To turn layers on and off or view more contextual layers, use the layers catalog.
• To filter restoration actions for ideal search results, use the dashboard filters.

Navigation

The Navigation icons are positioned vertically on the right side of the screen within the map.

Zooms in on the map for closer inspection. Zooming in may show more topographic details.

Zooms out on the map for a larger view of the area. Zooming out may show less topographic details.

The ‘Home’ icon zooms the map to the default view.

Current location button zooms the map to your device’s current location.

Search

The ‘Find address or place’ bar box in the top right of the map allows you to type in and find locations. You can use an address, place, or coordinates.

Legend

Click on the legend button to display the legend.

Layers

Click on the layers button to display the active map layers.

Basemap gallery

Click the Basemap gallery button to choose among a collection of possible basemaps.

Dashboard filters

Click through the filters on the left side of the screen to see the various restoration action projects.

Reset

Click the reset arrow on the bottom left of the screen to reset the map to the default view.