City of Saskatoon Blairmore Natural Areas Screening Final Report

iv City of Saskatoon Blairmore Natural Areas Screening Final Report and adjacent to the Study Area were evaluated based on logistics, cost, and usability (by wildlife and recreational users), and are as follows: limited connectivity potential between the northern/central portions of the Study Area with the Richard St. [...] 1.1 PROJECT OBJECTIVES The Project’s objective is to complete a Natural Area Screening (NAS) of the Blairmore Sector Plan Study Area (the Study Area; Figure 1), consisting of a biophysical and heritage review of the Study Area and a biophysical field program focused on the Richard St. [...] This final report is a stand-alone report that integrates the findings of the interim report with a synthesis of the field program results to address the following objectives: to identify important natural assets within the Study Area, including key natural features found within the Afforestation Areas; to evaluate the extent of wildlife habitat use/movement patterns within the Afforestation A. [...] The information provided in Table 2 indicates if the site was listed on one of the contamination registries, the land use associated with the potential contamination, the inferred potential contaminant of concern (PCOC) associated with the site activity, and the recommended level or Phase ESA for the APEC. [...] Many of the wetlands noted within the Study Area are associated with the West Swale, which extends from the northeast to the southeast and downstream to the South Saskatchewan River.