Hamilton Conservation Authority (HCA)

As the region’s largest environmental management agency, owning, leasing or managing about 4,540 hectares (11,215 acres) of environmentally significant land, our watershed covers two municipalities — Puslinch Township and the City of Hamilton, including Flamborough, Stoney Creek, Ancaster, Glanbrook and Dundas.

Properties owned and managed by the HCA include 14 Niagara Escarpment properties, 25 waterfalls, an award-winning marina, two recreational lakes, 145 kilometres of park  and rail trails, 12 significant wetlands, an ecological preserve and an 18,000 year old muskeg bog. Visit to Learn More.