The Grand Opening of the Eramosa Karst Conservation area in Hamilton June 20 2008 was wonderful, however, does NOT include protection of the adjacent feeder lands. This area is remains "under study" by the Ontario Realty Corporation, although they have ignored local citizens are going ahead with development as their preferred option.
The Karst is an "ecosystem" dependant on the feeder lands, which need to be valued more than just for profit. An ecosystem defined as: "ecosystem: The interacting synergism of all living organisms in a particular environment; every plant, insect, aquatic animal, bird, or land species that forms a complex web of interdependency. An action taken at any level in the food chain, use of a pesticide for example, has a potential domino effect on every other occupant of that system.”
The Eramosa Karst is also unique as an ecosystem becaue it includes what we can see on the surface as well as all the "invisible" underground water and components. This feeder land needs to be examined as and entire ecosystem, altering the water, trees, noise, traffic etc in the adjacent land will definitely affect the land and all the plants, animals, birds etc that it contains.