Ontario. Ministry of Culture Royal Botanical Gardens, Project Paradise
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Location, Telephone & Internet
Address & Map	680 Plains Rd W Burlington, ON L7T 4H4
Located In Community	Burlington
Major Intersection	Plains Rd & York Blvd
Office Phone	905-527-1158
Fax	905-577-0375
E-Mail	info@rbg.ca
Website	www.rbg.ca
Contact Information
Mailing Address	PO Box 399  Hamilton, ON L8N 3H8
Primary Contact	Tys Theysmeyer, Head of Conservation & Natural Lands, Phone: 905-527-1158 ext 251, Email: ttheysmeyer@rbg.ca
Primary Executive	Mark Runciman, Chief Executive Officer
Description & Services
Accessibility	Partially Accessible - All washrooms and food service buildings are completely accessible * Garden areas are not fully accessible * Waterfront Trail to the Cootes Paradise Fishway via Princess Point is fully accessible
Description	Project Paradise encompasses the diverse Great Lakes coastal wetland restoration activities on RBG nature sanctuaries, particularly Cootes Paradise and Hendrie Valley (Grindstone Creek).    Project Paradise is the single most important environmental project of our generation in this region. Over eighty-five percent of the Cootes Paradise marsh has disappeared in a seventy-five year period from pollution and an overabundance of carp. It is the largest fresh water wetland restoration project of its kind ever undertaken in the Great Lakes Basin and is a model for others across North America and beyond.    One of the highlights of Project Paradise is the Cootes Paradise Fishway, situated at the outlet of Cootes Paradise beneath the High Level Bridge. The Fishway, in operation from spring through to fall, excludes Common Carp from Cootes Paradise, while allowing access to native fish. Visitors to the Fishway get the opportunity to see thousands of fish course down the "water slide" into their breeding grounds in the marsh. Watching this event is a unique and exciting activity; the Fishway gets thousands of visitors each year. See www.rbg.ca for a schedule of Fishway lifts and for more information.
Areas Served	Ontario
Fees	Admission - Parking - $1/hr for Nature trails * $10 admissions to the horticultural areas
Languages	English ; French
Other Details
Alternate Name	RBG
Print Material	Cootes Paradise Fact Sheets; Project Paradise Yearly Update
Funding	Ministry of Environment; Ministry of Natural Resources; Bay Area Restoration Council; Friends of the Environment Foundation; McMaster University; City of Hamilton, Halton; Waterfront Regeneration Trust
Service Categories
Service Categories	Environmental Sciences Research ; Watershed Conservation ; Wildlife Conservation

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