Ball’s Falls
Ball’s Falls
Lincoln, Ontario
Binbrook
Binbrook
Binbrook, Ontario
Chippawa Creek
Chippawa Creek
Wellandport, Ontario
Long Beach
Long Beach
Wainfleet, Ontario
Rockway
Rockway
Lincoln, Ontario
Beamer Memorial
Beamer Memorial
Grimsby, Ontario
Binbrook Tract
Binbrook Tract
Binbrook, Ontario
Canborough
Canborough
Dunnville, Ontario
Cave Springs
Cave Springs
Lincoln, Ontario
Comfort Maple
Comfort Maple
Fenwick, Ontario
E.C. Brown
E.C. Brown
Welland, Ontario
Gainsborough
Gainsborough
Fenwick, Ontario
Gord Harry Trail
Gord Harry Trail
Port Colborne, Ontario
Hedley Forest
Hedley Forest
Haldimand, Ontario
Humberstone Marsh
Humberstone Marsh
Port Colborne, Ontario
Jordan Harbour
Jordan Harbour
Lincoln, Ontario
Morgan’s Point
Morgan’s Point
Wainfleet, Ontario
Mountainview
Mountainview
Beamsville, Ontario
Mud Lake
Mud Lake
Port Colborne, Ontario
Port Davidson
Port Davidson
West Lincoln, Ontario
Ruigrok Tract
Ruigrok Tract
Haldimand, Ontario
Shriners Creek
Shriners Creek
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Smith Ness
Smith Ness
Niagara Falls, Ontario
St. Johns
St. Johns
Fonthill, Ontario
Stevensville
Stevensville
Fort Erie, Ontario
Two Mile Creek
Two Mile Creek
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Virgil
Virgil
Virgil, Ontario
Wainfleet Bog
Wainfleet Bog
Wainfleet, Ontario
Wainfleet Wetlands
Wainfleet Wetlands
Wainfleet, Ontario
Willoughby Marsh
Willoughby Marsh
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Woolverton
Woolverton
Grimsby, Ontario
E.C. Brown
Winter Weather Notice
Winter Weather Notice: Monday, January 26, 2026
NPCA Main Office & Park Offices are Closed Due to Weather
Please be advised that due to current weather conditions, all NPCA offices and conservation areas are closed effective immediately. Staff remain available via phone and email. Please check back for updates.
During winter storm conditions, NPCA conservation areas including trails, facilities, and parking lots may not be maintained immediately. Some facilities may be required to close and programs or events may be cancelled or postponed.
Maintenance activities such as parking lot plowing and site servicing occur on an as‑required, priority‑based schedule, and significant delays should be expected during active storm conditions and after heavy snowfall.
For public safety, visitors are strongly discouraged from accessing conservation areas during storms or when other adverse conditions are present. Facilities including trails, pathways, and parking areas may remain snow‑covered, icy, and unmaintained until it is safe for staff to begin winter operations.
Visitors should monitor forecasts and follow alerts, warnings and recommendations issued by Environment Canada.
Please plan accordingly and consider postponing your visit during winter weather events.
Please visit npca.ca for more information, or check NPCA conservation area pages on Facebook for closure postings, as these are updated regularly.
Conservation areas remain open daily from sunrise to sunset for passive winter recreation such as hiking and birdwatching. However, note that natural trails are not groomed for winter recreation such as cross-country skiing, and parking lots and sidewalks will be maintained on a ‘as-required’ basis.
Visitors are reminded to take precaution and prepare appropriately for the weather and trail conditions, especially when inclement weather and conditions may arise. In the event of inclement weather, NPCA conservation areas remain open, but activities and services may be limited and facilities may be closed. Please expect maintenance delays in the event of heavy snowfall.
Check NPCA conservation area pages on Facebook for closure postings, as these are updated regularly.
This 15-hectare Conservation Area is located on the Welland River in the Town of Pelham. E.C. Brown provides fishing and non-motorized boating opportunities with shoreline frontage and a non-motorized boat launch, as well as a picnic pavilion. Hike the area trail and view wetland, meadow and sculpted forest landscapes constructed to enhance and diversify wildlife habitat.
Please note that the NPCA does not permit hunting access from E.C. Brown Conservation Area.
The non-motorized boat launch on-site will close to public access over the winter season, prior to ice formation to ensure the health and safety of conservation area visitors, as this launch is not monitored by staff daily.
The NPCA does not monitor ice conditions at these locations, or test ice thickness. Ice access from these locations is prohibited as on-ice winter recreation activities are not offered at this conservation area.
The NPCA will consider delaying these closures until the formation of ice is observed by staff. Those wishing to access the Welland River for late-fall and winter water/ice recreation should consider accessing from alternate locations and municipal boat launches.
The NPCA does manage a hunting program at Mud Lake and Binbrook Conservation Areas, which requires late-fall and winter season water access for controlled waterfowl hunting. The hunting program may close in advance due to ice formation.
Fishing
Visitors are encouraged to practice catch-and-release fishing.
- Fish consumption advisories are in place based on the levels of contaminants in fish at this location.
- The fish in the Welland River system contain chemicals called Per/Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), mercury, and Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), which are a risk to human health if consumed.
- Please review the Guide to Eating Ontario Fish to learn how to reduce your risk of consuming certain fish that may contain harmful contaminants.
- MNRF Fishing Regulations apply. For more information, including fishing seasons, please visit https://www.ontario.ca/page/fishing or https://www.ontario.ca/document/ontario-fishing-regulations-summary.
- Waterbodies within the Niagara Peninsula Watershed fall into Fisheries Management Zones 16 (inland), 19 (Lake Erie and Niagara River upstream of Niagara Falls) and 20 (Lake Ontario and Niagara River below Niagara Falls). For specific fish consumption information, visit the Province of Ontario’s Fish consumption advisory for 'Welland River: Port Davidson to upstream of Old Welland Canal'
Fishing
Visitors are encouraged to practice catch-and-release fishing.
- Fish consumption advisories are in place based on the levels of contaminants in fish at this location.
- The fish in the Welland River system contain chemicals called Per/Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), mercury, and Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), which are a risk to human health if consumed.
- Please review the Guide to Eating Ontario Fish to learn how to reduce your risk of consuming certain fish that may contain harmful contaminants.
- MNRF Fishing Regulations apply. For more information, including fishing seasons, please visit https://www.ontario.ca/page/fishing or https://www.ontario.ca/document/ontario-fishing-regulations-summary.
- Waterbodies within the Niagara Peninsula Watershed fall into Fisheries Management Zones 16 (inland), 19 (Lake Erie and Niagara River upstream of Niagara Falls) and 20 (Lake Ontario and Niagara River below Niagara Falls). For specific fish consumption information, visit the Province of Ontario’s Fish consumption advisory for 'Welland River: Port Davidson to upstream of Old Welland Canal'