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Parks & Nature · Orangeville
Greater Golden Horseshoe Greenbelt
- Allow
- 1.5 hr
- Admission
- See website
The Greenbelt is a protected area of green space, farmland, forests, wetlands, and watersheds, located in Southern Ontario, Canada. It surrounds a significant portion of the Golden Horseshoe. Created by legislation passed by the Government of Ontario in 2005, the Greenbelt is considered a prevention of urban development and sprawl on environmentally sensitive land in the province. According to the Greenbelt Foundation, the Greenbelt includes 2,000,000 acres (810,000 ha; 8,100 km2) of land. That includes 721,000 acres (292,000 ha; 2,920 km2) of protected wetlands, grasslands, and forests.
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Orangeville, ON