Waterloo Region is a predominantly rural municipality, with agriculture the principal land use.  High-quality soils cover much of the region.  The central and southeast portions are occupied by the large urban centres of Kitchener-Waterloo and Cambridge. The region is roughly bisected from northwest to southeast by the Grand River.

Environmentally signficant wetlands are generally associated with the major tributaries of the Grand River and are concentrated in the southeast and west-central portions of the river.  Given the agricultural nature of the area, much of the native forest cover has been removed, though some woodlands have been maintained as rear lot forest blocks.

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For more information on The State of Greenlands Protection in South-Central Ontario click here.