In Adjala-Tosorontio, the Oak Ridges Moraine is largely composed of rural countryside with rolling uplands, woodlots, wetlands, and headwater-feeding tributaries that support the Moraine’s groundwater recharge and downstream water quality. Key pressures tend to come through lot creation/severances, rural estate patterns, and incremental site alteration that can cumulatively affect recharge, small streams, and natural heritage connectivity