An
Area of Natural and Scientific Interest (or
ANSI) is an official designation by the provincial
Government of Ontario in
Canada applied to contiguous geographical regions within the province that have
geological or
ecological features which are significantly representative provincially, regionally, or locally. Some sites with this designation were assessed through the
International Biological Program between 1964 and 1974. As of 2014, over 1000 sites covering have been designated in the province.