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The park is home to 300 plant species, including 10 which are provincially or regionally rare, and a wide array of types of wetlands representative of the Ottawa River. There are six provincially significant plant species known, Bulbostylis capillaris, Danthonia compressa, Hudsonia tomentosa, Polygonella articulata and Stipa spartea. [3]
The Sifton Bog Environmentally Significant Area is a wetland jointly administered by the city of London, Ontario and the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority. It is located west of Hyde Park Road and south of Oxford Street inside the city limits of London, Southern Ontario, Canada. It is a Class 2 provincially significant wetland. [1]
Scotch Corners Wetland is a provincially significant wetland complex [1] located in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. The 202 hectares (500 acres) area [2] has a wide array of wetland types including swamps, marshes, vernal pools, beaver ponds and seepage areas. [3] [4] It forms the headwaters of several creeks that drain into Mississippi Lake.
King has an abundance of large, provincially significant wetland complexes. The Eaton Hall—Mary—Hackett Lakes Wetland Complex is a 259 hectare area on the Oak Ridges Moraine which represents the amalgamation of three previously defined wetlands: Eaton Hall Wetlands, Mary Lakes Wetlands and Laskay Wetlands.
The Ansnorveldt Wetland Complex, which is a provincially significant wetland area, is located on the edge of the Holland Marsh; its southern extent reaches the northern slopes of the geologically important Oak Ridges Moraine. The wetlands in the complex are hydrologically connected along a discharge zone at the base of the Oak Ridges Moraine. [1]
There are four main types of protected areas in Ontario: Provincial parks: Areas containing significant natural and cultural features, and provide opportunities for outdoor recreation, scientific research and environmental monitoring, and education. Provincial parks are further subdivided into six classes:
The entire area drains into the bay through rivers such as the Churchill, Severn, and Attawapiskat. The region is located in the extreme north of Ontario, extending into both Manitoba to the west and Quebec in the east, and covers around 25 percent of Ontario's total land area (approximately 228,400 km 2).
It has been designated an Area of Natural and Scientific Interest, Environmentally Significant Area, and a Provincially Significant Wetland since it was recognized internationally in an Important Biological Program in 1969. [2] The marsh provides a protected environment for many species of plants, birds, mammals, reptiles, and fish.
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