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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]
Waterway Class Parks: Parks to protect recreational water routes and provincially significant terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems to provide recreational and educational experiences. Wilderness Class Parks: Parks to protect large areas for nature, and provide low-impact recreation. Visitors must travel through these parks by foot only.
The Conroy Marsh is a provincially significant wetland in Renfrew County, Ontario. Covering an area of 2,400 hectares, it was designated as a conservation reserve in 2003. Covering an area of 2,400 hectares, it was designated as a conservation reserve in 2003.
The Pottageville Wetland Complex is a provincially significant 7.8 km 2 wetland complex composed of 43 individual wetlands. [2] The wetland consists of 93.1% swamp , 6.3% marsh and 0.6% fen . A diversity of soil types is present in this complex, including: humic and mesic (63%); clay and loam (16.7%); sand (15.9%); silt or marl (2.6%); and ...
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.
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.
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]
Lake Wilcox is a kettle lake in the Oak Ridges neighbourhood of Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. The lake measures 1.5 kilometers across and covers 55.6 hectares or 0.55 square kilometres, making it the largest kettle lake on the Oak Ridges Moraine. [1] Lake Wilcox, Lake St. George and their associated wetlands form a "provincially significant ...